Born and raised in Richmond Virginia, he attended public school in Richmond, the earned a BA and MA . After active duty in the U.S/ Army, he obtained his law degree from the University of Richmond. in 1980. He served for 30 years as an Active Reservist and Active Duty Army officer, serving five years on active duty. He was mobilized after 9/11/01 and commanded a specialized intelligence unit in the anti-terrorist effort. He retired as a full Colonel from active duty in 2002.
During the past decades, while serving active duty, he developed he law practice and began a real estate investment business. During his legal career, he has served as an Assistant Attorney General under then Attorney General Gerald Baliles and as Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. He later became the managing litigation attorney for a Fortune 500 insurance company and, in 1999, formed the law firm of Powell and Parrish, PC where is the senior partner of the firm.
“I am gratified by the overwhelming support I have received form
Seventh District Democrats. From growing up as the son of a welder in Richmond’s
Church Hill, I’ve had to work my heart out for everything I have – nothing has been
given to me. I pledge to run this campaign on the same work ethic that has guided me
throughout my personal, military and professional career.
“Unlike Eric Cantor, I am not a politician; I am an ordinary citizen – a retired army
Colonel, attorney and small business owner – who believes something is drastically
wrong with Congress and our country’s political system, a system where multinational
corporations and the wealthiest control too many of our elected representatives.
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