Delegate Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach)

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District 81: Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Virginia Beach (part) [map]
Took Office January 2009
Next Election November 2013
Committees Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Counties, Cities and Towns, General Laws, Rules
Age 57
Website barrydknight.com
Copatroning Habits 69% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 72% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 58% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 38.9% in 2011
Bio

The owner and operator of Barry D. Knight Farms (a hog farm), Knight, his wife, and three children live in Pungo. Knight won his seat in a special election following the resignation of Del. Terrie Suit.

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Recent Mentions on Blogs

Bill to benefit church schools, day cares goes down - The News Desk

February 9, 2012
Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, spoke of a neighborhood in his area that had a church, and when the church was allowed to open a school, crossing guards and other measures had to be instituted to deal with the ...

Virginia@: Opt Out of Mandatory Text Messages from Barack Obama

February 8, 2012
Delegate Rich Anderson 804-698-1051 delranderson@house.virginia.gov. Delegate Tag Greason 804-698-1032 deltgreason@house.virginia.gov. Delegate Barry Knight 804-698-1081 delbknight@house.virginia.gov ...

French mines and… $6700 in supplements? Legislative gifts - On ...

February 7, 2012
Delegates John Cosgrove, Lionel Spruill, Mamye BaCote, Jimmy Massie (a trip for two, he listed), Roslyn Tyler, Jeion Ward, David Englin, Barry Knight and Scott Lingamfelter went on the trips to France, along with Sen. ... Frank Wagner, John Watkins and Yvonne Miller, and Delegates Onzlee Ware, Lynwood Lewis, Spruill, and Massie went to Canada. Two delegates — Del. Joe Morrissey and Del. Scott Surovell — went on a trip to Taiwan, paid for by by the State of ...

NRA-ILA | Virginia: Sunday Hunting Needs Your Help!

January 30, 2012
After you have contacted the Subcommittee members listed below, please call or e-mail other members of the full Committee as well as your own Delegate and respectfully urge him or her to help guarantee Virginia's proud ...

Too Conservative - The Most Important Piece of Legislation – EVER

January 30, 2012
HJ 104, patroned by Del. Randy Minchew (R-Loudoun), would commission a feasibility study for the construction of a museum to honor great Americans. You'll recall that I suggested just such a study in a previous post, Time for Virginia to Save the Real Hall of Fame. And while my characterization of the importance of the resolution may be a ... Delegate R. Lee Ware, Jr., DelLWare@house.virginia.gov. Del. Robert D. Orrock, Sr., DelBOrrock@house.virginia.gov. Del.

Recent Mentions in the Media

Fredericksburg.com (blog): Bill to benefit church schools, day cares goes down

February 9, 2012
Traffic to and from schools ?is entirely different? than that of churches, said Mark Flynn of the Virginia Municipal League. ?The locality has to look at the impact on everyone,? Flynn said. Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, spoke of a neighborhood ...and more »

The Free Lance-Star (blog): Trips to France, Canada top legislators' gifts

February 7, 2012
Trips to France, Canada top legislators' giftsJohn Cosgrove, Lionel Spruill, Mamye BaCote, Jimmy Massie (a trip for two, he listed), Roslyn Tyler, Jeion Ward, David Englin, Barry Knight and Scott Lingamfelter went on the trips to France, along with Sen. Louise Lucas and Sen. Mamie Locke. Sens.and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Lawmaker: Trip to France dissuaded him on uranium mining

February 7, 2012
Del. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, received gifts and trips valued at $15775 - almost as much as his $17640 annual salary as a delegate. But if his biggest benefactor was trying to win his favor, Cosgrove said Monday, it didn't work.and more »

World Socialist Web Site: Occupy DC protesters ordered to end camps

January 31, 2012
?We're here to exercise our freedom of speech, which is our right,? said Barry Knight, one of the Occupy DC demonstrators. Knight said that if Parks Police attempted to clear the camps then the protesters would sleep on the sidewalks adjacent to ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Bills highlight dueling concerns in menhaden fight

January 25, 2012
The company that processes menhaden in Reedville, Omega Protein, opposes Northam's bills as well as one from Virginia Beach Del. Barry Knight, a Republican who wants to cement an existing harvest cap that Omega must abide by each year.

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