Full Name:
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sue Ann; 2 Children: Michael, Brian
Birth Date:
06/07/1954
Birth Place:
Montgomery, AL
Home City:
Chesapeake, VA
Religion:
Baptist
BSEET, Old Dominion University, 1985
AAS, Electronics, Tidewater Community College, 1983
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2013-2023
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 14, 2019
Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 78, 2002-2013
Chesapeake City Council, 1998-2001
Vice Mayor, Chesapeake City Council, 2000-2001
Director, Governor's Commission on National and Community Service, present
Member, Joint Commission on Technology and Science, present
Member, Virginia Commission on Base Retention, present
Member, Virginia Commission on Military Bases, present
Chair, Virginia Delegation, Chesapeake Bay Commission, present
Member, Virginia Housing Commission, present
Member, Virginia National Guard Caucus, present
Former Member, Aerospace Advisory Council, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Board of Southern States Energy, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Commission on Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability
Former Member, Commission on Unemployment Compensation, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Commission on the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Organization Board of Hampton Roads Transportation Planning, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delagates
Former Member, Subcommittee #1 (Commerce and Labor), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair, Subcommittee #1 (Transportation), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Coal Ash, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Health, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Rehabilitation and Social Services #2, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tolling, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century, Virginia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Work Group on Criminal Justice Diversion, Virginia State Senate
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004
Electronics Engineer, present
Marketing Director, present
Employee, Waterways Consulting Limited Liability Company, present
President, Newtown Buidling Supplies, 2014
Served, United States Navy Reserves, 1987-1998
Member, Advisory Board, Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, present
Member, Alumni Board, Old Dominion University, present
Honorary Chair, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, present
Member, Chesapeake Rotary Club, present
Member, Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia, present
Board Member, First Tee of Hampton Roads, present
Member, Great Bridge Baptist Church, present
Member, Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Forum, present
Member, Lodge #9, Fraternal Order of Police, present
Football/Baseball Coach, Recreation League, present
Member, South Norfolk Ruritan, present
Member, Sports Authority, Hampton Roads, present
Member, State Board, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, present
Member, Virginia Republican Central Committee, present
Former Member, Chesapeake Crimeline
Former Chair, Fourth Congressional District Grand Old Party Committee
Former Chair, Republican Party of Chesapeake