Ronnie R. Campbell
Ronnie R. Campbell is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in a special election in 2018. Campbell represents the 24th district comprising Rockbridge and Bath Counties, parts of Amherst and Augusta Counties, and the independent cities of Lexington and Buena Vista.Campbell received a bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University in 1976, majoring in criminal science. After that, he became a Virginia State Police officer, working in Northern Virginia.Political career
Campbell spent ten years on the Rockbridge County School Board. In 2012, he was elected to the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors.
In November 2018, 24th district state delegate Ben Cline was elected United States House of Representatives, triggering a special election for his state house seat. The local Republican party held a firehouse primary to choose their nominee. Campbell won the primary by a one-vote margin, defeating Amherst County Supervisor Jimmy Ayers and two other candidates. In the December 2018 special election, Campbell defeated lawyer and activist Christian Worth by a 59% to 40% margin.
Campbell was sworn into office on January 2, 2019, a week before the 2019 legislative session started.
