Tommy Norment | |
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| Minority Leader of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office January 8, 2020 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Ryan McDougle |
| In office January 28, 2014 – June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Dick Saslaw |
| In office January 9, 2008 – January 12, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office June 12, 2014 – January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Dick Saslaw |
| In office January 12, 2012 – January 28, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Succeeded by | Dick Saslaw |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 8, 1992 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | William Fears |
| Succeeded by | Ryan McDougle (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Kent Norment Jr. April 12, 1946 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Virginia Military Institute (BS) College of William and Mary (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Thomas Kent Norment Jr. (born April 12, 1946) is an American politician who served as the Minority Leader and Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia. He was elected to the James City County Board of Supervisors where he served as chairman before being elected to the Virginia Senate in 1991. According to the Clerk of the Virginia Senate, Norment was first elected as Minority Leader in 2007 and is tied with Senator Richard "Dick" Saslaw for having switched between Minority and Majority leader more than any other two senators in Virginia's history. Similarly, Senator Norment holds the records for the longest serving Republican senator as well as the longest serving Senate Republican Leader in the history of the Commonwealth.
A Republican, he represented the 3rd district of the Virginia Senate which, during his service, was based around Williamsburg, Virginia. Norment served on the Commerce and Labor, Judiciary, Rules, and Finance and Appropriations Committees. Norment also served as a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, the Virginia Crime Commission, the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council, and the Major Economic Impact (MEI) Project Approval Commission.
A longtime resident of James City County, Norment maintains an active role in the community. Norment serves as Chairman of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation[1] and is the only individual to have served in this role more than once. He has served as a member of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's board of trustees. He further serves on the Hampton Roads Board of Directors for TowneBank, chairs the Williamsburg Board of TowneBank,[2] and serves as a member of the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors.[3]
Professionally, Norment is an attorney with Kaufman and Canoles, P.C. and a former law professor at the College of William and Mary. He is a graduate of James Blair High School, the Virginia Military Institute, and the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.
- ^ "Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Leadership". Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "TowneBank - Regional Boards". Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Members of the Board". Members of the Board - William and Mary. Retrieved February 12, 2024.