Mark Obenshain's Biography
- State Senate (VA) - District 2, Republican Minority Caucus Chair
Contact Information
Office
General Assembly Building
Room No: 609
Senate of Virginia
Post Office Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
Post Office Box 555
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Full Name:
Mark D. Obenshain
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Suzanne; 2 Children: Anne, Sam
Birth Date:
06/11/1962
Birth Place:
Richmond, VA
Home City:
Harrisonburg, VA
Religion:
Presbyterian
JD, School of Law, Washington and Lee University, 1984-1987
BA, Economics/History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980-1984
Minority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, 2024-present
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 2, 2024-present
Delegate, Virginia Grand Ole Party (GOP) Convention, 1980-present
Former Precinct Chair, Grand Ole Party (GOP)
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 26, 2004-2024
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 2, 2023
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Attorney General, 2013
Member, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Board of Visitors on the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
Member, Commerce and Labor Committee
Member, Finance and Appropriations Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Capital Outlay and Transportation
Member, Subcommittee on Education
Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation
Former Member, Commission on Virginia State Crime, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Commission on Welfare Reform
Former Member, Committee on District Courts, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Chair, Courts of Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Judicial Council of Virginia, Virginia State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee General Government and Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Outlay and General Government, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Claims, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate
Member, Governors Commission on Citizen Empowerment, 1994
Managing Partner, Obenshain Law Group, 2014-present
Partner/Co-Founder, Lenhart Pettit, 2002-2014
Partner, Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver, 1987-2002
Member, Business Advisory Board, Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, present
Member, First Presbyterian Church, present
President, Richard D. Obenshain Foundation, present
Former Member, Board of Directors, Harrisonburg Education Foundation
Former Member, Board of Directors, Mercy House
Former Member, Board of Visitors, James Madison University
Former Chair, Harrisonburg City Republican Committee
Former Chair, Rockingham County Republican Committee
Former Member, Shenandoah Valley Technology Council