Jeff McWaters
| Jeff McWaters | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 8th district |
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| Assumed office January 13, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth W. Stolle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeffrey L. McWaters September 6, 1956 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia |
| Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky (B.S.) |
| Website | www.jeffmcwaters.com |
Jeffrey L. McWaters (born September 6, 1956) is a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia. He represents the 8th district, which includes a portion of Virginia Beach. He was first elected in a special election in January 2010, which was held to replace Ken Stolle, who had been elected sheriff.[1]
Early life
McWaters was born September 6, 1956, to a plant superintendent and school teacher in Paducah, Kentucky. He attended Paducah Tilghman High School in his home town of Paducah, playing on the football team and participating on Paducah Tilghman's 1974 state championship team. He went to a local college in Paducah before going to the University of Kentucky, where he studied accounting. He earned a position on the Kentucky Wildcats football team as a walk-on, but a knee injury prevented him from playing a single game.
After graduating from University of Kentucky, McWaters joined Ernst and Young as an accountant. After that he worked as an operational audit manager for CIGNA, an American health care provider. In 1994 he founded Amerigroup, a health care provider which operates out of Virginia Beach.[2]
Politics
McWaters ran to replace outgoing Republican and sheriff-elect Ken Stolle in a special election held on January 13, 2010. He defeated city councilwoman Rosemary Wilson in the Republican primary, and then Democrat Bill Fleming 8,051 votes to 2,184 in the general election.[3]
