Roslyn C. "Roz" Tyler (
née
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Cain; born July 18, 1961, in
Greensville County, Virginia) is an
American politician of the
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. Since 2006 she has been a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates. From 2006 to 2022, she represented the 75th district in
Southside Virginia, made up of three counties and parts of four others, plus the city of
Emporia and part of the city of
Franklin.
[Virginia House of Delegates; Roslyn C. Tyler]
During the 2019 legislative session, 67% of the House bills introduced by Tyler were signed into law.
Early life and education
Tyler was born in
Emporia, Virginia and is a graduate of
Greensville County High School. Tyler holds Bachelors of Science degrees in Biology and Physical Therapy from
Virginia State University and
Old Dominion University. She also holds a Masters of Science in Education from
Virginia State University.
Political career
Tyler serves as the Chair of the Education Committee and as a member of the Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, and Appropriations Committee.
She was also a former member of the
Sussex County Board of Supervisors
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.
The Virginia Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education has endorsed her because she has consistently voted for legislation supporting public education.
Tyler lost her
re-election bid in 2021 to Republican pharmacist
Otto Wachsmann
H. Otto Wachsmann Jr. is an American politician and pharmacist who is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 75th district. Elected in November 2021, he assumed office on January 12, 2022.
Education
Wachsmann attended the Colleg ...
, who had been her general election opponent in 2019.
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1961 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia State University alumni
Old Dominion University alumni
People from Greensville County, Virginia
Women state legislators in Virginia
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
African-American women in politics
African-American people in Virginia politics
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women