Preceded by Henry L. Marsh Name Rosalyn Dance Preceded by Fenton Bland Role Politician | Succeeded by Joseph E. Preston Spouse Nathaniel A. Dance Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | |
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Born February 10, 1948
Chesterfield County, Virginia ( 1948 -02-10 ) Children Nathaniel Dance III, Tanya Dance Kelly Alma mater John Tyler Community College
Virginia State University
Virginia Commonwealth University Residence Petersburg, Virginia, United States Education Virginia State University, John Tyler Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University | ||
2018 Virginia Senate Recognizes NWP & DST
Rosalyn R. "Roz" Dance (born February 10, 1948) is an American politician. Since 2005 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 63rd district southeast of Richmond, made up of the city of Petersburg and part of Hopewell, plus parts of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George Counties. Dance was mayor of Petersburg 1992–2004. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Dance has served on the House committees on Appropriations (2006–), General Laws (2006–), Health, Welfare and Institutions (2013–), and Privileges and Elections (2006–2012).
Electoral history
In 2001, the 63rd Virginia House of Delegates district incumbent, Democrat Jay DeBoer, retired after 18 years. Dance, then mayor of Petersburg, ran for the seat as an independent but lost to the Democratic nominee, funeral director Fenton Bland.
On January 25, 2005, Bland pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud; he resigned the 63rd district seat the next day. Dance received the Democratic nomination and was chosen to replace Bland in a special election on March 22. Dance was reelected multiple times, the last in November 2013.
Dance currently serves in the Virginia State Senate, representing District 16, having won a special election on November 4, 2014 to fill the seat once held by Henry L. Marsh.