Robert J. Wittman

ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Republican, of Montross, VA; born in Washington, DC, February 2, 1959; education: B.S., biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1981; M.P.H., health policy and administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1989; Ph.D., public policy and administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1992; professional history: field director, Virginia Health Department's Division of Shellfish Sanitation; member, Montross Town Council, 1986-96; mayor, City of Montross, 1992-96; member, Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors, 1995-2003 (chairman, 2003-05); member, Virginia House of Delegates, 2005-07; election history: elected to the 110th Congress, by special election, on December 11, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Davis; reelected to each succeeding Congress.