Dave Marsden | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Cuccinelli |
| Constituency | |
| Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 41st district | |
| In office January 11,2006 –January 13,2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Dillard |
| Succeeded by | Eileen Filler-Corn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David William Marsden April 5,1948 Alexandria,Virginia,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Julia-Anna Thompson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Randolph-Macon College (BA) |
David William Marsden (born April 5,1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. In 2010 he was elected to represent the 37th district,a portion of Fairfax County,in the Senate of Virginia,and later re-elected to the senate.
Marsden graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in 1966 and Randolph–Macon College in 1970.
Prior to his career in politics,Marsden spent 17 years as head of the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center until 1999. In 2000,Governor Jim Gilmore appointed him Chief Deputy and then Acting Director of the 2,700-person Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. He then served for 6 months in the administration of Governor Mark Warner. Between 2006 and 2010,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 41st district.
On January 12,2010,Marsden defeated Steve Hunt in a special Senate election to replace Republican Ken Cuccinelli 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 Virginia House of Delegates. It was won by Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn.