Scott Surovell

Scott Anthony Surovell (born August 21, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 34th district, which encompasses portions of Fairfax roughly following U.S. Route 1, Kingstowne and Lorton.

In 1989, he graduated from West Potomac High School and went to college at James Madison University, where he was student body vice-president.

Surovell worked for DMV Deputy Commissioner Bill Leighty, who later served as chief of staff under governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.

[3] Surovell is a trial lawyer specializing in criminal and traffic defense, domestic relations, personal injury, consumer class action and commercial litigation.

In 2009, Surovell resigned as Chairman of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee in order to run for the House of Delegates.

[10] For several years Surovell has written a blog, entitled The Dixie Pig, named after a now-defunct restaurant on U.S. Route 1 in his district that was his grandmother’s favorite.

He also passed legislation creating civil penalties for destroying public records to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests.

[18] In 2019, he was the Chief Sponsor of legislation that prohibited coal ash in the Chesapeake Bay watershed from being stored in existing partially-lined ponds, required at least 25% to be recycled into products, and the remainder stored in modern lined landfills in excess of Environmental Protection Agency minimum requirements.

In the 2021 Session, Surovell was chief sponsor of legislation to repeal Virginia's death penalty after four centuries of it being legal.

[29] Surovell first ran for the Virginia House of Delegates during the 2009 elections to replace retiring Democratic incumbent Kristen J. Amundson.