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C O N T E N T S VIRGINIA CAPITOL CONNECTIONS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

Rookie Congressmen? page 4

Fall 2016

4 General Assembly Experience may not help Rookie Congressmen 5 Rock And Roll In Cleveland – At The 2016 Republican National Convention

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6 Stronger Together 8 Brenda Edwards: 41 Years of Resilience and Optimism in the DLS 10 Elect No Strangers! 13 High School Redesign 14 Rare Bipartisan Action leads to toughest domestic violence law in the nation 15 NRV Leaders look to passenger rail service to enhance New River Valley quality of life 16 The photography of Wanda Judd 18 How To Find Out Almost Everything About Almost Everything

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National Conventions page 5 page 6

And Stay Busy For The Rest Of Your Life: The Wonderful World Of Digital Collections

19 Governor’s Cabinet

three new and one changed secretariat

Senior Research Associate

20 Lewis “Bud” Saunders Died July 23, 2016 20 Ken Jessup Retires 21 The Governor’s School for Career and Technical Education Takes Off 22 A Non-Partisan Party with a Purpose

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24 A Snapshot of Where We Are 25 The Virginia War Memorial 25 How to be an Effective Citizen Lobbyist 26 29th Infantry Division Soldiers begin federal active duty 29 A Tribute To Jack Gravely 30 Association and Business Directory

On The Web www.vccqm.org

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On the Cover Newly renovated 9th Street Office Building.

Governor’s Cabinet

Cover photo by Wanda Judd

Volume 22 Number 4 • Editor –Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Assistant Editor –Hayley Allison • Publisher –David Bailey • Art Director –John Sours • School Distribution – Kristen Bailey-Hardy • Advertising – Ads@CapitolSquare.com • Printer –Wordsprint • Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine (ISSN 1076-4577) is published by: Virginia Capitol Connections • 1108 East Main Street • Suite 1200 • Richmond, Virginia 23219 • (804) 643-5554 • Copyright 2016, Virginia Capitol Connections, Inc. All rights reserved. The views expressed in the articles of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine , a non-partisan publication, are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher.

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