Mark Obenshain
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Mark D. Obenshain is a Republican
member of the Senate of Virginia
from Harrisonburg
. Obenshain has accumulated a conservative voting record since his election to the Shenandoah Valley
's 26th state senate district in 2003. Obenshain's 2003 victory was a lopsided 68-32% win over former Harrisonburg mayor Rodney Eagle for an open seat.
In the Senate, Obenshain is a member of the Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources, Courts of Justice, Local Government, and the Privileges and Elections Committee. For fundraising and organizational purposes he is a member of the conservative Republican Senate Victory PAC.
In 2007, Obenshain easily won reelection over Democrat Maxine Hope Roles by a 70-29 percent margin.
In private life, Obenshain is married to Suzanne Speas Obenshain and is a partner at the Lenhart-Obenshain law firm. Obenshain is a member of First Presbyterian Church and a former director of the Harrisonburg Rotary Club. Prior to joining the Senate, Obenshain was also a member of James Madison University
's Board of Visitors and the Governor's Advisory Commission on Welfare Reform.
The Virginia Tech undergrad, and Washington & Lee law school grad is the son of former Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Richard D. Obenshain
and the brother of another past Chairman, Kate Obenshain.
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...
member of the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
from Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
. Obenshain has accumulated a conservative voting record since his election to the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
's 26th state senate district in 2003. Obenshain's 2003 victory was a lopsided 68-32% win over former Harrisonburg mayor Rodney Eagle for an open seat.
In the Senate, Obenshain is a member of the Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources, Courts of Justice, Local Government, and the Privileges and Elections Committee. For fundraising and organizational purposes he is a member of the conservative Republican Senate Victory PAC.
In 2007, Obenshain easily won reelection over Democrat Maxine Hope Roles by a 70-29 percent margin.
In private life, Obenshain is married to Suzanne Speas Obenshain and is a partner at the Lenhart-Obenshain law firm. Obenshain is a member of First Presbyterian Church and a former director of the Harrisonburg Rotary Club. Prior to joining the Senate, Obenshain was also a member of James Madison University
James Madison University
James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University...
's Board of Visitors and the Governor's Advisory Commission on Welfare Reform.
The Virginia Tech undergrad, and Washington & Lee law school grad is the son of former Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Richard D. Obenshain
Richard D. Obenshain
Richard Dudley Obenshain was an attorney in southwest Virginia and rising conservative political leader in the Republican Party of Virginia until his death in the crash of a small airplane.- Biography :...
and the brother of another past Chairman, Kate Obenshain.
External links
- Senate of Virginia - Senator Mark Obenshain official government site
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Mark D. Obenshain (VA) profile
- Follow the Money - Mark D Obenshain
- Washington Post - Senate District 26 Race