Todd Pillion

Chair, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority board

Appears in 1 story

Office: Member of the State Senate of Virginia

Born: November 1, 1973, Middlesboro

Party: Republican Party

Education: VCU School of Dentistry

Previous offices: member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

Stories

Richmond council approves shelter, family crisis and opioid fund amendments

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Oversees distribution of 55% of Virginia's opioid settlement funds

Richmond's City Council has approved roughly $1.6 million in budget adjustments that keep the city's winter shelter running and take in new opioid settlement money. On Sept. 28, after a public hearing, the council adopted ordinances giving CARITAS $844,143 for its surge overflow shelter and warming center and moving $100,000 to ACTS to run the Family Crisis Fund. On Oct. 13 it adopted a third, accepting $614,406 in opioid settlement funds.

Updated Sep 28