Senate District 26
Member Since: 2004
District: Harrisonburg City (All), Page County (All), Rappahannock County (All), Shenandoah County (All), Warren County (All), Rockingham County (Part)
Congressional District: 5th and 6th
Congressional District Residence: 6th
Capitol Office
Pocahontas Building
Room No: E502
Senate of Virginia
P.O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone Number: (804) 698-7526
Email: district26@senate.virginia.gov
District Office
P.O. Box 555
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Phone Number: (540) 437-1451
Email: mark@markobenshain.com
Personal Website: http://www.markobenshain.com/
Biographical Information:
Birth Date and Place:
1962, Richmond, Virginia
Education:
Virginia Tech (B.A.)
Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation/Profession:
Managing Partner, Obenshain Law Group, 2014-
Partner and Co-Founder, Lenhart Pettit, 2002-2014
Partner, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, 1987-2002
Membership/Affiliation:
Committee on District Courts
Former, James Madison University Board of Visitors
Harrisonburg Education Foundation
Harrisonburg First Presbyterian Church
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad Advisory Board
Judicial Council
Mercy House
President, Richard D. Obenshain Foundation
Rappahannock River Basin Commission
Reapportionment Joint Committee
Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
Virginia State Crime Commission
Military Service:
None
Legislative Information:
Committees
Chair
Courts of Justice
Member
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Commerce and Labor
Finance
Rules
Legislation
SB 516 Public schools; Board of Education to establish regional charter school divisions.
SB 521 Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.
SB 524 Electronic case papers; transmission between district and circuit courts.
SB 525 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.
SB 526 Trespass; use of an unmanned aircraft system, penalty.
SB 535 Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
SB 536 Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP; duty of in-network providers to submit claims.
SB 541 Involuntary manslaughter; death of a fetus, penalty.
SB 544 Prescription drugs; donation of used medicines.
SB 545 Court reporters or court reporting services provider; prohibited actions, civil penalties.
SB 546 Broadway, Town of; amending charter, November municipal elections.
SB 554 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; installation or use of landscaping cover materials.
SB 561 Interstate 81; pilot program for right lane restrictions for tractor trucks.
SB 562 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; restitution owed to victims.
SB 563 Unlawful creation of image of another; incapacitated adult, penalty.
SB 565 DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
SB 566 Arrests; law-enforcement agency to report, etc.
SB 567 Agricultural operations; nuisance.
SB 568 Higher educational institutions, public; federal student loan information.
SB 784 Building Code; provisions for buildings & structures in rural areas.
SB 926 Special counsel; contingency fees for those employed by a state agency.
SB 928 School boards; employment of certain individuals, certain contracts.
SB 962 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, requirements, penalty.
SB 971 Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan; Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop.
SB 980 Statewide e-filing system; creating for civil case filings.
SB 983 Elections; precincts not to be changed between certain dates.
SB 994 Restitution; probation.
SJ 209 Commending Karen Darnell Wagner.
SJ 222 Commending Cheryl Thompson-Stacy.
SJ 223 Commending Donald Hays Hopson.
SR 11 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
SR 12 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
SR 13 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
SR 38 Celebrating the life of Ronald E. Carrier.
SR 40 Commending Donna Whitley-Smith.
SR 41 Celebrating the life of James Michael Eastham, Sr.
SR 52 Commending the Garden Club of Virginia.
SR 77 Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
SR 78 Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
SR 79 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
SR 80 Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
Top 10 Campaign Donors
|
Occupational Donors |
Amount |
|
Republican State Leadership Committee |
$2,801,044 |
|
Republican Party of Virginia |
$503,160 |
|
Common Sense Virginia PAC |
$204,899 |
|
Obenshain for Senate – Mark |
$167,810 |
|
Gilliam, Richard Baxter |
$125,000 |
|
Goodwin, William H., Jr. |
$76,000 |
|
Va Trial Lawyers Assn |
$63,000 |
|
Curt, Walter M. |
$62,500 |
|
Koch Industries Inc |
$60,500 |
|
The Printing Express |
$58,806 |
