Phil represents the City of Norfolk’s 94th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. Phil and his wife, Sara, are raising their family in Ocean View.

Phil was born and raised in Hampton Roads, attended local public schools, and received a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which made it possible for him to attend William & Mary and become the first in his family to graduate from college.

First elected in 2023, Phil hit the ground running and established himself as an effective, creative legislator. In his first term, he passed 10 bills into law.

This includes landmark legislation to: expand property tax relief to more Gold Star families, create the largest pilot program in the nation to help families and businesses lower energy bills, improve access to the Child Care Subsidy Program, establish a new Chief Resilience Office to help Virginia prepare for the impacts of a changing climate, and enact the most sweeping reforms to unclaimed property in a generation that will help return over $100 million to families in Virginia every year.

In 2024, Phil was named “Rookie Legislator of the Year” by the Virginia Education Association. He also received the 2025 Legislative Leadership Award from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters.

Phil always looks for creative ways to build community. He organizes annual blood drives, beach cleanups, and holds several town hall events each year.

Before he was elected, Phil was the Senior Vice President of Policy at a nonprofit that fought to increase teacher pay and funding for Virginia’s public schools. Phil also previously worked as a civil rights attorney and served in President Obama’s White House Domestic Policy Council, where he partnered with leaders across the country to expand affordable clean energy, fight for clean air and water, and help coordinate the response to the BP Oil Spill, the worst spill in American history.

He met his wife, Sara, at William & Mary and they were married in 2015. Sara works to increase access to quality, affordable health care, with a special focus on preventive care. They have two beautiful daughters.