Birthname: | James Kenneth O'Brien, Jr. |
Jay O'Brien | |
State Senate: | Virginia |
State: | Virginia |
District: | 39th |
Term Start: | December 5, 2002 |
Term End: | January 9, 2008 |
Preceded: | Madison Marye |
Succeeded: | George Barker |
State Delegate2: | Virginia |
State2: | Virginia |
District2: | 40th |
Term Start2: | January 8, 1992 |
Term End2: | December 5, 2002 |
Preceded2: | Robert E. Harris |
Succeeded2: | Tim Hugo |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1951 |
Birth Place: | Nuremberg, West Germany |
Spouse: | Sevea Staves |
Profession: | businessman |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | U.S. Military Academy (BS) University of Oklahoma (MA) |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Rank: | Colonel |
Serviceyears: | 1973–1978 (Active) 1978–2006 (Reserve) |
Unit: | U.S. Army Reserve |
James Kenneth "Jay" O'Brien, Jr. (born December 10, 1951) was a Republican member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 39th district from 2003 through 2007. Previously represented the 40th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 through 2002. O'Brien was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2007, losing in a close race to Democrat George Barker.
O'Brien was born in Nuremberg, West Germany, on December 10, 1951, to Jim and Mary O'Brien. Along with his father and two brothers, Dennis and Michael, he attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1973. He then went on to graduate school at University of Oklahoma where he mastered in Public Administration.