Preceded by Samuel A. Nixon Spouse(s) Michael Earl Lind Name Roxann Robinson Party Republican Party | Political party Republican Occupation Optometrist Role American Politician | |
Born January 11, 1956
Weirton, West Virginia ( 1956 -01-11 ) Alma mater Fairmont State College
Illinois College of Optometry Committees Education
Health, Welfare and Institutions
Science and Technology Education Illinois College of Optometry Residence Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | ||
Roxann L. Robinson (born January 11, 1956 in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2010. She currently represents the 27th district, in Chesterfield County, in the southern suburbs of Richmond.
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Early life, education, business career
Robinson graduated from Brooke High School in Wellsburg, West Virginia in 1974. She received a B.S. degree in biology from Fairmont State College in 1978. She then attended the Illinois College of Optometry, where she earned a B.S. in visual science and an O.D.
Robinson married Michael Earl Lind. c. 1985. They settled in Chesterfield County, where she established an optometry practice.
Political career
On March 24, 2010, Governor Bob McDonnell appointed the 27th district incumbent, Republican Samuel A. Nixon, as Virginia's Chief Information Officer. Robinson became the Republican nominee to succeed Nixon. She defeated Democrat William Brown, a county planning commissioner, in a special election on June 15, receiving 72% of the vote. Robinson was unopposed for reelection in 2011 and 2013.