Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg (born 1982) is an American teacher and politician. He won election to the Virginia House of Delegates from the 72nd District, on November 7, 2017, to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff to take the seat in the 2017 and 2019 elections, respectively.
VanValkenburg taught at Short Pump Middle School and continues to teach at Glen Allen High School after his election to the House of Delegates, a part-time legislature. A Democrat, he defeated Republican lawyer Edward Whitlock III in 2017 as part of a Democratic wave in Virginia.[1]
VanValkenburg has introduced twelve education-related bills since taking office.[2]
VanValkenburg, a public school teacher for 18 years, has stated that investing in education has been one of his top legislative priorities. He aims to bring more state aid to local school divisions in order to reduce class size, expand support staff and modernize school buildings.[4]
Labor relations
VanValkenburg opposes the use of covenants not to compete (also known as non-compete agreements) in certain cases, such as for relatively low-wage workers or workers who do not have access to sensitive trade secrets, such as sandwich-makers, baristas, or gym trainers. He filed a bill in 2019 which would prohibit employers from enforcing non-compete agreements when no trade secrets were involved. VanValkenburg's bill would apply only to workers whose average weekly earnings were less than the state's average weekly wage.[5]
Civil liberties
In 2019, VanValkenburg announced a bill to reform Virginia's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) laws. VanValkenburg's proposed bill came after Virginia's anti-SLAPP laws, which were intended to protect people from being intimidated or silenced by frivolous lawsuits) were criticized for being overly lax, allowing plaintiffs such as actor Johnny Depp and California Congressman Devin Nunes to file lawsuits in Virginia that may have been dismissed under California's more stringent laws.[6][7] VanValkenburg's bill, modeled after California's, would allow defendants in defamation cases to file motions to dismiss potentially-frivolous defamation suits earlier in the process. If successful, they would be able to recover attorney fees.[6]
^"Legislator: Schuyler VanValkenburg". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^Martz, Michael (October 24, 2017). "Education drives debate between VanValkenburg, Whitlock for open House seat in Henrico". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
^Ress, Dave (2019-01-08). "Van Valkenburg: no to non-competes for lower-income workers". The Daily Press. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ abJuvenal, Justin (2019-12-22). "Nunes, Depp lawsuits in Virginia seen as threats to free speech and press". The Washington post. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^Casey, Dan (2019-11-30). "CASEY: Easy path to SLAPP suits under scrutiny by Virginia lawmakers". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^"Elections: House of Delegates District 72". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
^"Elections: House of Delegates District 2". www.vpap.org. Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^"2021 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
External links
Schuyler VanValkenburg - Delegate for Virginia's 72nd District in Henrico County.
April 14, 2023
schuyler, vanvalkenburg, schuyler, thomas, vanvalkenburg, born, 1982, american, teacher, politician, election, virginia, house, delegates, from, 72nd, district, november, 2017, replace, retiring, delegate, jimmie, massie, defeated, republicans, eddie, whitlock. Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg born 1982 is an American teacher and politician He won election to the Virginia House of Delegates from the 72nd District on November 7 2017 to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff to take the seat in the 2017 and 2019 elections respectively Schuyler VanValkenburgMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 72nd districtIncumbentAssumed office January 18 2018Preceded byJimmie MassiePersonal detailsBornSchuyler Thomas VanValkenburg1982 age 40 41 Johnstown New York U S Political partyDemocraticResidenceRichmond VirginiaAlma materUniversity of RichmondVirginia Commonwealth UniversityProfessionTeacherDelegateCommitteesEducationPrivileges amp ElectionsSchool Safety Contents 1 Career 1 1 Committee assignments 2 Legislative issues 2 1 Education 2 2 Labor relations 2 3 Civil liberties 2 4 Electoral history 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditVanValkenburg taught at Short Pump Middle School and continues to teach at Glen Allen High School after his election to the House of Delegates a part time legislature A Democrat he defeated Republican lawyer Edward Whitlock III in 2017 as part of a Democratic wave in Virginia 1 VanValkenburg has introduced twelve education related bills since taking office 2 Committee assignments Edit Education Privileges amp Elections 3 Legislative issues EditEducation Edit VanValkenburg a public school teacher for 18 years has stated that investing in education has been one of his top legislative priorities He aims to bring more state aid to local school divisions in order to reduce class size expand support staff and modernize school buildings 4 Labor relations Edit VanValkenburg opposes the use of covenants not to compete also known as non compete agreements in certain cases such as for relatively low wage workers or workers who do not have access to sensitive trade secrets such as sandwich makers baristas or gym trainers He filed a bill in 2019 which would prohibit employers from enforcing non compete agreements when no trade secrets were involved VanValkenburg s bill would apply only to workers whose average weekly earnings were less than the state s average weekly wage 5 Civil liberties Edit In 2019 VanValkenburg announced a bill to reform Virginia s anti strategic lawsuit against public participation SLAPP laws VanValkenburg s proposed bill came after Virginia s anti SLAPP laws which were intended to protect people from being intimidated or silenced by frivolous lawsuits were criticized for being overly lax allowing plaintiffs such as actor Johnny Depp and California Congressman Devin Nunes to file lawsuits in Virginia that may have been dismissed under California s more stringent laws 6 7 VanValkenburg s bill modeled after California s would allow defendants in defamation cases to file motions to dismiss potentially frivolous defamation suits earlier in the process If successful they would be able to recover attorney fees 6 Electoral history Edit Date Election Candidate Party Votes Virginia House of Delegates 72nd districtNov 7 2017 8 General Schuyler VanValkenburg Democratic 16 655 52 71 Eddie Whitlock Republican 14 869 47 06 Nov 5 2019 9 General Schuyler VanValkenburg Democratic 16 345 53 26 GayDonna Vandergriff Republican 14 312 46 63 Nov 2 2021 10 General Schuyler VanValkenburg Democratic 19 710 53 00 Christopher Holmes Republican 17 427 46 08 References Edit Lappas Tom 2017 11 07 Blue crush Democrats celebrate key Henrico wins The Henrico Citizen Retrieved 2018 03 30 LIS Virginia Retrieved October 31 2019 Legislator Schuyler VanValkenburg www vpap org Retrieved 30 March 2018 Martz Michael October 24 2017 Education drives debate between VanValkenburg Whitlock for open House seat in Henrico Richmond Times Dispatch Retrieved October 31 2019 Ress Dave 2019 01 08 Van Valkenburg no to non competes for lower income workers The Daily Press Retrieved 2019 12 23 a b Juvenal Justin 2019 12 22 Nunes Depp lawsuits in Virginia seen as threats to free speech and press The Washington post Retrieved 2019 12 23 Casey Dan 2019 11 30 CASEY Easy path to SLAPP suits under scrutiny by Virginia lawmakers The Roanoke Times Retrieved 2019 12 23 Elections House of Delegates District 72 www vpap org Retrieved 2020 03 14 Elections House of Delegates District 2 www vpap org Virginia Public Access Project Retrieved March 14 2020 2021 November General results elections virginia gov Retrieved 2021 11 16 External links EditSchuyler VanValkenburg Delegate for Virginia s 72nd District in Henrico County Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schuyler VanValkenburg amp oldid 1127231526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
