House District: 80th
Member Since: 2010
District: Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part), and Suffolk (part)
Congressional District: 3rd
Congressional District Residence: 3rd
Capitol Office
Pocahontas Building
900 E Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Office: (804) 698-1080
Email: DelMJames@house.virginia.gov
Personal Website: www.delegatematthewjames.com
District Office
P.O. Box 7487
Portsmouth, VA 23707
Office: (757) 967-7583
Biographical Information:
Birth Date and Place:
1955 Norfolk, VA
Education:
United States Naval Academy, MD
Hampton University (B.A.)
Northwestern University, IL (M.B.A.)
Occupation/Profession:
President and CEO (Peninsula Council for Workforce Development)
Membership/Affiliation:
Main Street Baptist Church
Civic Leadership Institute
Eureka Club, Inc.
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Virginia Economic Developers Association (former president, vice president, treasurer, secretary)
Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (former board member)
Mary Immaculate Hospital (former board member)
BB&T (Peninsula Region Advisory Board member)
Military Service:
None
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2018 Committee Assignments
Member
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Health, Welfare and Institutions
Subcommittee Membership
Member
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources – Subcommittee #1
Appropriations – Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology Subcommittee
Appropriations – Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee
Appropriations – Health and Human Resources Subcommittee
Health, Welfare and Institutions – Subcommittee #3
Health, Welfare and Institutions – Subcommittee #4
Legislation
HB 528 Independent living arrangement; DJJ, placement of certain individuals.
HB 529 Sales and use tax revenue; distribution to certain localities.
HB 1552 Workforce Development, Virginia Board of; strategies to identify and engage certain persons.
HJ 60 State-owned ports; JLARC to study impact on local governments.
Top 10 Campaign Donors
| Occupational Donors | Amount |
| Dominion Energy | $12,750 |
| Va Hospital & Healthcare Assn | $9,000 |
| Va Beer Wholesalers Assn | $7,710 |
| Va Bankers Assn | $7,657 |
| Newport News Shipbuilding | $6,500 |
| Va AFL-CIO | $6,000 |
| Va Dental Assn | $6,000 |
| Va Wine Wholesalers Assn | $6,000 |
| Va Cable Telecom Assn | $5,500 |
| Va Maritime Assn | $5,250 |
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2019 Committee Assignments
Committee Membership
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