Janet Howell

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Janet Howell
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Virginia State Senate District 32
Years in office: 1991 - 2024
Successor: Suhas Subramanyam (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2019
Education
Bachelor's
Oberlin College
Graduate
University of Pennsylvania
Contact
Personal LinkedIn

Janet Howell (Democratic Party) was a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 32. She assumed office in 1991. She left office on January 10, 2024.

Howell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 32. She won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

Howell received a B.A. at Oberlin College and M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Howell was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Courts of Justice
• Education and Health
• Finance
• Privileges and Elections

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Howell served on the following committees:

Ethics committee

In January 2014, Howell assumed control of the Privileges and Elections Committee, which reviews ethics legislation. "We have to beef (ethics) up in Virginia," Howell said in an interview. "We have found out the hard way you just can’t trust people." Howell came under fire in 2013 when she warned the Northern Virginia Technology Council PAC against endorsing Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

Janet Howell did not file to run for re-election.

2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 32

Incumbent Janet Howell defeated Arthur Purves in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 32 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Janet Howell
Janet Howell (D)
 
73.5
 
48,581
Image of Arthur Purves
Arthur Purves (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
17,376
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
127

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,084
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2015

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[2] Incumbent Janet Howell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Howell was unchallenged in the general election.[3]

2011

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Howell won re-election to District 32 of the Virginia State Senate. She was unchallenged in the August 23 primary and defeated Patrick Forrest in the November 8 general election.[4]

Virginia State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Howell Incumbent 60.3% 26,026
     Republican Patrick Forrest 39.7% 17,122
Total Votes 43,148

2007

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2007

On November 6, 2007, Howell won re-election to the 32nd District Seat in the Virginia State Senate.[5]

Howell raised $241,951 for her campaign.[6]

Virginia State Senate, District 32 (2007)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Janet Howell (D) 28,089 97.17%
Write-in 818 2.82%

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2011

Howell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Children and Families
Excerpt: "Among her many accomplishments for children and families, Janet authored the legislation to set up the nation’s first online sexual predator registry. She headed the Commission to Prevent Family Violence that totally overhauled Virginia’s response to family violence."
  • Quality Education
Excerpt: "As a former public school teacher and PTA leader, Janet fights to improve Virginia's public schools and universities by reducing class size, hiring and retaining the best and brightest teachers, and securing funding for new facilities and programs."
  • Equitable Taxes
Excerpt: "Janet has succeeded in reducing taxes on cars, food, taxpayers 62 and older, over-the-counter medicines and nonprofit organizations."
  • Transportation
Excerpt: "Janet is fighting to balance our region's growth and its infrastructure. She has implemented ingenious methods of funding transportation at low cost to taxpayers."
  • Job Creation
Excerpt: "Janet works with business leaders to assure our region's economic vitality. She is called "the Technology Senator" and has received more awards from that industry than any other legislator."
  • Personal Decisions
Excerpt: "Janet believes government has no business in personal, family decisions. End-of-life decisions are best made by families and doctors without government interference. Janet strongly defends a woman's right to choose."

Campaign finance summary

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Janet Howell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2019Virginia State Senate District 32Won general$545,533 N/A**
Grand total$545,533 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Howell was born in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 1944.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WatchDog.org, "Bully for her: Sen. Howell is ready to oversee ethics reform," January 7, 2014
    2. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    3. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
    4. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    5. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    6. ↑ Follow the Money, "2007 Campaign contributions," accessed May 28, 2014

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