Jane Woods

{{Infobox officeholder

| birthname = Jane Alexandra Haycock

| image =

| order = 10th Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources

| office =

| governor = Mark Warner

| term_start = January 14, 2002

| term_end = January 14, 2006

| preceded = Louis Rossiter

| succeeded = Marilyn Tavenner

| state_senate1 = Virginia

| state1 = Virginia

| district1 = 34th

| term_start1 = January 8, 1992

| term_end1 = January 12, 2000

| preceded1 = Emilie Miller

| succeeded1 = Leslie Byrne

| state_delegate2= Virginia

| district2 = 37th

| term_start2 = January 13, 1988

| term_end2 = January 8, 1992

| preceded2 = Stephen E. Gordy

| succeeded2 = Bob Harris

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|10|10}}

| birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|18|1946|10|10}}

| death_place = Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.

| spouse = James R. F. Woods

| residence =

| alma_mater = American University (BA)

| profession =

| religion =

}}

Jane Haycock Woods (October 10, 1946 – July 18, 2022)[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/fairfax-va/jane-woods-10858244 Jane Haycock Woods] was an American educator and Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1992 to 2000, and Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 to 1992.

Biography

She was for many years an elementary teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools.

In 1999, Woods lost her Senate reelection bid against former U.S. Representative Leslie L. Byrne. In 2002, she was appointed Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources by Democratic Governor Mark Warner, serving in that role until 2006.{{cite news|author=R.H. Melton |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/12/24/warner-pick-for-cabinet-faces-ethical-scrutiny/c022039d-9813-4569-8223-652573546a1c/ |title=Warner Pick For Cabinet Faces Ethical Scrutiny |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 24, 2001 |accessdate=January 23, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/26/fairfax-teacher-to-run-for-37th-district-seat/76a474ea-17ea-4c79-839d-da9961c7ea27/|title=Fairfax Teacher to Run for 37th District Seat|date=February 26, 1987|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=March 19, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}