ABOUT ADAM
Virginia Senator Adam P. Ebbin took office in 2012 after serving for eight years in the House of Delegates.
Adam has been a leader on advancing public safety in the General Assembly, banning firearms in state owned buildings and on the grounds of the State Capitol (SB 1215, 2021), prohibiting public and private school personnel from recommending to a prospective employer a current or former staff member suspected of sexual misconduct (SB 605, 2018; SB 832, 2020), and providing support to victims of human trafficking (SB 259, 2012 and HB2190, 2011).
He has worked tirelessly to protect our rights, passing a comprehensive ban on discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SB 868, 2020), decriminalizing and then legalizing marijuana (SB 2, 2020; SB 1406, 2021), establishing statutory penalties for unlawful evictions (SB 1215, 2021), allowing employees to sue employers for stealing their earned wages (SB 838, 2020), protecting the Latino community from legal fraud (SB 503, 2014), and creating a public defender office in Arlington County (HB 1500, 2004).
Adam has been a champion for coalition building and pragmatic solutions, passing legislation to enable lower interest rates on deferred property taxes for seniors (HB 2635, 2005), providing prenatal care for immigrant mothers (SB 568, 2012), and ending the practice of suspending driver's licenses for nonpayment of court costs and fees (SB 10, 2020).
He serves as the Chair of the influential General Laws and Technology Committee as well as a member of four other Senate Committees: Finance and Appropriations; Commerce and Labor; Privileges and Elections; as well as the Senate Rules Committee.
Adam is the Chair of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the School Readiness Committee, the Joint Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources Oversight, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. He is also the Co-Chair of the General Assembly Gun Violence Prevention.
He has worked inside and outside the legislative process to fight for progressive change in Virginia. He founded the Virginia Partisan Gays and Lesbian Democratic Club. In 2023, Adam raised and contributed more than $500,000 to Democratic candidates in state races, helping Democrats defend the State Senate and retake the House of Delegates. Following the 2023 elections, Adam was elected by his Senate Democratic colleagues to serve as Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Adam has been honored by many organizations for his service including being recognized by the Virginia Education Association as Solid as a Rock for Education, as an Environmental Hero by the League of Conservation Voters, was named one of Equality Virginia's OUTstanding Virginians, has received Neighborhood Health's Health Equity Award, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's (NORML) Vanguard Award, has been recognized by the Virginia Humane Society as an All Star for Animals, and as the Legislator of the Year by the Metropolitan Washington Building Trades Council.
A native of Commack, New York, Adam has resided in Alexandria since 1989 and is a 1985 graduate of American University in Washington, DC. He was a Fellow with the Flemming Foundation for Legislative Leadership in 2006 and at the University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership in 2000. In 2012, Adam was also a Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.
Adam has been a leader on advancing public safety in the General Assembly, banning firearms in state owned buildings and on the grounds of the State Capitol (SB 1215, 2021), prohibiting public and private school personnel from recommending to a prospective employer a current or former staff member suspected of sexual misconduct (SB 605, 2018; SB 832, 2020), and providing support to victims of human trafficking (SB 259, 2012 and HB2190, 2011).
He has worked tirelessly to protect our rights, passing a comprehensive ban on discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SB 868, 2020), decriminalizing and then legalizing marijuana (SB 2, 2020; SB 1406, 2021), establishing statutory penalties for unlawful evictions (SB 1215, 2021), allowing employees to sue employers for stealing their earned wages (SB 838, 2020), protecting the Latino community from legal fraud (SB 503, 2014), and creating a public defender office in Arlington County (HB 1500, 2004).
Adam has been a champion for coalition building and pragmatic solutions, passing legislation to enable lower interest rates on deferred property taxes for seniors (HB 2635, 2005), providing prenatal care for immigrant mothers (SB 568, 2012), and ending the practice of suspending driver's licenses for nonpayment of court costs and fees (SB 10, 2020).
He serves as the Chair of the influential General Laws and Technology Committee as well as a member of four other Senate Committees: Finance and Appropriations; Commerce and Labor; Privileges and Elections; as well as the Senate Rules Committee.
Adam is the Chair of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the School Readiness Committee, the Joint Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources Oversight, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. He is also the Co-Chair of the General Assembly Gun Violence Prevention.
He has worked inside and outside the legislative process to fight for progressive change in Virginia. He founded the Virginia Partisan Gays and Lesbian Democratic Club. In 2023, Adam raised and contributed more than $500,000 to Democratic candidates in state races, helping Democrats defend the State Senate and retake the House of Delegates. Following the 2023 elections, Adam was elected by his Senate Democratic colleagues to serve as Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Adam has been honored by many organizations for his service including being recognized by the Virginia Education Association as Solid as a Rock for Education, as an Environmental Hero by the League of Conservation Voters, was named one of Equality Virginia's OUTstanding Virginians, has received Neighborhood Health's Health Equity Award, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's (NORML) Vanguard Award, has been recognized by the Virginia Humane Society as an All Star for Animals, and as the Legislator of the Year by the Metropolitan Washington Building Trades Council.
A native of Commack, New York, Adam has resided in Alexandria since 1989 and is a 1985 graduate of American University in Washington, DC. He was a Fellow with the Flemming Foundation for Legislative Leadership in 2006 and at the University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership in 2000. In 2012, Adam was also a Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.