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C. Todd Gilbert (born October 19, 1970) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006, representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains, made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties , plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.
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- Virginia lawmaker c todd gilbert calls abortion a lifestyle convenience
- Delegate todd gilbert house district 100 a referendum on obamacare
- Early Life and Education
- Early Career
- Elections
- Tenure
- Committee assignments
- Other assignments
- Personal life
- Awards and Honors
- References
Delegate todd gilbert house district 100 a referendum on obamacare
Early Life and Education
Gilbert was born in Newton, Texas. He graduated in 1989 from Central High School in Woodstock, Virginia, where he served as student body president and played three varsity sports. He attended the University of Virginia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Government in 1993. While at UVA, he was a legislative intern in the Capitol Hill office of then U.S. Representative George Allen . Upon graduation, he attended the Southern Methodist University School of Law, where he earned his law degree in 1996 and led the student body as president of the Student Bar Association. While at SMU Law, Gilbert won the school’s annual mock trial competition and participated on the school’s competitive mock trial team.
Early Career
Gilbert began his career as a full-time prosecutor. His first job was with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Lynchburg, where he was a member of the Violent Crime Prosecution Team. In 1999, he returned home to work in the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Shenandoah County for six years where he was lead prosecutor in a number of major cases
Elections
He was first elected to represent the 15th district in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2005.
Tenure
In 2010, Gilbert was appointed to be Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Delegates.
Gilbert will become the Virginia House of Delegates Majority Leader on January 10, 2018, so long as Republicans maintain their majority following the next elections. He was chosen by the House Republican Caucus following their decision to promote current House Majority Leader Kirk Cox to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Committee assignments
Other assignments
Personal life
Todd Gilbert is married to Jennifer Wishon Gilbert. His mother is Diana Gail Gilbert. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodstock. Outside of Richmond, Gilbert works in a private law practice.