
Jeion Ward's Biography
Office: State House (VA) - District 92, Democratic
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, District 92, 2004-present
Precinct Coordination, Hampton Democratic Committee, 2001
Member, Advisory Council on Modeling and Simulation
Member, Commerce and Labor
Member, Commission on the Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact
Member, General Laws
Member, Rules
Member, Subcommittee on Commerce and Labor #2
Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #1
Member, Subcommittee on Rules #1
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation #1
Member, Transportation
Former Treasurer, Minority Caucus, Commonwealth of 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
President, Hampton Federation of Teachers, 1998-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
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)