David W. Marsden (born April 5, 1948, in

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) is an

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of the

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. He currently represents the 37th district in the

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, which is a portion of

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, since 2010. Between 2006 and 2010, he served in the

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representing the 41st district. Prior to his career in politics he spent 17 years as head of the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center until 1999. In 2000 Governor

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appointed him Chief Deputy and then Acting Director of the 2,700-person

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. He then served for 6 months in the administration of Governor

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. On January 12, 2010, Marsden defeated Steve Hunt in a special Senate election to replace Republican

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who was elected Attorney General the previous fall. On January 13, 2010, Marsden was sworn in. An additional special election was held March 2, 2010 to replace Marsden in the

. It was won by Democrat

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. David W. Marsden graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in 1966 and Randolph-Macon College in 1970.

References

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Dave Marsden for Delegate
(Constituent/campaign website)
Dave Marsden for State Senate
(Constituent/campaign website)

External links

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Project Vote Smart - Representative Dave W. 'Dave' Marsden (VA)
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Washington Post - Dave W. Marsden
local election 2008 profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, David W. 1948 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Randolph–Macon College alumni People from Burke, Virginia Politicians from Alexandria, Virginia 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party Virginia state senators