Robert S. Bloxom, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Prior to his appointment as Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Robert S. Bloxom served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1978 until his retirement at the end of 2003. During his time in the legislature Delegate Bloxom served on the Agriculture, Labor and Commerce, and Chesapeake and its Tributaries committees, and also served a term as Chairman of the multi-state Chesapeake Bay Commission.
Bloxom has served as the past president of the Eastern Shore Jaycees and the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as the past chairman of the Eastern Shore Community College Foundation and the Eastern Shore Community College Board. He is a member of the Religious Herald Board of Trustees and of the Fork Union Military Academy Board of Trustees.
A 1959 graduate of the University of Richmond, Bloxom currently serves as president of Bloxom Auto Supply Co., Inc., in Mappsville on the Eastern Shore. Bloxom and his wife Patricia have two children and four grandchildren.