Robert Wittman

Robert Wittman a Republican, has represented the 1st Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. (map).

Bio
Wittman was elected mayor to the Montross Town Council in 1986, serving for ten years. In 1995 Wittman was elected to the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors and elected its chairman in 2003. In 2005 Wittman was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 99th Legislative District.

Wittman holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Virginia Tech. Wittman lives in Montross, Virginia with his wife, Kathryn, and two children Devon and Josh.

2007 elections
Wittman was seeking the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va.) in a special election. He won the election by a margin of 61%-37% against Philip Forgit.

Wittman resigned from his seat in the House of Delegates on December 13, 2007 to be sworn in as the Representative from Virginia's 1st district that afternoon.

Committees
Wittman will be assigned committees when he is sworn in to Congress.

Contact
DC Office: 1123 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-4261 Fax: 202-225-4382 Website

Yorktown Office 4904-B George Washington Memorial Highway Yorktown, VA 23692 ph: 757-874-6687

Fredericksburg Office 3504 Plank Road Suite 203 Fredericksburg, VA 22407 ph: 540-548-1086

Tappahannock Office 508 Church Lane Tappahannock, VA 22560 ph: 804-443-0668

Campaign contact info
Official Wittman for Congress campaign website

Rob Wittman for Congress PO Box 999 Montross, Virginia 22520

Phone: 804-761-5014

[mailto:campaign@robwittmanforcongress.com campaign@robwittmanforcongress.com]

Twitter
 Robert Wittman posts on Twitter at http://twitter.com/RobWittman/

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Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Virginia and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Virginia’s 1st Congressional District
 * Rob Wittman for Congress Official Wittman campaign website.