H. Otto Wachsmann Jr. is an American politician and pharmacist who is a member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

for the 75th district. Elected in

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, he assumed office on January 12, 2022.

Education

Wachsmann attended the

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

for two years and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the VCU School of Pharmacy.

Career

Wachsmann worked as a pharmacist for

Peoples Drug Peoples Drug was a chain of drugstores based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1905, Peoples was subsequently purchased by Lane Drug in 1975, Imasco in 1984, and finally by CVS in 1990, which continued to run the stores under the Peoples banne ...

before working for several independent pharmacies. Wachsmann later worked as an office manager at the A. H. Robins Company. He later worked as a manager at the company. In 1996, Wachsmann took an administrative role at the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy of

Shenandoah University Shenandoah University is a private university in Winchester, Virginia. It has an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students across more than 200 areas of study in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences (including the Division of Education and Le ...

. He returned to

Winchester, Virginia Winchester is the most north western independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Winchester wit ...

in 2003 to take over his father's pharmacy. He was elected to the

from the 75th district in

and will assume office on January 1, 2022.

Personal life

Wachsmann and his wife, Judy, have two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wachsmann, Otto Living people American pharmacologists People from Winchester, Virginia People from Sussex County, Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University alumni Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Year of birth missing (living people)