Shelly Simonds' Biography
- State House (VA) - District 70, Democratic
Contact Information
Post Office Box 2296
Newport News, VA 23609
Office
201 North 9th Street
Room 1106
Richmond, VA 23219
Post Office Box 2296
Newport News, VA 23609
Full Name:
Shelly A. Simonds
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Paul; 2 Children: Georgia, Tessa
Birth Date:
11/09/1967
Birth Place:
Oxford, OH
Home City:
Newport News, VA
Religion:
Presbyterian
Master's, Communications and Media Studies, Stanford University, 1993-1994
BA, International Relations/Latin America Studies, Bucknell University, 1987-1991
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 70, 2024-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 70, 2025
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 94, 2020-2024
Member, Aerospace Advisory Council
Member, Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee
Member, Commission on School Construction and Modernization
Member, Counties Cities and Towns - Subcommittee #2
Member, Counties Cities and Towns - Subcommittee #3
Member, Counties Cities and Towns Committee
Chair, Education - K-12 Subcommittee
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Member, Finance - Subcommittee #3
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Board of Trustees
Vice Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Chair, Education- K-12 Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Campaign Finance, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Chesapeake, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Spanish Teacher, Hilton Elementary, 2004-2010
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Sister Cities of Newport News, present
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, present
Legislative Contact Team Member, Virginia League of Conservation Voters, present
Appointed Representative, Virginia Living Museum, present
Participant, Career and Technical Education Board
Member, Virginia School Board Association
Chair/Former Vice Chair, Board for New Horizons Regional Education Centers, 2016-2020
Appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe, Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation, Virginia, 2014-2020
Member, Newport News School Board, 2012-2020
Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Civic Engagement Table, 2016-2017
Awards:
Academic Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Award of Distinction (Virginia School Boards Association, 2014-2016)
Spouse's Occupation:
NASA engineer