Jeremy McPike | |
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Jeremy McPike May 2015
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Member of the Virginia Senate from the 29th district |
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Assumed office January 13, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Charles J. Colgan |
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Born |
Jeremy Scott McPike September 19, 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sharon McPike |
Children | Emily, Erin and Sarah |
Residence | Dale City, Virginia |
Alma mater | George Mason University |
Occupation | American Politician |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
Jeremy Scott McPike (born September 19, 1975) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, McPike is the member of the Virginia Senate, who has represented the 29th district since Virginia's 29th Senate district election, 2015.
Jeremy McPike has spent his life in Prince William County, attending Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary, Fred Lynn Middle and graduating from Gar-Field High School.
Paying for school expenses by working as a construction laborer and eventually as a construction superintendent, Jeremy attended George Mason University for his Bachelor's and Master's of Public Administration degrees.
For the last 16 years, Jeremy has served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department, where he is a Captain and has been honored with Life Membership. He helped found and serves as president of the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department Foundation, well known in the community for its Santa visits to kids fighting cancer and its support of public safety initiatives.
Jeremy has also worked for the City of Alexandria for the last 15 years, currently serving as the Director of General Services. In this role, he works to make sure public building projects come in on time and on budget, and has established gleaning programs and SNAP/EBT at local Farmers’ Markets so healthy foods can reach the most vulnerable, and has led animal shelter operations, new public-private partnerships for the city, and sustainable green building policies.
Jeremy and his wife Sharon live in Dale City with their three daughters.