Senator Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Party Democratic Photo of Adam Ebbin
District 30: Alexandria City (Part), Arlington County (Part), Fairfax County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 2012
Next Election November 2015
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, General Laws and Technology, Local Government
Age 48
Website adamebbin.com
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 73% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 95% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 60% of them are Democrats.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $9,593
Dominion Energy production & distribution $6,400
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,750
Northern Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $2,500
Hall Jr, William C Energy production & distribution $2,000
Virginia Optometric Association Optometrists & ophthalmologists $2,000
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $2,000
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $2,000
Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $1,937
Kissee, Keith Uncoded $1,550

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

ontd_political: Virginia To Deny Gay Adoption On Religious Grounds

February 11, 2012
Democratic state Senator Adam Ebbin says, “This bill authorizes every one of the 80 private adoption agencies licensed in Virginia to refuse to offer their services to any LGBT person based on a written moral policy, which ...

Virginia Expected To Allow Religious Adoption Agencies To ...

February 11, 2012
Democratic state Senator Adam Ebbin says, “This bill authorizes every one of the 80 private adoption agencies licensed in Virginia to refuse to offer their services to any LGBT person based on a written moral policy, which ...

BEVERLY TRAN: Virginia Passes Its First Medicaid Fraud Law

February 11, 2012
“This bill authorizes every one of the 80 private adoption agencies licensed in Virginia to refuse to offer their services to any GLBT person based on a written moral policy, which they can make up tomorrow,” said State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D- Alexandria and Fairfax), who is gay. “The bill says they can do that no matter how qualified the prospective mom and dad is to become a parent,” said Ebbin in an impassioned floor speech urging his colleagues to vote against the ...

Virginia Senate passes anti-gay adoption bill | Washington Blade ...

February 10, 2012
“This bill authorizes every one of the 80 private adoption agencies licensed in Virginia to refuse to offer their services to any GLBT person based on a written moral policy, which they can make up tomorrow,” said State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D- Alexandria and Fairfax), who is gay. “The bill says they can do that no matter how qualified the prospective mom and dad is to become a parent,” said Ebbin in an impassioned floor speech urging his colleagues to vote against the ...

Va. Moves Forward to Let Agencies Bar Gay Adoption :: EDGE ...

February 10, 2012
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria and the only openly gay member of the General Assembly, suggested all the talk about religious freedom is a smokescreen for discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Lake Wylie Pilot: Va. moves forward to let agencies bar gay adoption

February 10, 2012
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria and the only openly gay member of the General Assembly, suggested all the talk about religious freedom is a smokescreen for discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. "It has always been about ...and more »

Minot Daily News (blog): Should states permit adoption agencies to discriminate against gay adoptive or ...

February 10, 2012
On the other hand, I thought that Sen. Adam Ebbin, a Democratic Alexandria, Va., state senator and the only openly gay member of the Virginia General Assembly, had a good point. The AP quoted him as saying that the Virginia bill will endanger gay and ...and more »

LGBTQ Nation: Virginia Senate passes adoption bill that would allow disapproval of gays

February 10, 2012
?This bill authorizes every one of the 80 private adoption agencies licensed in Virginia to refuse to offer their services to any GLBT person based on a written moral policy, which they can make up tomorrow,? said State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria ...and more »

FederalNewsRadio.com: Va. moves forward to let agencies bar gay adoption

February 10, 2012
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria and the only openly gay member of the General Assembly, suggested all the talk about religious freedom is a smokescreen for discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. "It has always been about ...and more »

SouthFloridaGayNews.com: Va. moves forward to let agencies bar gay adoption

February 10, 2012
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria and the only openly gay member of the General Assembly, suggested all the talk about religious freedom is a smokescreen for discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. "It has always been about ...and more »

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

February 9, 2012

AdamEbbin: A sad day for Alexandria: Paramedic dies after fall off overpass http://t.co/K3KekpEy My thoughts are with the Weissman family. #

February 9, 2012

AdamEbbin: Virginia GOP comes up with an anti-lgbt adoption policy: http://t.co/xPWwX62f #NotOnOurWatch #

February 9, 2012

AdamEbbin: Listening to testimony about "fox penning." What do you think? #

January 21, 2012

AdamEbbin: Solitary Confinement in Virginia: http://t.co/A1hPiowG #

January 8, 2012

AdamEbbin: Thanks Jim Moran, Patsy Ticer and Bob Calhoun for attending my Richmond send off at the Krupickas. #

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