Full Name:
Lionell Spruill, Sr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
4 Children: Lionell Jr., Tony, Clayton, Nadia
Birth Date:
12/28/1946
Birth Place:
South Norfolk, VA
Home City:
Chesapeake, VA
Religion:
Methodist
BA, Pacific Western University
JD, Norfolk State University
Former Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, Operations, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 5, 2017-2024
Majority Whip, Virginia State Senate, 2020-2024
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 18, 2023
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 77, 1994-2016
Member, Chesapeake City Council, 1988-1993
Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, Outreach, 2006-present
Former Member, Chesapeake Planning Commission
Former Chair, Chesapeake Planning Commission
Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delagates
Former Member, Subcommittee #1 (Health, Welfare and Institutions), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (Counties, Cities and Towns), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Joint Rules, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Rehabilitation and Social Services #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Studies, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Employee, Verizon, retired
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, National Democratic Committee, present
Member, Norfolk National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, Chesapeake Democratic Committee
Member, Commission on Access and Diversity Higher Education
Member, Commission on Unemployment Compensation
Member, Fourth Congressional District Committee of the Democratic Party of Virginia
Member, Fourth Congressional District Democratic Committee
Former Member, Georgetown Civic League
Former Member, Hollywood Civic League
Former Master, Providence Lodge #189
Member/Trustee, Saint Joseph AME Zion Church, present
Member; Former Beta Lambda Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Former Member, South Norfolk Civic League
Member, State Democratic Central Committee
Member, The Chesapeake Men for Progress
Former Organizer and President, West Munden Civic League
Former Most Worshipful Grand Master of Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, present