WITTMAN, Robert J., a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1959; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., 1981; M.P.H., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1990; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., 2002; shellfish sanitation; member of the Montross, Va., town council, 1986-1996; mayor of Montross, Va., 1992-1996; member of the Westmoreland County, Va., board of supervisors, 1996-2005; chairman of the Westmoreland County Va., board of supervisors, 2004-2005; member of the Virginia house of delegates, 2006-2007; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Jo Ann Davis, and to the four succeeding Congresses (December 11, 2007-present).