Senator Janet Howell (D-Reston)

Party Democratic Photo of Janet Howell
District 32: Fairfax County (Part), Arlington County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1992
Next Election November 2015
Committees Courts of Justice, Education and Health, Finance, Privileges and Elections, Rules
Website janethowell.com
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 66% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 63% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 56% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 26.5% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Matthews, Ms Suzann W Uncoded $25,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $7,500
Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Hospitals $7,500
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $5,000
Mvm Inc Uncoded $5,000
Oracle Usa Computer software $4,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $3,872
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $3,500
Virginia Optometric Association Optometrists & ophthalmologists $3,500
Transurban Public works, industrial & commercial construction $3,000

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

The Godless Liberal: Senator Janet Howell of Virginia... My Hero

February 4, 2012
Well today I did and her name is Janet Howell. Senator Janet Howell of Virginia to be exact. You see in Virginia the states legislature is trying to pass a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an ...

Virginia State Senator Janet Howell Has A Brilliant Plan

February 1, 2012
Senator Janet Howell has formed a brilliant protest manoeuvre. Howell expressed her disdain for the latest legislation on Monday, and said the amendment was just a matter of fairness between genders. Her amendment ...

Virginia State Senator Janet Howell Proposes Rectal Exam ...

January 31, 2012
... to rectal exams and stress tests. And that makes Senator Janet Howell today's official State Senatorial Hero. ... That said, the sole female senator who voted against the amendment — Sen. Jill Vogel, who was a sponsor of ...

Sen. Janet Howell adds Rectal Exam Amendment to Anti-Abortion Bill

January 31, 2012
Virginia Senator Janet Howell's amendment would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining ED meds.

Virginia State Senator Janet Howell is an American Hero | Blogtown ...

January 31, 2012
I'm in love with this woman: Irked by abortion bill, Va. senator adds rectal exams for men The state Senate this afternoon gave preliminary approval...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Chicago Tribune (blog): Kidding on the square

February 10, 2012
Via the Daily Dish, which in the same post reminds us of the story of Virginia Democratic state Sen. Janet Howell who recenetly attempted to amend a mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound bill to also require "men seeking prescriptions for erectile ...and more »

Huffington Post (satire): Oklahoma State Senator Constance Johnson Writes Satirical Amendment Banning ...

February 10, 2012
To protest a bill that would force women to undergo an ultrasound before getting an abortion, Virginia State Senator Janet Howell introduced a bill that would have forced men to receive a rectal exam to receive erectile dysfunction medication.and more »

Huffington Post (blog) (satire): Republican Candidates to Debate Whose Sperm Is Most Sacred

February 9, 2012
The candidates agreed to the 4-person moderated panel after rejecting Janet Howell, the Virginia state senator who recently attached a rectal exam for erectile dysfunction amendment to an anti-abortion bill, as a sole moderator.and more »

Real Change News: Thanks to political insanity in Indiana and Virginia, my cup runneth over

February 9, 2012
Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell tried to attach an amendment to the bill that would also require men seeking prescriptions for Viagra and similar medicines to submit to rectal exams and a cardiac stress test, presumably at their own expense.

CBS Local: Bill To Expand Death Penalty In Virginia Dies

February 8, 2012
Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, said that when she was first elected two decades ago, she supported death penalty bills because she thought capital punishment served as a deterrent and helped bring closure to victims' families. She changed her mind about ...and more »

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Janet Howell’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.

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