Background
Marsden, David W. was born on April 5, 1948 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
Marsden, David W. was born on April 5, 1948 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
Attended, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.
He currently represents the 37th district in the Senate of Virginia which is a portion of Fairfax County. Since 2006 and prior to serving in the State Senate, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 41st district. Prior to his career in politics he spent 17 years as head of the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center until 1999.
In 2000 Governor Jim Gilmore appointed him Chief Deputy and then Acting Director of the 2,700-person Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice.
He then served for 6 months in the administration of Governor Mark Warner. On January 12, 2010, Marsden defeated Steve Hunt in a special Senate election to replace Republican Ken Cuccinelli who was elected Attorney General the previous fall.
On January 13, 2010, Marsden was sworn in. An additional special election was held March 2, 2010 to replace Marsden in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Marsden graduated from West.T. Woodson High School in 1966 and Randolph-Macon College in 1970.
Master: Virginia Juvenile Justice Association (former president, Administrator of Year 1997, Robert H. Sutton Humanitarian award 2006). Member: Northern Virginia Literacy Council (advisory board), Enterprize School (board director, former president), Virginia Council Juvenile Detention (former president), West-Lynch Foundation.
Married Julia-Anna Thompson. Children: Nathan, Stuart, Connor.