Jody Wagner
| Jody Moses Wagner | |
|---|---|
| 12th Virginia Secretary of Finance | |
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In office January 15, 2006 – August 8, 2008 |
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| Governor | Tim Kaine |
| Preceded by | John M. Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Ric Brown |
| Treasurer of Virginia | |
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In office January 2002 – January 15, 2006 |
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| Governor | Mark Warner |
| Preceded by | Mary G. Morris |
| Succeeded by | Braxton Powell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 6, 1955 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Alan L. Wagner |
| Children | Rachel, Jason, Elizabeth, Maxwell |
| Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern University (B.A.) Vanderbilt University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | JodysPopcorn.com |
Jody Moses Wagner (born August 6, 1955) is an American politician from Virginia Beach, Virginia. A Democrat, she served as State Treasurer of Virginia from January 2002 to January 2006, and as Virginia Secretary of Finance in the Cabinet of Governor Tim Kaine from January 2006 to August 2008. She was an unsuccessful candidate for United States House of Representatives in Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2000. She was the nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2009 election. She lost the election to the incumbent Bill Bolling.
Wagner received a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University in 1977, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1980. She was admitted to the bar in Tennessee in 1980 and in Virginia in 1984. Prior to joining state government, she worked for about 18 years at the Norfolk law firm Kaufman & Canoles, specializing in securities and banking law. She has been a board member of the Norfolk Foundation and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. She is a former president of the Jewish Family Services of Tidewater and former board member of the Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In September 2005, Wagner and her husband, Dr. Alan Wagner, an ophthalmologist, began a side business making gourmet popcorn.
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