CLERK OF COURT R. STEVEN LANDES BIOGRAPHY

Steve Landes was sworn in as the 17thClerk of Circuit Court for the County of Augusta after winning a Special Election in November 2019. Steve was re-elected to a full eight-year term in November 2023. Before being elected as Clerk of Court he represented the 25th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, which included portions of Albemarle, Augusta, and Rockingham Counties for twelve terms. He was Chairman of the House Education Committee and Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. In addition, he was a member of the Rules and Privileges and Elections Committees.

A lifelong resident of the Valley, Steve is a graduate of Buffalo Gap High School in Augusta County, and he received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He and his wife Angela live in Fort Defiance. They have a son Roth, who is a graduate of Virginia Tech, and is a District Manager for Aldi.  Steve is a Member of the Virginia Court Clerk’s Association, and Co-Chairman of the Legislative Committee and a Member of the Public Relations Committee. He is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, and the State Historical Records Advisory Board. Steve is Past District Governor of the Woodrow Wilson Ruritan District, is a two-time Past President and a Member of the Weyers Cave Ruritan Club. He is a Member of the General Daniel Morgan Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Steve and Angela are both Members and Past Elders of Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church.

Steve worked as Community Liaison for Home Instead Senior Care of Staunton, Virginia. He also worked as Vice President of Market Development for Blue Ridge Bank, and prior to that he worked as Community Relations Coordinator for DuPont Community Credit Union. He also worked as Executive Director of NewBiz Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley’s small business incubator. Steve was a Life Insurance Agent and Registered Representative with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition, he worked at Davis & Davis Marketing, Inc., a Staunton-based marketing, and advertising firm, as a Media Buyer and then as an Account Executive.
 

He was a Member of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, representing the House of Delegates, and served on the Education Commission of the State. Steve served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, and was a Member of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board. He also served as a House Budget Conferee. Steve served as Legislative Assistant to former Delegate A.R. “Pete” Giesen, Jr., and he served as former Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s District Director and District Representative.