Christopher Kilian Peace (born November 16, 1976, in

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) is an

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of the

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. From 2006-2019 Peace was a member of the

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. He represented the 97th district in the

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, made up of

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and parts of Hanover County and King William.Virginia House of Delegates; Christopher Kilian Peace Peace served on the prominent Appropriations, Health Welfare and Institutions, and General Laws Committees. He served as Vice-chair of the General Laws Committee, Chair of the General Laws Sub-committee on Housing, and Chair of the Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation.

Early life

Peace graduated from St. Christopher's School, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from

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and earned his J.D. degree from the

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. He is an alumnus of Leadership Metro Richmond and the

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’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.

Early career

Prior to his public service in the legislature, Peace worked at

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Consulting, a national public affairs and public relations firm. He began his public affairs career by working as a legislative aide in the

and as a law clerk for the Richmond City Attorney and

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. Currently Peace owns his own law firm and is an active member of the

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and the bar association of the District of Columbia. He has taught legal studies as an adjunct professor of legal studies at

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’s Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

Positions and appointments

An avid history buff, Peace served as the executive director of Historic Polegreen Church Foundation, a historic preservation non-profit foundation, and established the Road to Revolution State Heritage Trail to honor the life and influence of Virginia’s first governor

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. Peace served as Chairman of the Virginia Commission on Youth, Vice-chairman of the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission, member of the Commonwealth's Council for Childhood Success, and was a member of the Virginia Bicentennial of the American War of 1812 Commission.

Awards and recognition

In 2005, Style Weekly magazine named Peace one of the “Top 40 Under 40.” Sorensen presented Peace its 2008 alumni award for “Expression of Ideals.”

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