Virginia State Del. Tom Garrett

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Summary

Garrett, Thomas Alexander A Representative from Virginia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, March 27, 1972; graduated from Louisa County High School, Mineral, Va., 1990; B.A., University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., 1994; J.D., University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., 2002; United States Army, 1995-2000; assistant attorney general, Va., 2002-2007; Louisa County commonwealth attorney, 2008-2012; member of the Virginia state senate, 2012-2016; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3, 2017-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.

Biographical

Full Name: Thomas Alexander Garrett Jr.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: tahm GAIR-uht
Date of Birth: March 27, 1972 (age: 52)
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Ga.
Religion: Christian
Hometown: Louisa County, Va.
Place of Residence: Scottsville, Va.
Occupation: Attorney
Alternate Name: Thomas Garrett

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Flanna Sheridan Garrett, May 28, 2016 in Scottsville, Va.

Previous relationship: Dana Garrett Divorced, 1998

Children include Carolyn, Laura

Miscellaneous Links:

Website, official

Ballotpedia

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

X (Twitter), campaign

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Education

University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law - JD (2000-2002)

Activities and notes: Client Counseling Board; Negotiation Board; Federalist Society
University of Richmond - BA, history and education (1990-1994)

Activities and notes: Army ROTC
Louisa County (Va.) High School - Diploma (1986-1990)

Greek Organizations:

Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 2, 2019) Retired

Member, 5th Congressional District of Virginia

State Legislature Offices:

Virginia House of Delegates (Jan. 10, 2024-)

R Delegate, District 56
Virginia Senate (Jan. 2012-Jan. 2017)

R Senator, District 22

Election Results

2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

5th Congressional District of Virginia

Thomas Alexander Garrett Jr. (Tom), 58.23%
Republican

Jane Desimone Dittmar, 41.58%
Democrat

Employment History

Louisa County, Va. (Jan. 2008-2011)

Commonwealth's Attorney
Virginia Office of the Attorney General (Jan. 2006-June 2007)

Assistant Attorney General
McDonnell for Virginia (Aug. 2004-Dec. 2005)
Robert Francis McDonnell (Bob)

Political Director
Virginia Republican Party (2004)

Deputy Convention Director

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Tom Garrett for Congress (Virginia)

Awards

Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2019)
Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2019)
Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)
FreedomFighter (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 17, 2018)
Defender of Liberty Award (American Conservative Union) (2013)
Freshman Legislator of the Year Award (Virginia Chamber of Commerce) (2012)

Military History

U.S. Army (1995-2000)

Captain

Awards and Honors:

NATO Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Commendation Medal

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, legislator:
deltgarrett@house.virginia.gov

Privately Financed Travel

3 trips taken in 2017 costing $32,422

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2018, 2018 (Amendment), 2017, 2016 (Amendment), 2016 (Amendment)
Extension Letter: 2019
Termination: 2019
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $53,822.29
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House Education Committee
House Finance Committee

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