Current Elected Officials

Federal Officials: President and Congress

President Joseph R. Biden (D)
• Contact the President by email
• Call or write the President
• The White House website

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Sen. Kaine’s website home page

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Sen. Warner’s website home page

Congressman Bob Good (R-VA, 5th District)
Rep. Good’s website home page

Congressman H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA, 9th District)
Rep. Griffith’s website home page

State Officials: Governor, Virginia Senate and House of Delegates

Your address determines your districts for electing people to Congress, Virginia State Senate and Virginia House of Delegates. Use the links below to find out who represents you, if you do not know. The following list of names includes officials who represent the people living near Smith Mountain Lake. It is based on current maps. The information that follows came from the link to Who’s My Legislator, below.

Virginia General Assembly: Who’s My Legislator?
State Government
Local Government
Redistricting Information

Governor Glenn Youngkin (R)
Office of the Governor website

Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R)

Attorney General Jason Miyares (R)

Senator Stephen D. Newman (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
District 23: Campbell County (part), Botetourt County (all), Craig County (all), Bedford County (part), Roanoke County (part), Lynchburg City (part). NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 8 in the 2023 election, and will represent all lake residents on the Bedford side.

Senator David R. Sutterlein (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
District 19: Floyd County (all), Salem City (all), Bedford County (part), Carroll County (part), Franklin County (part), Montgomery County (part), Roanoke County (part), Wythe County (part). NOTE: This seat will become part of the new District 7 in the 2023 election.

Senator Frank M. Ruff (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
District 15: Brunswick County (part), Charlotte County (all), Mecklenburg County (all), Lunenburg County (all), Nottoway County (all), Campbell County (part), Dinwiddie County (part), Halifax County (part), Pittsylvania County (part), Prince George County (part), Danville City (part). NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 9 in the 2023 election.

Delegate Wren Williams (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
9th District: Counties of Franklin (part), Henry (part), and Patrick. NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 39 in the 2023 election.

Delegate Terry Austin (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
19th District: Counties of Alleghany, Bedford (part), and Botetourt (part); City of Covington. NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 51 in the 2023 election.

Delegate Kathy Byron (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
22nd District: Counties of Bedford (part), Campbell (part), and Franklin (part); City of Lynchburg (part). NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 51 in the 2023 election.

Delegate Leslie R. Adams (R) – Seat is up for election in 2023
16th District: Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Martinsville. NOTE: this seat will become part of the new District 48 in the 2023 election.

Elected Officials by County

Bedford County

Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County Registrar’s Office

Bedford County Supervisors
District 1*: Mickey Johnson (R)
District 2*: Edgar Tuck (R), Vice Chair
District 3: Charla Bansley (R)
District 4: John Sharp (R), Chair
District 5: Tommy Scott (R)
District 6: Bob Davis (R)
District 7: Tammy Parker (R)
Bedford County Administrator: Robert Hiss

*Districts 1 and 2 represent lake area residents.

Bedford County School Board
District 1*: Dr. Susan Mele
District 2*: Matthew Holbrook
District 3: Dwayne Nelms
District 4: Marcus Hill
District 5: Georgia Hairston
District 6: Susan Kirby
District 7: Christopher Daniels
Superintendent: Dr. Marc Bergin

*Districts 1 and 2 represent lake area residents. School Board members do not run as party candidates; therefore no designation is provided.

Franklin County

Franklin County, Virginia
Franklin County Registrar’s Office

Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Blue Ridge District: Tim Tatum (R), Chair
Blackwater District: Ronald Mitchell (R)
Boone District*: Ronnie Thompson (R)
Gills Creek District*: Lorie Smith (R), Vice Chair
Rocky Mount District: Mike Carter (R)
Snow Creek District: Nick Mitchell (R)
Union Hall District*: Tommie Cundiff (R)
Administrator: administration@franklincountyva.gov

*Gills Creek, Union Hall and Boone Districts represent lake area residents.

Franklin County School Board
Blue Ridge District: Jonathon Holley – Seat is up for election in 2023
Blackwater District: Arlet Greer – Seat is up for election in 2023
Boone District*: Dawn McCray, Vice Chair
Gills Creek District*: Jon Atchue – Seat is up for election in 2023
Rocky Mount District: Jeff Worley, Chair
Snow Creek District: Carletta Whiting
Union Hall District*: P.D. Hambrick – Seat is up for election in 2023
Member-at-Large*: Kevin David
Superintendent: Dr. Bernice Cobbs

*Gills Creek, Union Hall and Boone Districts, and the Member-at-Large represent lake area residents. School Board members do not run as party candidates; therefore no designation is provided.

Pittsylvania County

Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County Registrar

Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Banister District: Robert M. Tucker, Jr.
Callands-Gretna*: Darrell Dalton (R)
Chatham-Blairs: Robert “Bob” Warren (R)
Dan River District: Tim Chesher (R)
Staunton River District: Tim W. Dudley (R), Vice Chair
Tunstall District: William V. “Vic” Ingram (R)
Westover: Ronald Scearce (R)
County Administration: 434-432-7710

*Callands-Gretna District represents lake area residents.

Pittsylvania County School Board
Banister District: Willie Fitzgerald (Interim)
Callands-Gretna*: Calvin Doss, Chair
Chatham-Blairs: Samuel Burton
Dan River District: Kely Merricks, Vice Chair
Staunton River District: Don Moon
Tunstall District: George Henderson
Westover District: Kevin Mills
Division Superintendent: Dr. Mark R. Jones

*Callands-Gretna District represents lake area residents. School Board members do not run as party candidates; therefore no designation is provided.