Gov.-elect Spanberger appoints former Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as VSP superintendent

Jeffrey Katz appointed state police superintendent

Katz retired from the Chesterfield County Police Department in March 2024 and joined the FBI.

Spanberger will replace head of Virginia State Police with former Chesterfield police chief

Former Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz will be the first VSP superintendent in more than 30 years who wasn't a trooper.

Virginia Gov.-elect Spanberger reveals senior staff, administration picks

Gov.‑elect Abigail Spanberger has announced her additional staff and administration appointments for the upcoming term.

Gov.-elect Spanberger appoints former Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as VSP superintendent

RICHMOND, Va. Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed former Chesterfield County Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as superintendent of the Virginia State Police.The announcement came as Spanberger announced other state agency leads and secretariat senior staff ahead of her inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 17.Katz retired from the Chesterfield County Police Department in 2024 after accepting a position with the FBI.Katz began his tenure as chief i…

Spanberger taps retired VA adjutant general to lead veterans affairs

Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has turned to a retired Virginia adjutant general to be the state's next secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. Retired Maj. Gen. Timothy Williams, a 38-year military veteran who served under Spanberger's three immediate predecessors, is the governor-elect's seventh Cabinet pick as she prepares to take the oath of office Jan. 17. She will be