State Senator Bill DeSteph (R-8th Dist) will receive the Virginia Council of Chapters’ MOAA Legislator of the Year Award at the Chapter’s luncheon on 27 September at the Glenmore Country Club. 

A Desert Storm veteran, Sen. DeSteph served in the United States Navy, both as a chief petty officer, and later, as a naval special-warfare intelligence officer. He later joined the defense technology firm AMTI as a senior vice president and co-owner, where he as-sisted in the growth and eventual sale of the com-pany. From 2003-2013, he served on the Virginia Beach City Council. 

Senator DeSteph has been