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John Cosgrove, Jr.'s Biography

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Full Name:

John A. Cosgrove, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Sue Ann; 2 Children: Michael, Brian

Birth Date:

06/07/1954

Birth Place:

Montgomery, AL

Home City:

Chesapeake, VA

Religion:

Baptist

BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985

AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2013-2023

Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2019

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 78, 2002-2013

Chesapeake City Council, 1998-2001

Vice Mayor, Chesapeake City Council, 2000-2001

Director, Governor's Commission on National and Community Service, present

Member, Joint Commission on Technology and Science, present

Member, Virginia Commission on Base Retention, present

Member, Virginia Commission on Military Bases, present

Chair, Virginia Delegation, Chesapeake Bay Commission, present

Member, Virginia Housing Commission, present

Member, Virginia National Guard Caucus, present

Former Member, Aerospace Advisory Council, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Board of Southern States Energy, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Commission on Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability

Former Member, Commission on Unemployment Compensation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Commission on the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Organization Board of Hampton Roads Transportation Planning, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delagates

Former Member, Subcommittee #1 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee #1 (Transportation), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Coal Ash, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Health, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Rehabilitation and Social Services #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tolling, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century, Virginia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Work Group on Criminal Justice Diversion, Virginia State Senate

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004

Marketing Director, present

Electronics Engineer, present

Employee, Waterways Consulting Limited Liability Company, present

President, Newtown Buidling Supplies, 2014

Served, United States Navy Reserves, 1987-1998

Member, Advisory Board, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, present

Member, Alumni Board, Old Dominion University, present

Honorary Chair, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, present

Member, Chesapeake Rotary Club, present

Member, Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia, present

Board Member, First Tee of Hampton Roads, present

Member, Great Bridge Baptist Church, present

Member, Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Forum, present

Member, Lodge #9, Fraternal Order of Police, present

Football/Baseball Coach, Recreation League, present

Member, South Norfolk Ruritan, present

Member, Sports Authority, Hampton Roads, present

Member, State Board, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, present

Member, Virginia Republican Central Committee, present

Former Member, Chesapeake Crimeline

Former Chair, Fourth Congressional District Grand Old Party Committee

Former Chair, Republican Party of Chesapeake

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