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Jennifer McClellan's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

11 South 12th Street
Suite 401
Richmond, VA 23219

100 Athletic Field Road
Lawrenceville, VA 23868

2417 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Jennifer 'Jenn' L. McClellan

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: David; 2 Children: Jackson and Samantha

Birth Date:

12/28/1972

Birth Place:

Petersburg, VA

Home City:

Richmond, VA

Religion:

Presbyterian

JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1994-1997

BA, English and Political Science, University of Richmond, 1990-1994

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2023-present

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2017-2023

Majority Caucus Secretary, Virginia State Senate, 2020-2023

Candidate, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 9, 2019

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 71, 2006-2016

Minority Caucus Vice Chair of Operations, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2006-2016

Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2002-2007, present

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Minority Caucus First Vice Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

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

Former Member, Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #1, Virginians on the Monument, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #2, Fundraising, Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Law, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education Innovation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Ethics, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Judicial Appointments, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on King in Virginia, Virginia State Senate

Board Member, Richmond Metropolitan Authority, 2004-2008

Vice Chair, Virginia College Building Authority, 2002-2005

Assistant General Counsel, Verizon Communications, present, 2002-present

Program Director, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute, 2001-present

Associate, Hunton and Williams, 1997-2002

Member, Central Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, present

Board Member, Chippenham Hospital, present

Member, Democratic National Committee, present

Member, Fan District Association, present

Board Member, Johnston-Willis Hospital, present

Member, Junior League of Richmond, present

Board Member, Moton Museum, present

Member, Richmond City Democratic Committee, present

Member, Richmond Crusade for Voters, present

Member, Richmond NAACP, present

Vice President, State Board of the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership, present

Member, Steering Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, present

Board Member, The Farm Team, present

Vice Chair, Virginia Bar Association (VBA) Pro Bono Task Force, present

Board Member, Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, present

Board Member, Virginia Premier Health Plans, present

Member, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Administrative Law Section Council, present

Member, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Diversity Conference, present

Former Board Member, Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs

Former Board Member, Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia

Former Board Member, Boaz & Ruth

Member, Children’s Museum of Richmond

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, present

Member, Fan Women’s Club

Former Board Member, Flagler Home at St. Joseph’s Villa

Governor Kaine’s Poverty Reduction Task Force and Commission on Sexual Violence, and the Civil Rights Memorial Commission

Chair, Governor McAuliffe’s Transition Team

Advisory Board Member, Governor McDonnell’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Response

Member, Governor Ralph Northam’s Transition Committee

Member, League of Women Voters, present

Former Board Member, Metro Richmond Boys & Girls Club

Member, Metropolitan Women’s Bar Association

Member, Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Bar Association

Former Board Member, Oliver White Hill Foundation

Member, Richmond Bar Association

Board Member, Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

Former Board Member, State Fair of Virginia

Member, Virginia Center on Aging Advisory Committee

Former Chair, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Corporate Counsel Section

Former President, Virginia State Bar (VSB) Young Lawyers Conference

Board Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Richmond

Member, Association of Democratic Chairs, 2002-2010

1st Vice Chair of Organization, Democratic Party of Virginia, 2007-2010

Graduate, Leadership Metro Richmond, 2004

President, Metro Richmond Area Young Democrats, 1997-2004

Chair, 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee, Democratic Party of Virginia, 2001-2002

President, Virginia Young Democrats, 1994-1997

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