| First elected to the House of Delegates in June of 2010 in a special election to fill the vacant seat, Tony is currently serving his sixth full term as the Delegate for the 26th District. He serves as Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee and also serves on the Commerce and Energy Committee; the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee; and the Rules Committee. In addition to these committee assignments Tony serves as Vice-Chairman of the I-81 Committee and as a member of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Military Advisory Council, and the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel.
Tony is a lifelong Shenandoah Valley resident who grew up in Bergton, and now lives just outside Broadway. Tony is a past president of the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, an active Ruritan and a past Zone Three Governor for the Ruritan's in Rockingham County. He is a life member of the National Rifle Association, and an active member of several other sport hunting associations. Tony and his wife, Vickie, have been married for 39 years and have two grown children. |