Virginia Delegate Betsy Carr Named to Chesapeake Bay Commission

Virginia Delegate Betsy Carr, a champion of conservation, climate, and environmental issues, has been appointed to the Chesapeake Bay Commission.

The Commission is a tri-state partnership that seeks to provide coordination and leadership of state legislative and policy actions to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The commission also provides key input to Congress on Bay budget and policy issues.

Delegate Carr (D-Richmond) joins Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William), the commission’s vice chair, Senator Richard Stuart (R-King William), Delegate Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack), and Delegate Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach) as Virginia lawmakers on the commission.

Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources David Bulova, a former delegate, is also a commission member, as is former First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Virginia Policy Manager Jay Ford issued the following statement:

“Delegate Carr has been a steadfast advocate for conservation, climate resilience, and clean water policies that benefit the Chesapeake Bay throughout her time in the General Assembly.

“Her leadership on issues like menhaden and environmental education and her senior position on the appropriations committee will ensure Virginia’s priorities are well-represented on the Chesapeake Bay Commission, whose bipartisan work is critical to advancing Bay restoration and preservation goals.

“We congratulate Delegate Carr on joining Secretary Bulova, Senator McPike, Senator Stuart, Delegate Askew, Delegate Bloxom, and former First Lady Northam to help serve as the Commonwealth’s collective voice on the commission.”