Senate of Virginia
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Shadowy GOP-Linked Group Plans Barrage Of 2010 Robo-Calls...Vogel's own political career may owe something to similarly hardball tactics. A former RNC counsel herself, she faced a tight primary in her Virginia Senate race, but prevailed after her opponent, Mike Tate, was indicted for campaign finance... In this article: American Center for Voting Rights, Jill Holtzman Vogel, GOP, and Detainee |
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Deeds sits out Senate Democratic caucus
When the 21-member Democratic caucus of the Virginia Senate met Friday and Saturday for a two-day retreat to strategize for this January's legislative session, one member was not among them: Sen. Creigh Deeds. We're hearing that the...
In this article: Creigh Deeds, Bob McDonnell, Virginia Senate, Fairfax, and Richmond
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Who Runs Gov | November 04, 2009
Profiles/Robert_Creigh_Deeds
...360-vote win. Morello, Carol, "McDonnell Clinches Attorney General Race" The Washington Post, Dec. 22, 2005 Deeds kept his spot in the Virginia Senate. In December 2007, Deeds announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor...
In this article: Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Bob McDonnell, Tim Kaine, Attorney General, GOP, Roanoke Times, and The Washington Post
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The Cavalier Daily | November 04, 2009
McDonnell wins election by landslide
...state," McDonnell said. "Deeds was a great public servant … I look forward to working with him for years to come as he serves in the Virginia Senate. " The comments listed below are submitted by users and do not reflect the views or opinions...
In this article: Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, Bill Bolling, Attorney General, and George Allen
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Daily Progress | November 03, 2009
Bill Bolling re-elected lieutenant governor
Virginia's lieutenant governor makes just $36,321 a year and has only two constitutionally mandated duties-presiding over the Virginia Senate and being ready to take over should a governor resign or die in office. But Virginia's lieutenant...
In this article: Bill Bolling, Virginia, Virginia Senate, Jody Wagner, John N. Dalton, Timothy M. Kaine, Bob McDonnell, and L. Douglas Wilder
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The Caucus | November 03, 2009
Live Blogging the 2009 Elections
In this article: Barack Obama, Robert McDonnell, Al Gore, Sarah Palin, White House, Virginia, Tax, and Attorney General
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U.S. News & World Report | November 03, 2009
10 Things You Didn't Know About Creigh Deeds
...his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1984. 5. Deeds was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1991 and to the Virginia Senate in 2001. 6. The National Rifle Association endorsed Deeds in his unsuccessful 2005...
In this article: Virginia, Bath County, Richmond, Attorney General, Attorney General, Concord College, Virginia Senate, Virginia House of Delegates, Bob McDonnell, and National Rifle Association
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Poll shows McDonnell widens lead
...have twice won the governorship, taken back two U.S. Senate seats, seized a majority in the U.S. House delegation and control of the Virginia Senate. Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. conducted The Daily Progress poll this past...
In this article: R. Creigh Deeds, Barack Obama, Tax, Attorney General, Virginia, Respondent, and Ken Cuccinelli
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Lt. gov.: few duties, but steppingstone to higher office?
...job pays $36,321 a year and has only two constitutionally mandated duties. Virginia's lieutenant governor presides over the Virginia Senate, breaking tie votes, and must be ready to take over if a governor should resign or die in...
In this article: Bill Bolling, Jody Wagner, Virginia, Virginia Beach, West Virginia, Absenteeism, Caramel corn, and Revenue
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Washington Times | October 29, 2009
EDITORIAL: Guns and the Virginia election
...gun indicated they obtained it at a gun show. Mr. Cuccinelli checked into all this even further. When the legislation came up in the Virginia Senate, he asked those advocating gun-show regulations to produce a single instance, ever, of an...
In this article: Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia, Attorney General, Suicide, University of Maryland, University of Harvard, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and Virginia Senate
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washingtonpost.com | October 26, 2009
Race to Richmond: Creigh Deeds
...many "Educators for Deeds" signs off the highway. I think you may be on to something by linking your support for public education in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates with interest by voters, especially in Northern Virginia, for...
In this article: R. Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Bob McDonnell, Barack Obama, Climate change, Fairfax, Va., Arlington, and Alexandria, Va.
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The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. It is composed of 40 Senators and is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Prior to Independence, the other part of government was represented by the Governor's Council, an upper house made up of executive counselors appointed by the Governor as advisers.
The Lieutenant Governor presides daily over the Virginia Senate. In the Lieutenant Governor's absence, a president pro tempore presides, usually a powerful member of the majority party. The Senate is equal with the House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the legislature, except that taxation bills must originate in the House, just like in the U.S. Congress.
Virginia Senators are elected every four years by the voters of the several senatorial districts on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November. The last election took place on 6 November 2007.
In the 2007 election, the Democratic Party reclaimed the majority in the Senate for the first time since 1999, when the Republican Party took control of the Senate for the first time in history.
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