Anne Ferrell Tata     Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata is a Virginia House of Delegates member representing 85,000 people in the Northeast portion of Virginia Beach, from the Northend Oceanfront area, north to the Bay, and west through Little Neck. She was first elected in 2021 and was awarded the 2022 “Freshman Legislator of the Year” by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce after her first session, and she is currently serving in her second term. Anne Ferrell has championed and passed bipartisan legislation supporting Virginia Beach, the military, foster care children, and fighting human trafficking and antisemitism. Anne Ferrell graduated from Florida State University, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at UVA, and CIVIC Leadership Institute. Her “day job” is with EMF Broadcasting working in Ministry Partnerships.  EMF Broadcasting’s flagship brand, “K-LOVE Radio,” broadcasts its positive and encouraging contemporary Christian music on over 1,000 stations in all 50 states. Anne Ferrell is also a board member of iFoster, a national foster care organization, and serves on the Appropriations, Education, and Counties, Cities and Towns Committees in the Virginia House. Anne Ferrell has also been an award-winning Medical Sales Representative, inventor, patent holder, (mini) triathlete, author, speaker, and a daughter of an Army Chaplain and a schoolteacher. Anne Ferrell and her husband, attorney and former Naval officer Bob Tata, have four adult children and make their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. When not in session, you often can find Anne Ferrell, her Chief of Staff Gina Lane, and her Legislative aide Gwynn Trinder, in their office on Laskin Rd.