Va. Lawmaker Takes Job at William and Mary After Sponsoring $20-Million Deal

by E Wayne Ross on October 13, 2009

Daily Press: Sen. Tommy Norment wearing two hats for W&M: well-paid employee and powerful advocate in the General Assembly

WILLIAMSBURG – On July 1, 2008, state Sen. Tommy Norment boosted his state paycheck nearly tenfold with the stroke of a pen. That’s when he accepted a part-time faculty appointment with the College of William and Mary, his law school alma mater.

His annual salary for teaching two courses: $160,000.

That means Norment now wears two hats with regard to William and Mary: well-paid employee and powerful advocate in the General Assembly.