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Jeion Ward's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Jeion A. Ward

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: James; 3 Children: James Jr., Jason, Jeremy

Birth Date:

01/06/1954

Birth Place:

Newport News, VA

Home City:

Hampton, VA

Religion:

Christian

Attended, Thomas Nelson Community College

BA, Christopher Newport University, 1995

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 87, 2024-present

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House, District 92, 2004-2024

Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 87, 2023

Precinct Coordination, Hampton Democratic Committee, 2001

Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Treasurer, Minority Caucus, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Rules Committee, Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Workers Compensation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

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

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Labor and Commerce #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Rules #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation Innovation and General Topics, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Member, Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2023-Present

Middle School Teacher, Hampton City Schools, 1983-present

Member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 2005-present

Member, Hampton Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, 2004-present

Member, Hampton Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2002-present

President, Hampton Federation of Teachers, 1998-present

Vice President, Coalition of Labor Union Women, present

Member, Democratic Women's Club, present

President, Hampton Federation of Teachers, present

Member, National Council of Negro Women, present

Member, Peninsula Central Labor Council, present

Member, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple, present

Executive Council Member, Virginia American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), present, present

Board Member, Hampton Roads Chapter, American Red Cross, present

Member, Peninsula Democratic Women's Club, present

Member, State Rehabilitation Council, present

Board Member, Transitions Family Violence Services, present

Member, Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, 2002-2003

Awards:

American Federation of Teachers Pioneer Award (1997)
National Association of Letter Carriers Branch #247, Appreciation Award (2005)
SCLC Political Woman of the Year, Virginia State Unit (2006)
Virginia Community Action Partnership, Appreciation Award (2006)
H/NN Chapter Continental Societies, Inc., Thaddeus E. Hayes Continental HEER Arts and Humanities Award (2006)
Office of Human Affairs, Community Volunteer Award (2006)
Hunter Andrews Democrat of the Year (2006)
Dr. William H. Butts Award, Outstanding Contribution to the Disability Community (2006)
Coalition of Labor Union Women, WV Chapter, Profiles of Courage Award (2007)
BPW/VA Federation/CLA, Honorable Mention (2007)
Coalition for the Preservation of VSDBM-H, VSDBM-H Defender Award (2007)
Women in Government, Presidential Leadership Award (2007)
United Food and Commercial Workers Minority Coalition, Legislator of the Year (2015)

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