Full Name:
Barbara Jean Comstock
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Chip; 3 Children: Dan, Peter, Caity
Birth Date:
06/30/1959
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Home City:
McLean, VA
Religion:
Christian-Catholic
BA, Political Science, Middlebury College
JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2014-2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2018
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House, District 34, 2009-2014
Former Member, Administration Committee , United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress
Former Member, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Space, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives
Founding Partner, Corallo Comstock, 2006-present
Founding Partner, Comstock Strategies, present
Senior Aide, Office of Virginia Congressman Frank R. Wolf
Partner, Blank Rome Limited Liability Partnership, 2003-2006
Director, Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of Justice, 2002-2003
Chief Counsel, House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2002
Board Member, Support Our Aging Religious, 2009-present
Member, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce
Member, Northern Virginia Technology Council
Priority Issues:
Stopping dangerous national security and defense sequester cuts, restoring national security and defense funding and defending us from terrorist threats here and abroad;
Fighting for tax relief for our families and our small businesses;
Passing a landmark 5-year transportation bill;
Advancing Northern Virginia's innovative technology sector and research and development;
Helping to pass bipartisan human trafficking legislation;
Working with federal, state, and local law enforcement to fight the heroin epidemic that is in our community and working with task forces throughout the District to tackle the problem;
Working with our district's wide-ranging agriculture businesses.
Spouse's Occupation:
Retired Assistant Principal, Oakton High School