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Jill Holtzman Vogel (born July 6, 1970) is an American politician and Virginia lawyer. She currently represents the 27th district in the northern part of the state, consisting of Clarke and Frederick Counties, the city of Winchester, and parts of Fauquier, Culpeper and Loudoun Counties.
Early and family life
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Vogel attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and received a B.A. degree in government and religion. She then attended DePaul University's Law School in Chicago, Illinois and received a J.D. degree.
Political career
A member of the Virginia and Washington D.C. bars, Vogel specializes in laws relating to charitable and nonprofit organizations, as well as campaign finance and ethics. Vogel served as Deputy General Counsel in the Department of Energy, before starting her own law firm, Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky. Vogel became the Chief Counsel of the Republican National Committee in February 2004 (she had previously been Deputy Chief Counsel, as well as involved in the 2000 Florida recount and as a staff counsel at the 1996 Republican National Convention).
She was elected to the Senate of Virginia (a part-time position) as a Republican in 2007, after long-term state senator Russ Potts retired, defeating several opponents in the Republican primary and the general election. She was re-elected more easily in 2011 and 2015. She is currently the Caucus Whip for the Republican party in the state Senate, and rumored to be considering a run for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2017.