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MINORITY LEADER, SENATE OF VIRGINIA, HANOVER COUNTY
MINORITY LEADER, SENATE OF VIRGINIA, HANOVER COUNTY
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
A 22-year veteran legislator, McDougle was tapped as minority leader after Republicans failed to regain control of the state Senate in the November 2023 elections. He’s served as an ally to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, pushing for tax cuts and to return Virginia to federal vehicle emissions standards rather than the California rules the state has followed since a Democratic-backed law passed in 2021.
McDougle, an attorney in private practice, previously worked as a prosecutor for Hanover County, specializing in domestic violence cases and co-founding the county’s Child Advocate Response Team.
McDougle chairs the Senate Republican Caucus and serves on the Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Finance and Appropriations, Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Rules committees. He is a graduate of James Madison University and William & Mary.
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