Jill Holtzman Vogel | |
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| Member of theVirginia Senate from the27th district | |
| In office January 9, 2008 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Russ Potts |
| Succeeded by | Russet Perry (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill Kendrick Holtzman (1970-07-06)July 6, 1970 (age 54) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alex Vogel |
| Education | College of William and Mary (BA) DePaul University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Jill Kendrick Holtzman Vogel (néeHoltzman, July 6, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as theVirginia State Senator from the27th district from 2008 to 2024. ARepublican, her district was located in exurban and rural parts ofNorthern Virginia, and it included all ofClarke,Fauquier, andFrederick counties,Winchester city, as well as pieces ofCulpeper,Loudoun, andStafford counties.[1]
Born inRoanoke, Virginia, Vogel's family started a small business, Holtzman Oil Company, which eventually grew into an enterprise employing over 600 people in Virginia. Vogel attended theCollege of William and Mary inWilliamsburg, Virginia, and received a B.A. degree in government and religion.[2] She then attendedDePaul University'sLaw School inChicago,Illinois, and received a J.D. degree.[1][2]
A member of the Virginia and Washington D.C. bars, Vogel did legal work for charitable and nonprofit organizations, as well as campaign finance and ethics.[2] Vogel served as Deputy General Counsel in the Department of Energy, before starting her own law firm, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky.[2] Vogel became the Chief Counsel of theRepublican National Committee in February 2004. Previously, she had been Deputy Chief Counsel, and was involved in the 2000 Florida recount and as a staff counsel at the 1996 Republican National Convention.[3]
She was elected to theSenate of Virginia as a Republican in 2007, after long-term state senatorRuss Potts retired.[4] She represents much of the territory that was once represented by formerGovernor andU. S. SenatorHarry F. Byrd Sr. and former U. S. SenatorHarry F. Byrd Jr. It was one of the first areas of Virginia to turn Republican; the GOP has held the seat without interruption since Harry Jr.'s appointment to the U. S. Senate in 1965.
Vogel faced a contentious race in 2007, winning by only 661 votes overWinchester School Board Trustee Karen Schultz as the Democrats regained control of the Senate. She was re-elected by a wider margin in 2011.
In 2015, Vogel's candidacy for reelection was unopposed. She became the Caucus Whip for the Republican party in the state Senate.
In 2017, after an unusually bitter primary battle,[5] Vogel became the Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Virginia in2017.[6] She lost to DemocratJustin Fairfax in the general election on November 7, 2017.
In 2019 Vogel was reelected to the Virginia State Senate.[7] Also in 2019, Vogel was presented with the Legislator of the Year award from the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters organization.[8]
In December 2021,The Daily Beast reported that Vogel had done substantial work forKanye West's 2020 presidential campaign as part of a larger astroturfing effort by the Republican Party on behalf of West's candidacy.[9]
In 2012, Vogel attracted nationwide media attention for a bill she introduced requiring abortion clinics to administertransvaginal ultrasounds, which she described as necessary for fullyinformed consent.[10]
In 2016, she introduced legislation to allow victims of domestic violence to more easily and quickly obtainconcealed weapons permits.[11]
In 2016, she also gained nationwide media attention for helping repeal laws that allowed "child marriage" involving pregnant minors.[12]
In 2017, she sought to curbgerrymandering by introducing a bill establishing more specific criteria forredistricting in Virginia.[13] She also introduced legislation to legalize medicinal use of non-psychoactivecannabis oils for a range of conditions.[14]
In the January 2020 session of the legislature, Vogel was the only Republican in the Senate who voted in favor of a ban onconversion therapy.[15] In the same session, Vogel also voted in favor of a bill which would make it easier for transgender Virginians to change the sex listed on theirbirth certificates and a bill which would repeal Virginia's defunct ban onsame-sex marriage.
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Virginia Senate, 27th district | |||||
| June 12, 2007[16] | Primary | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 3,778 | 54.0% |
| Mark D. Tate | Republican | 2,022 | 28.9% | ||
| Terrence L. Nyhous | Republican | 654 | 9.3% | ||
| Richard W. Robinson | Republican | 548 | 7.8% | ||
| Nov 6, 2007[17] | General | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 24,960 | 48.4% |
| Karen K. Schultz | Democratic | 24,301 | 47.2% | ||
| Donald C. Marro | Independent | 2,170 | 4.2% | ||
| Write Ins | 90 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 8, 2011[18] | General | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 24,555 | 74.6% |
| Shaun D. Broy | Democratic | 7,616 | 23.2% | ||
| Donald C. Marro | Independent | 681 | 2.1% | ||
| Write Ins | 12 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 3, 2015[19] | General | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 34,203 | 100.0% |
| Write Ins | 964 | 2.7 | |||
| Nov 5, 2019[20] | General | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 43,406 | 64.21 |
| Ronnie Ross | Democratic | 24,128 | 35.69 | ||
| Write Ins | 65 | 0.10 | |||
| Virginia Lieutenant Governor | |||||
| June 13, 2017[21] | Primary | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 151,880 | 42.8% |
| Bryce Reeves | Republican | 141,888 | 40.0% | ||
| Glenn Davis | Republican | 60,998 | 17.2% | ||
| Nov 7, 2017[22] | General | Justin E. Fairfax | Democratic | 1,368,261 | 52.7% |
| Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 1,224,519 | 47.2% | ||
| Write Ins | 2,446 | 0.1% | |||
| Senate of Virginia | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theVirginia Senate from the27th district 2008–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forLieutenant Governor of Virginia 2017 | Succeeded by |