This is the hardest part of the session. This is when lobbyists feel most helpless to influence what is going one in the places where the budget conferees hide to have fateful and consequential discussions. From time to time you are called in to have confidential discussions with this Senator, that Delegate or that staff member so they can guage your reaction to various trial balloons.
Between now and a week from tomorrow the following conferees will decide the fate of public education in the year ahead:
Senate All tel. #’s are area code 804
Charles J. Colgan district29@senate.virginia.gov 698-7529
William C. Wampler, Jr. district40@senate.virginia.gov 698-7540
R. Edward Houck district17@senate.virginia.gov 698-7517
Janet D. Howell district32@senate.virginia.gov 698-7532
Richard L. Saslaw district35@senate.virginia.gov 698-7535
Walter A. Stosch district12@senate.virginia.gov 698-7512
House
Lacey E. Putney DelLPutney@house.virginia.gov 698-1019
M. Kirkland Cox DelKCox@house.virginia.gov 698-1066
Beverly J. Sherwood DelBSherwood@house.virginia.gov 698-1029
R. Steven Landes DelSLandes@house.virginia.gov 698-1025
S. Chris Jones DelCJones@house.virginia.gov 698-1076
Johnny S. Joannou (D-Portsmouth) (no e-mail address) 698-1079
Let’s hope that children and public education will be a priority.
