Edd Houck
Member of the Virginia State Senate from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  1984
Born	September 11, 1950 (1950-09-11) (age 57) Smyth County, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Dana
Profession	educator
Religion	Episcopal

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Houck currently serves on the Finance, Transportation, Rules, General Laws, and Education and Health Committees. He is the Chairman of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and a member of the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Commission on Youth. Additionally, Senator Houck is a member of the following Joint Subcommittees: Conflicts of Interests and Lobbyist Disclosure Filings, Public Funding of Higher Education in Virginia, Public Records Act, and Assistance to Localities for K-12 School Infrastructure. Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids

In 2005, Houck was appointed to serve on the Budget Committee of Conference. This committee meets with its counterparts from the House of Delegates to reconcile differences between the House and Senate budgets and recommend a final budget bill to be sent to each House for approval.

Senator Houck also serves as a member of START (the Statewide Transportation Analysis and Recommendation Taskforce). Earlier this year, he was named as a Senate member of the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability.

Houck was born in Smyth County, Virginia and graduated from Marion High School. Smyth County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. He received his Bachelor Degree from Concord College, now Concord University, and a Master's in Education from the University of Virginia. Concord University is a comprehensive public liberal arts institution located in Athens West Virginia, founded on February 28 1872, when the The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research

External links

• Senate of Virginia - Senator R. Edward Houck official government site
• Re-Elect Senator Edd Houck official campaign website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator R. Edward 'Edd' Houck (VA) profile
• Follow the Money - R Edward Houck
  • 2005 2003 2001 1999 campaign contributions
• Washington Post - Senate District 17 Race