American politician

Roxann L. Robinson (born January 11, 1956 in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2010. She currently represents the 27th district, in Chesterfield County, in the southern suburbs of Richmond.

Contents

• 1 Early life, education, business career
• 2 Virginia House of Delegates
• 3 Notes
• 4 External links

Early life, education, business career

Robinson graduated from Brooke High School in Wellsburg, West Virginia in 1974. She received a B.S. degree in biology from Fairmont State College in 1978. She then attended the Illinois College of Optometry, where she earned a B.S. in visual science and an O.D.

Robinson married Michael Earl Lind, c. 1985. They settled in Chesterfield County, where she established an optometry practice.

Virginia House of Delegates

On March 24, 2010, Governor Bob McDonnell appointed the 27th district in*bent, Republican Samuel A. Nixon, as Virginia's Chief Information Officer. Robinson became the Republican nominee to succeed Nixon. She defeated Democrat William Brown, a county planning commissioner, in a special election on June 15, receiving 72% of the vote. Robinson was unopposed for reelection in 2011 and 2013.

In 2017, Robinson was opposed by Democrat Larry Barnett. The race was too close to call on election night, but Barnett conceded two days later, and Robinson won re-election by an estimated margin of 124 votes.

In the 2018 Legislative Session, Robinson was appointed to chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee.

In 2022, Robinson was promoted to chair of the Finance Committee.

Notes

External links

• "Delegate Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield)". Richmond Sunlight.
• "Roxann Robinson". Virginia Public Access Project.
• "Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.