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Lionell Spruill, Sr.'s Biography

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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

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

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