Laird Knights came to Virginia back in 1988 to attend the
Virginia Military Institute where upon graduation received a
degree in Mechanical Engineering. Laird lives in Orange County with his wife Laurie of 29 years, and they have two adult daughters.

He has worked in research and development for 25+ years. He has been active in his local church since 2006, as a member of the choir, and served in a variety a number of a
community outreach groups from the church.

Laird joined in the Tea Party movement back in 2011 and was recruited to serve in 2013 in the Republican party. He has served ever since in a number of positions, such as the secretary of the Orange County Republican Committee, precinct captain, poll watcher, poll worker, and most recently as President of Lake of the Woods Republican Club.

Laird understands the needs of the local committees and is deeply committed to seeing that all local county committees are able to work together and get the help they need from their neighboring counties while advancing the goals of the 7th District and the RPV at large at the local level.