Roxann L. Robinson (born January 11, 1956 in

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) is an

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. A Republican, she was elected to the

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in 2010. She the 27th district, in Chesterfield County, in the southern suburbs of

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Early life, education, business career

Robinson graduated from

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in 1974. She received a B.S. degree in

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from

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in 1978. She then attended the

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, where she earned a B.S. in visual science and an O.D. Robinson married Michael Earl Lind, c. 1985. They settled in Chesterfield County, where she established an optometry practice.

Virginia House of Delegates

On March 24, 2010, Governor

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appointed the 27th district incumbent, Republican Samuel A. Nixon, as Virginia's Chief Information Officer. Robinson became the Republican nominee to succeed Nixon. She defeated Democrat William Brown, a county planning commissioner, in a

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on June 15, receiving 72% of the vote. Robinson was unopposed for reelection in 2011 and 2013. In 2017, Robinson was opposed by Democrat Larry Barnett. The race was too close to call on election night, but Barnett conceded two days later, and Robinson won re-election by an estimated margin of 124 votes. In the 2018 Legislative Session, Robinson was appointed to chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee. In 2022, Robinson was promoted to chair of the Finance Committee.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Roxann L. 1956 births Living people Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Chesterfield County, Virginia People from Weirton, West Virginia Fairmont State University alumni Illinois College of Optometry alumni American optometrists Women state legislators in Virginia Chief information officers 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians