Virginia House of Delegates Republican Caucus
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Gear Resigns from House
Dec 31st
Delegate Tom Gear (R-Hampton), resigned, effective today, from the House of Delegates, creating a vacancy in . The Caucus wishes Delegate Gear the best as he continues to deal with and supports close family members suffering from major illnesses.
has coverage of Delegate Gear's career of public service.
Because the General Assembly is not in session, has authority to issue a writ of election for a special election in the 91st District. Vacancies occurring when the House is in session are filled in special elections called by the Speaker of the House.
At present, two seats in the House are vacant. The Caucus looks forward to welcoming to the House on January 12 after the Special Election in District 8 to fill the vacancy created by election to the .
The Caucus stands ready to assist the Republican nominee in the special election called to fill the vacancy caused by Delegate Gear's resignation. Republicans in the 91st District, including portions of and and the . The official call for the nomination will be issued by the 91st Legislative District Committee and, once issued, will appear on the
Ron Villanueva on Governor’s Supplier Diversity Advisory Board
Aug 17th
Del. (R-Virgiia Beach) will support Governor efforts to increase state contracts with small, woman, and minority-owned businesses as part of the newly-appointed Governor's Supplier Diversity Advisory Board.
In addition to serving in the House, Del. Villanueva is executive vice president at , a growing small business headquartered in Virginia Beach. He brings private sector and government experience to the work of the advisory board's work in support of expanding jobs and growing the economy.
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GOP Line Up for June 15 Special Elections Set
May 11th
With Republicans' selection of as their nominee, the GOP line up for the two June 15 special elections is set.
Robinson, who will run in Chesterfield's HD 27, joins , nominee in , as the Republican ticket for June 15. The special elections were called to fill vacancies caused by the resignation of two valuable members of the Caucus to join the McDonnell Administration— to become Virginia's CIO and to become commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Speaker, Delegates Ware and Oder appointed to Governor’s Reform Commission
May 7th
Today, Governor Bob McDonnell announced the members of his Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring (see ).
and Delegates (Newport News) and (Powhatan) will serve on the Commission, chaired by Fred Malek, founder and chairman of Thayer Capital Partners in executing the charge the Governor has set for the Commission, "We must make government simpler and easier to use, more efficient and more effective. That is the work of this Commission. The Commission members will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the state's agencies, programs, and services to find out how we can make our state government work better for its owners, the people of Virginia. I look forward to working with these reform-minded leaders to examine how Virginia can better serve the taxpayers. Our state and local government employees have made Virginia one of the best managed states in the nation and just like them, I will always seek to make us even better."
The Speaker has a long history of seeking these kinds of reform solutions, promoting new ideas and market-based reforms to improve the delivery of government services, maximize the return on investment of limited taxpayer dollars, and minimize the costs of government wherever possible.
The Speaker and Delegates Oder and Ware look forward to pursuing the many opportunities for reform in Virginia's government with the Governor, Commission Chairman Malek, and the other member's of the Commission.
McDonnell releases $500M in Transportation Bonds Authorized by Speaker’s 07 Bill
Apr 30th
Speaker Howell led the way in passing bond authority in 2007 to enhance Virginia's transportation infrastructure. Today, Governor McDonnell authorized the sale of $500 million in bonds this May as the first part of a six-year, $2.2 billion program to support projects throughout the Commonwealth.
Check out details in the Governor's