Margaret Vanderhye
| Margaret G. Vanderhye | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 34th district |
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In office January 9, 2008 – January 13, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Vince Callahan |
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July 29, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Vanderhye |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | McLean, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern University (B.A.) Johns Hopkins University (M.A.) |
| Profession | Civic leader |
| Committees | Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources; Science and Technology |
Margaret G. "Margi" Vanderhye (born July 29, 1948 in Chicago) is a McLean, Virginia community activist and a former delegate from the 34th district of Virginia. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2007 Virginia general election to fill the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Vince Callahan, defeating Republican businessman Dave Hunt in the general election on November 6, 2007. On November 3, 2009, Vanderhye was narrowly defeated in her reelection bid by Republican .
Vanderhye, a longtime resident of McLean, earned her B.A. in political science from Northwestern University and a master's degree in economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Early in her career she worked for Brent Scowcroft at the National Security Council and did a stint as a research consultant at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.. Starting in the 1990s, she began to work as a political appointee in the area of development and transportation. Virginia Governor Doug Wilder appointed Vanderhye to the state's Commission on Population Growth and Development and to a four-year term (1992–1996) on the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board. During the Wilder administration, she was also the Chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the state's Transportation Coordinating Council. From 1989 to 1991, she was president of the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions.
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