About Chris Obenshain
Chris Obenshain was an American politician.
Joseph Christian Obenshain is an American Republican politician from Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election from the 41st district.
Obenshain was a prosecutor in the Montgomery County Commonwealth Attorney's office.
Obenshain lost reelection in 2025 to Democrat Lily Franklin, whom he narrowly defeated in 2023.
Education Obenshain graduated from Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Bridgewater College and University of Virginia School of Law.
Obenshain's father, Joe, ran for the Virginia Senate in 2003. His late uncle, Richard, served as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia and was the party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1978, but died in a plane crash prior to the election day. He is a cousin of state senator Mark and political commentator Kate Obenshain.
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