Nelson County, Virginia
Jacquelynne "Jackie" Harris has a robust career in management and public service, currently serving as an Election Task Force Member at the Bipartisan Policy Center and Chief Deputy Registrar/Director of Elections for Nelson County, Virginia. With previous roles including Director of Elections for the City of Lexington VA and financial analyst for Albemarle County, Harris combines extensive experience in election management, policy analysis, and operational improvement. Additionally, Harris has worked as an independent consultant and has significant experience in wedding planning and officiating. Educational accomplishments include studies at Mary Baldwin College and PVCC Workforce Services. Harris has also contributed to international elections as an observer in Afghanistan.
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Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County, and named in honor of Thomas Nelson, Jr., third governor of Virginia. Originally the home of the Monocan tribe of Native Americans, a settlement along the James River was established by English colonists in the early 1700s. Another stream of settlers, of Scotch-Irish and German descent, came into the western sections of the county from the Shenandoah Valley. By the end of the 1800s, Nelson’s agricultural products included tobacco, apples and chestnut trees; the produce and lumber were carried to market by canal and railroad. During the 1930s Earl Hamner, Jr. began writing of his experiences growing up in Nelson County during the Depression. Those writings eventually provided the substance for the The Waltons TV series. In 1969, Hurricane Camille caused a flood, devastating Nelson County. Since Camille, Nelson County has slowly recovered its land, its infrastructure and the will to grow and prosper again. Events that have aided in this recovery include: the 1972 development of Wintergreen Resort, the restoration in progress at Oak Ridge Estate, development of Walton’s Mountain Museum, the resurgence of the apple industry, the maturation of new vineyards, and the steady growth in Nelson County’s tourism industry.