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SPANBERGER, Abigail
1979–
Concise Biography
SPANBERGER, Abigail, a Representative from Virginia; born in Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J., August 7, 1979; graduated from J.R. Tucker High School, Henrico, Va.; United States Capitol Page School, 1996; B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 2001; M.B.A., Purdue University, 2002; teacher; postal inspector, United States Postal Service; case officer, Central Intelligence Agency, 2006-2014; consultant; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2025); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024; Governor of Virginia, 2026-present.
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[ Top ]Committee Assignments & Leadership
Committee Assignments
| Committee Name & Date | Congresses | Congresses |
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Agriculture
[1820-Present]
16th Congress-Present
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116th (2019–2021) – 118th (2023–2025)
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116th (2019–2021) –
118th (2023–2025)
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Foreign Affairs
[1822-1975; 1979-1995; 2007-Present]
17th through 93rd Congresses; 96th through 103rd Congresses; 110th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committee: International Relations)
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116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
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116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
[1977-Present]
95th Congress-Present
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118th (2023–2025)
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118th (2023–2025)
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Committee & Subcommittee Chair
| Committee | Subcommittee | Congresses | Congresses |
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| Agriculture | Conservation and Forestry |
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
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116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
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