Barbara Comstock
Former 2-term (2014-18) Republican Virginia Congresswoman
Political commentator on ABC, CNN, PBS, MSNBC and more.
Named as one of top 10 lawmakers by Center for Effective Lawmaking
One-class Course (Zoom Only!)
1:30 – 3:00
March 31
Both Democrat and Republican, both Left and Right, despair over the current incivility and polarization in politics. How do we change the current dynamic?
Barbara Comstock’s bio:
Barbara Comstock has a lifetime of government service at the federal, state and local level, including her service as a Member of Congress, the Virginia General Assembly, the Justice Department, and as a Chief Counsel and senior aide in Congress. She has also worked at 2 law firms and started her own public affairs business. She also has worked on numerous campaigns and conventions in her lifetime of political involvement.Barbara was named one of the “Top Ten Most Effective Lawmakers” in the 115th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint effort of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University. Barbara currently is a senior adviser at Baker Donelson, where she focuses her work on tech issues, and she also serves as a political commentator as an ABC News political contributor, as well as on CNN, PBS, and MSNBC. She serves on the Boards of Vivint Home Security, Trustar Bank and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She is a mother of 3 and grandmother of 6 and lives in McLean with her husband, Chip, a lifelong high school educator and administrator.