Shelly Simonds

Delegate

Shelly Simonds represents part of the city of Newport News in the House of Delegates. She is a former teacher, who started her time in elected office as a member of the Newport News School Board and as the Chair of Board for the New Horizons Regional Education Centers. In the House, she co-founded the Career and Technical Education Caucus, a bi-partisan effort to connect students to careers. She is a member of the House Education Committee as well as committees for elections and natural resources. Ms. Simonds attended Bucknell University for her undergraduate degree and Stanford University for her Master's degree. She lives with her husband, a NASA engineer, and has two daughters attending university.