Tara Durant
Tara Durant | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 27th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 28th district | |
| In office January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Cole |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Cole (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1972 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Coe College (BA) |
Tara Anne Durant (born October 26, 1972)[1] is an American politician who is a member of the Virginia Senate from the 27th district, serving since January 2024. She is a Republican. From 2022 to 2024, she was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She and her husband Ted have been married 26 years and have three children.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Durant was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and political science from Coe College and attended the University of Baltimore School of Law.[3]
Career
[edit]Outside of politics, Durant has worked as an educator in Iowa and Virginia. She was a teacher at the Holy Cross Academy in Stafford County from 2017 to 2021 and works as a librarian at the school.[4] She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021, defeating incumbent Democrat Joshua G. Cole.[5] She assumed office on January 12, 2022.[6]
Tara currently serves on the Senate Committees on Education & Health, Local Government, and Privileges & Elections; as well as the Behavioral Health Commission, Rappahannock River Basin Commission, Autism Advisory Council, Veterans Services Board, and Southern Regional Education Board.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidate profile: Tara Durant". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ a b "Meet Tara". Tara Durant. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Tara Durant's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ STAFF, INSIDENOVA. "Tara Durant announces campaign for 28th District House seat". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "GOP on track to regain House, despite Dem wins in Northern Va". WTOP News. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Tara Durant". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- 1972 births
- 21st-century American educators
- 21st-century American women educators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Coe College alumni
- Living people
- People from Stafford County, Virginia
- Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
- Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Republican Party Virginia state senators
- Schoolteachers from Virginia
- Women state legislators in Virginia
- 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly