Summary
Current Position: State Delegate of District 74 since 2015
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Henrico County School Board (Chair) from 2008 – 2015
Lamont Bagby (born December 21, 1976) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3, 2015, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 74th district, which includes Charles City County, parts of Henrico County and the City of Richmond. He is a former member of the Henrico County School Board.
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About
Source: Wikipedia
Lamont Bagby (born December 21, 1976) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3, 2015, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 74th district, which includes Charles City County, parts of Henrico County and the City of Richmond. He is a former member of the Henrico County School Board.
Experience
Work Experience
- Director of Operations
Peter Paul Development Center
Education
- MS Instructional Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
2009 to present - B.S., Business Education
Norfolk State University
1999 to present
Awards
Style Weekly, Top 40 Under 40 (2009)
Omega Psi Phi, Upsilon Nu Chapter, Citizen of the Year (2014)
Personal
- Birth Year: 1976
- Place of Birth: Richmond, VA
- Gender: Male
- Race(s): African American
- Religion: Baptist
- Children: Kenneth
Membership & Affiliation
Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Contact
Legislative Assistant: Michael Phillips
Administrative Assistant During Session: Polly Wall
Email:
- Government – DelLBagby@house.virginia.gov
Offices
Capitol Office
Pocahontas Building
900 E. Main St,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: (804) 698-1074
District Office
P.O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-1074
Web
Government Page, Campaign Site, Twitter, Facebook
Politics
Source: Wikipedia
Lamont Bagby was a member of the Henrico County School Board (2008–2015), serving as chair in 2011. Bagby was then elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in a special election on July 21, 2015, and took the oath of office July 23, replacing Joe Morrissey, who resigned in April. He defeated David Lambert, son of longtime Virginia State Senator Benjamin Lambert. With all 33 precincts reporting, Bagby received 2,192 votes, or 84.5 percent, to Lambert’s 398 votes, or 15.34 percent. Bagby also defeated Lambert in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Recent Elections
2019
| Lamont Bagby (D) | 20,449 | 95.67% |
| Write-In (Write-in) | 925 | 4.33% |
| TOTAL | 21,374 |
2017
| Lamont Bagby (D) | 20,041 | 76.0% |
| Preston Taylor Brown () | 6,146 | 23.3199% |
| Write In (Write-in) | 199 | 0.8% |
| TOTAL | 26,386 |
Source: Virginia Legislative Information System
Finances
BAGBY, LAMONT has run in 4 races for public office, winning 3 of them. The candidate has raised a total of $215,647.
Source: Follow the Money
Committees
Delegation
Chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus
An organization dedicated to improving the economic, educational, political and social conditions of African Americans and other underrepresented groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Committees
Education
Transportation
Rules
Commerce and Labor
Subcommittees
Education – Subcommittee #1
Commerce and Labor – Subcommittee #1
Transportation – Subcommittee #3
Rules – Subcommittee #2
Appointments
- Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on
- House Commerce and Labor
- House Education
- House Rules
- House Transportation
- Revisions to SOQ & SOL
- Unemployment Compensation, Commission on
Delegate Bagby was named to the top 40 Extraordinary leaders under 40 list in Style Weekly‘s Magazine in 2009. [6]
Currently, Bagby is the chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, an organization dedicated to improving the economic, educational, political and social conditions of African Americans and other underrepresented groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Voting Record
See: Vote Smart
New Legislation
Source: Virginia Legislative Information System
