Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/03/2009
Next Election:
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Alex; 2 Children: Tyler, Brenna
Birth date: 05/10/1966
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Home City: Vienna VA
Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, University of Hastings, College of Law, 1995 Bachelors, Political Science, University of California at Irvine

Profession

Chief Counsel, United States Senator Dick Durbin on the Senate Judiciary Committee, 2001-2007 Assistant/Policy Counsel, Small Business Administration, 1998-2001 Enforcement Trial Attorney, Federal Communications Commission Clerk, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Clerk, United States Attorney’s Office

Committees

Finance
Militia, Police and Public Safety
Subcommittee #1 (Militia, Police and Public Safety)
Subcommittee #2 (Finance)

HB 1301 2012-2014 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 1301 2012-2014 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 323 Repeals Purchase Limit for Handguns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1129 Reduces State Employee Retirement Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1129 Reduces State Employee Retirement Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 576 Amends Teacher Contract and Evaluation Policies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 947 Authorizes Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Interscholastic Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 62 Prohibits State Funding for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 189 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Refuse Adoptions for Religious Reasons
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 62 Prohibits State Funding for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 9 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 940 Repeals Purchase Limit for Handguns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1112 Repeals HPV Vaccine Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 251 Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5005 Redistricting for State Senate and House
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2434 Health Benefits Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2527 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Bank
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1367 Motor Vehicle Title Loans for Non-Residents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2527 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Bank
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1367 Motor Vehicle Title Loans for Non-Residents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1446 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1062 Health Insurance Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1446 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2332 Citizenship of Arrestee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1465 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Public Universities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1465 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Public Universities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2332 Citizenship of Arrestee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HJ 593 Free Exercise of Religion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 30 2010-2012 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 737 Requiring Department of Education Review of Charter School Applications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 505 Authorizing Concealed Firearms in Establishments that Serve Alcohol
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 885 Authorizing Concealed Firearms in Vehicles
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 66 Prohibiting Sexual Orientation Discrimination in State Government Employment
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 334 Authorizing Concealed Handguns in Establishments that Serve Alcohol
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 408 Gun Regulation Modifications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1108 "Trust Women/Respect Choice" License Plates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Gilbert Amdt "Trust Women/Respect Choice" License Plate Revenue Redistribution
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 283 Prohibiting Federal Individual Health Insurance Mandate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 53 Ban on Required Human Microchip Implantation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 629 Asbestos Lawsuit Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 756 Allocating Offshore Drilling Royalties
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 502 Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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