Full Name:
Janet Denison Howell
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Hunt; 2 Children
Birth Date:
05/07/1944
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Reston, VA
BA, Government, Oberlin College
MA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
Former Minority Whip, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 1992-2024
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 32, 2019
Former Member, Advisory Council on Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Commission on Federal Action Contingency Trust (FACT) Fund Approval, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Commission on Major Employment and Investment (MEI) Project Approval, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Commission on Virginia State Crime, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Certificate, Oath and Confirmation Review, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Virginia Preschool Initiative, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Work Group on Criminal Justice Diversion, Virginia State Senate
No professional experience on file.
Chair, Advisory Board, Embry Rucker Shelter Community
Member, American Association of University Women
Board Member, Arlington Home Ownership Made Easier, Incorporated (AHOME)
Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Laurel Learning Center
Board Member, Boy Scouts of the National Metropolitan Area
Board Member, CHILDHELP
Vice-Chair, Citizens Committee, Land Use & Transportation Planning
Chair, Fairfax County Advisory Social Services Board
Program Co-Chair, Fairfax County Committee of 100
President/Secretary, Forest Edge Parent Teacher Association
Board Member/Membership Chair, Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
Board Member, Herndon Intermediate Parent Teacher Association
Co-Chair, Hunter Mill Citizens for School Bonds
Co-Chair, Hunter Mill Council
Board Member, Jobs for Virginia Graduates
Chair, Land Use Committee, Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations
Vice President, Langston Hughes Parent Teacher Association
Member, League of Women Voters
Volunteer, Meals on Wheels
Former President/Secretary, Reston Community Association
President, Reston Council of Parent Teacher Associations/Parent Teacher Organizations
Board Member, Reston Interfaith
Co-Chair, Reston Transportation Committee
Board Member, South Lakes Parent Teacher Association
Coordinator, South Lakes Pyramid
Member, Steering Committee, Reston Hospital Center
Board Member, Tysons Transportation Association (TYTRAN)
Board Member, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Former Chair, Virginia State Board of Social Services