Janet Howell, trailblazing Virginia state senator, dies at 82

Janet Howell, a longtime Democratic lawmaker from Fairfax County who became the first woman to head the Virginia Senate’s powerful finance committee, died Aug. 2 at her home in Reston. She was 82. Her death was confirmed by her husband, Hunt Howell, who said her health had declined in recent years....

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