Janet Howell

She was born to Edward Fulton and Elsie (Lightbown) Denison. Her father was a prominent economist at the U. S. Department of Commerce and the Brookings Institution, and fellow Oberlin alumnus.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |access-date=2011-06-05 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/24/us/e-f-denison-economist-76-devised-gnp.html |title=E. F. Denison, Economist, 76; Devised G.N.P. |date=October 24, 1992 |first=Bruce |last=Lambert}}

Howell taught in the Philadelphia school district, 1968–1969, and was a legislative assistant in the Virginia State Senate from 1989 to 1991.

The Reston Times named her Restonian of the year in 1984. In 1991 the Virginia Association of Social Workers honored her as Virginian of the year. She was named Senator of the Year (Fraternal Order of Police, 1998), Citizen of Yr. (ARC, 1998). She was Chairman of the Fairfax County, Virginia Social Services Board, 1979–82, State Bd. Social Svcs., Va., 1986–91, Reston (Va.) Transp. Com., 1986–91; pres. Reston Community Assn., 1982–85, Citizen of Yr., 1990.

Howell reported financial assets in 2010 worth more than $US1.48 million and possibly more than

$6 million.{{cite web |work=Virginia Public Access Project |access-date=2011-06-05 |url=http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/sei/securities/28?year=2010 |title=VPAP | Candidates | Janet Howell | Personal Finances | Securities, Mutual Funds, Investments |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930231138/http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/sei/securities/28?year=2010 |archive-date=2012-09-30 }}

Janet Howell ran for reelection in Virginia's November 8, 2011 election. The Virginia General Assembly drew new legislative districts to reflect the U.S. Census of 2010. As chairman of the Senate of Virginia's committee on privileges and elections, Mrs. Howell led the process to draw new Senate district boundaries, and she did so to preserve her party's majority and to improve her own reelection prospects within the law. If the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approves the plan, as required by the 1965 Voting Rights Act, she will acquire some reliably Democrat voting precincts and shed others that lean Republican.{{cite news |date=24 May 2011 |title=DOJ requests interviews with redistricting legislators |author-link=Rosalind S. Helderman |first=Rosalind S. |last=Helderman |department=Virginia Politics |newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/doj-requests-interviews-with-redistricting-legislators/2011/05/24/AFdgZfAH_blog.html}}{{cite web |quote=The Senate plan, drawn primarily by Sen. Janet D. Howell, D-Fairfax, would squeeze GOP Sens. Frank W. Wagner and Jeff McWaters, both of Virginia Beach, into the same district. It also would lump Sen. Stephen D. Newman, R-Lynchburg, into the same district as Sen. Ralph K. Smith, R-Botetourt County...
...But to our eyes, Howell's plan uses many of the same criteria Norment endorsed 10 years ago. Just as two Democrats stood to lose their seats in 2001, two Republicans are out of luck in 2011. |access-date=2011-06-04 |url=http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2011/apr/08/thomas-norment-jr/sen-thomas-norment-now-says-he-opposes-bipartisan-/ |work=Politifact.com Virginia |date=March 29, 2011 |title=Sen. Thomas Norment now says he opposes bipartisan redistricting}}{{cite web |access-date=2011-06-04 |url=http://mclean.patch.com/articles/our-senator-at-center-of-redistricting-battle |title=Our Senator at Center of Redistricting Battle; Sen. Janet Howell Heads Key Committee |work=McLean Patch |first=Bobbi |last=Bowman |date=December 28, 2010 |quote=State Sen. Janet Howell whose 32nd district includes McLean, will be a key player this year's redistricting battle because she heads the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. "We are charged with approving a redistricting plan for the state Senate and, along with the House, the US Congressional districts," she said. "We now know the population total for Virginia," said Howell. " We also know that Northern Virginia will pick up a Senate seat. However, since the population growth in uneven the impact on various districts is going to vary. One thing for certain, every Senate seat will have to be changed significantly," she said. "We do not know where the (new) district will be because Census will not send the needed data until February. Lots of people are creating scenarios but I think it is premature," said Howell, who started holding hearings on redistricting this fall. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820211055/http://mclean.patch.com/articles/our-senator-at-center-of-redistricting-battle |archive-date=August 20, 2011 }}{{cite news |title=In Re-Election Kickoff, Howell Says She Delivers for Region |first=Scott |last=McCaffrey |author2=Orrin Konheim |date=June 3, 2011 |access-date=2011-06-06 |location=Springfield, Va. |work=Sun Gazette |quote=State Sen. Janet Howell formally kicked off her bid for re-election June 1 by telling Democrats she has delivered for them, and the region, in the General Assembly. |url=http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2011/06/06/fairfax/news/fe79j2.txt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120318091000/http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2011/06/06/fairfax/news/fe79j2.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2012 }}

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• {{cite web | title = Senator Janet D. Howell; Democrat - District 32 | publisher = Senate of Virginia | url = http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/af1a2fba274b67a085256aa000719970?OpenDocument | access-date = 2009-01-16 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090115144219/http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/af1a2fba274b67a085256aa000719970?OpenDocument | archive-date = 2009-01-15 }}

• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010302011419/http://www.janethowell.com/ Senator Janet Howell]}} official website
• Follow the Money - Janet D Howell
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200545&c=414028 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200345&c=59340 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200145&c=59852 2001] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199945&c=1032 1999] campaign contributions
• [https://archive.today/20071020010336/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/votersguide/2007/va/races/va-senate-district-32/ Washington Post - Senate District 32 Race]
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