Ward Armstrong
Ward L. Armstrong is a trial lawyer and has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1992.
Armstrong was raised in Bassett, Virginia, graduating from John D. Bassett High School in 1974. He then attended Duke University, where he earned a business degree in 1977. In 1980, Armstrong received a JD degree from the University of Richmond. During law school, he studied for a summer at Cambridge University in England. After law school, he worked as a law clerk to Justice W. Carrington Thompson of the Supreme Court of Virginia for one year. He has practiced law in Martinsville since 1981.
He represents the 10th House district, and serves on the Courts of Justice, General Laws, and Counties, Cities & Towns committees. On February 24, 2007, Armstrong was elected Minority Leader of the Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates. As Minority Leader, he has organized the "51 Committee" to assist candidates in an effort to establish a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates.
The Virginia Fifth Congressional District Democratic Committee awarded Armstrong the A.L. Philpott Award for Leadership. He is past president of the Martinsville-Henry County Bar Association; a member of the Virginia Museum of Transportation Board of Directors; and a member of the Norfolk and Western Historical Society.
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