General Jerry Kilgore and Lt. Governor Tim Kaine. Newlywed state Senator Jeannemarie Devolites Davis was a panelist. She married Congressman Tom Davis of Fairfax. Former Senator Hunter Andrews was a back bencher at the conference as well as a panelist. And former Delegate A.R. “Pete” Giesen, also a panelist, is as much a Capitol Square regular as he was while in office. He served as a panelist for the conference.

Secretary of the Administration Sandra D. Bowen, who was featured on the cover of the July/August issue of the Virginia Review gave a presentation on the Capitol Square renovation project, an important topic of discussion now and into the near future. You may recall that Secretary Bowen has the distinction of having served three Virginia Governors, and is the only woman in history to have served as a Cabinet Secretary twice.

Relative newcomers like Delegates Bradley Marrs from Chesterfield and Accomack’s Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. were also included in panel discussions. It was refreshing to hear their suggestions on how to improve legislative efficiencies. Brad Marrs said the legislative logjam might efficiently be eased via a limit on the number of bills lawmakers could propose, in particular freshmen members of the House. He said there are other snafues like the recent one with the “day of rest” law the