Robin Abbott
[2] After graduating from high school in 1970, Abbott moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a stenographer and the United States Department of Justice as a legal secretary.Abbott was elected as a representative for the 93rd District, Newport News and James City County, in the Virginia House of Delegates of the General Assembly in November 2009.Abbott is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and in that capacity has fought against mortgage lenders in foreclosure cases.Abbott worked as a Member of the Legal Poll Monitor Team for the 2008 Presidential Election on behalf of the Obama Campaign, served as an Officer and Youth Coordinator for the Peninsula Chapter of Operation Smile, served as Chairman of the Fat Tire Duathlon and co-chairman of the Strawberry Jam Festival, collectively raising over $1M benefiting Operation Smile.She is an active member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Newport News, Virginia, where she serves as a Eucharist Minister and assists in many other ministries benefiting her community.