A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2018-2021. Virginia.53529

A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2018-2021.

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Accession Number 53529


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Identification
53529
Title
Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2018-2021.
Extent
4.45 cu. ft. (14 boxes)
Creator
Virginia. Secretary of Transportation.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions

Preferred Citation

Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2018-2021, Accession 53529. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 53529 was transferred by the Secretary of Transportation Jan 7, 2022.

Historical Information

In 1970 the Governor's Management Commission Study recommended the creation of six "Deputy Governors" to assist the Chief Executive in his managerial duties. Compatible functions of government were grouped under these administrative heads, who would serve as the Governors top management team or "secretariats," as they are called now. Governor Linwood Holton's top priority for the 1972 session of the General Assembly was a proposal for a Governor's Cabinet, reorganizing state agencies into six major departments--each headed by a secretary appointed by the governor. Transportation and public safety was one of these six departments. The Office of Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was created on April 8, 1972, by an act passed by the General Assembly. Governor Holton appointed Wayne A. Whitham, a member of the Winchester City Council, as the first Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety. When Whitham took office on July 1, 1972, he was responsible for State Highway Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of State Police, Highway Safety Division, Office of Emergency Services, Department of Military Affairs, Virginia State Crime Commission and the Law Enforcement Officers Training Standards Commission. The Office has undergone a series of administrative reorganizations since. On April 12, 1976, the Legislature established separate secretariats for transportation and for public safety, effective July 1, 1976. On July 1, 1984, the offices were again combined. Most recently, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was divided into separate secretariats on February 22, 1990. The Secretary of Transportation is a member of the Governor's Cabinet, and is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Secretary is responsible to the governor for the Department of Transportation, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Department of Aviation, Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia Port Authority and the Motor Vehicle Dealers Board.

Shannon Valentine served as Secretary of Transportation during the administration of Governor Ralph Northam. As Secretary, she also serves as Chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). Valentine previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, 2006-2009, and as a member of the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board for the Lynchburg District. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia in economics.

Scope and Content

The Secretary of Transportation records, 2018-2021, consist of 14 archival boxes and are divided into 8 series. Series have been designated for Correspondence - Assigned State Agencies (I), Correspondence - Constituent (II), Correspondence - Secretary (III), Commonwealth Transportation Board (IV), Governor Decision Requests (V), Subject files (VI), Files of Quintin Elliott, Dep. Sec. of Transportation (VII) and Files of John Lawson, Dep. Sec. of Transportation (VIII). These records document the work of Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentaine during the Northam administration and were created or collected, 2018-2021, though some documents in this collection pre-date this time period.

Contents List

Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2018-2021.
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