Steve Landes

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Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, addresses the House of Delegates members relating to Medicare expansion during a floor session of the body at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.
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Steve Landes (R) has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006. He currently represents the 25th district, including portions of Albemarle, Augusta, and Rockingham Counties.

Website:  stevelandes.com/

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District Address:
P.O. Box 12
Verona, Virginia 24482

Phone: 540.255.5335

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General Assembly Contact Information (January-March):
The Honorable R. Steven Landes, Member
Virginia House of Delegates
P.O. Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218

Phone: 804.698.1025
Fax: 804.698.6725

Email: steve@stevelandes.com

About Steve Landes

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Delegate Steve Landes represents the 25th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, which includes portions of Albemarle, Augusta, and Rockingham Counties. He is Chairman of the House Education Committee and Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the Rules and Privileges and Elections Committees.

Serving his twelfth term, Steve has been an able steward of taxpayer resources in the House of Delegates. During his tenure, he has focused on promoting economic development, fostering education innovations, and increasing healthcare choice, access and affordability. He has been a steady voice of reason heard above the noise that all too often clouds our political discourse.

A lifelong resident of the Valley, Steve is a graduate of Buffalo Gap High School in Augusta County, and he received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He and his wife Angela live in Weyers Cave, Virginia, with their son Roth. He is also Past President and a Member of the Weyers Cave Ruritan Club. Steve and Angela are both Members and Elders of Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church.

Steve is presently Community Liaison with Home Instead Senior Care of Staunton, Virginia. Most recently he served as Vice President of Market Development for Blue Ridge Bank, and prior to that he served as Community Relations Coordinator for DuPont Community Credit Union. He also served as Executive Director of NewBiz Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley’s small business incubator. Steve was a Life Insurance Agent and Registered Representative with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition, he worked at Davis & Davis Marketing, Inc., a Staunton-based marketing and advertising firm, as a Media Buyer and then as an Account Executive.

Steve is a Member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, representing the House of Delegates. He serves on the Education Commission of the States, the House Select Committee on School Safety and as Vice Chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. Additionally, he serves on the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board, and the Board of Trustees of the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia. From 1988 to 1992 he served as Legislative Assistant to his predecessor, former Delegate A.R. “Pete” Giesen, Jr., and from 1993 to 1995, he served as Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s District Director and District Representative.

Steve has had great success in the House of Delegates. Most recently he sponsored House Bills 3 and 1125 as part of his education initiative to ensure every student in Virginia receives the best education possible. House Bill 1125 addresses the teacher shortage in Virginia by making changes to the teacher licensure process and permitting a local school board or division superintendent to waive certain licensure requirements. House Bill 3 addresses the cost of higher education by ensuring that students who attempt to cut down on the cost of college by completing dual enrollment courses in High School receive the credit they are due. The bill requires the development and implementation of a plan to achieve the same standards with respect to quality, consistency, and evaluation for dual enrollment courses offered by local school divisions to be accepted by Virginia’s community colleges and public institutions of higher education. The Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust named Delegate Landes a “2018 Champion of Affordable College” for his work during the 2018 session.

Among his previous legislative achievements, Steve sponsored legislation creating the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund, establishing an economic development grant and loan program targeted specifically at agricultural and forestry operations. He sponsored a bill creating the Office of the State Inspector General to investigate complaints for fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, or mistreatment of citizens of Virginia by public officers and employees. He also sponsored legislation creating a Small Business Jobs Grant Fund administered by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity for jobs created. To promote agriculture and assist rural areas in Virginia, he introduced legislation creating the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry as part of the Governor’s Cabinet and legislation establishing the Center for Rural Virginia. As a result of his continuing work to promote jobs and economic development, Steve was named the 2016 Legislator of the Year by both the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Retail Merchants Association.

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Proven Results for the 25th District

In the 2018 General Assembly Session, Delegate Landes continued his work on providing solutions on the issues that matter most to Virginia families; crafting fiscally responsible legislation that invests in core government functions and key priorities, while protecting your taxpayer dollars. Legislation introduced by Delegate Landes focused on continued economic development, and implementation of education innovations.

Virginia State Budget

Delegate Landes knows our state budget is the most important work legislators do each year in Richmond. As Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Delegate Landes has advocated that the General Assembly follow a path of fiscal responsibility, investing in core government services and key priorities while protecting the Commonwealth’s taxpayers. His commitment to fiscal conservatism led him to vote against the 2018 biennium budget due to the inclusion of Medicaid expansion and the long term negative impact on Virginia’s fiscal well-being. Learn more about Virginia’s Budget here and the House Appropriations Committee here.

Jobs and the Economy

The General Assembly continues its work to create an environment that fosters economic growth. The House of Delegates has defeated 26 separate tax hikes since 2003, saving families and businesses over $30.2 billion, defeating $770 million in tax increases proposed by House Democrats in 2018 alone. Delegate Landes will continue to seek ways to provide regulatory relief to small businesses, encourage innovators and entrepreneurs, and create real economic growth for Virginia families.

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce named Delegate Landes a recipient of the “Workforce and Education Free Enterprise Award” for his work in the 2018 General Assembly session. His record in the General Assembly earned him the title of “Champion of Free Enterprise” from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce in 2017. Delegate Landes’ pro-business efforts in the 2016 General Assembly session earned him “Legislator of the Year” awards from both the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Retail Merchants Association. Landes has a lifetime “A+” rating from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

In the past, Delegate Landes sponsored legislation creating the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund that established an economic development grant and loan program targeted specifically at agricultural and forestry operations. Additionally, he sponsored legislation, which created a Small Business Jobs Grant Fund administered by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity for jobs created. To promote agriculture and assist rural areas in Virginia, he introduced legislation that created the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry as part of the Governor’s Cabinet and established the Center for Rural Virginia.

Delegate Landes will continue to find ways to ensure Virginia’s status as one of the best states for business. He introduced House Bills 1968 and 1969, legislation making it easier for small businesses seeking grant funding and House Bill 1970, which enabled counties to establish economic revitalization zones. He also introduced House Bill 2341, requiring private sector business and industry representation in the Commonwealth’s Board of Education. All of these bills become law effective July 1, 2017.

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Delegate Steve Landes on Medicaid Expansion

Published: Apr 9, 2014 by vahousegop

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