Delegate Ben Cline (R-Amherst)

Party Republican Photo of Ben Cline
District 24: Counties of Amherst (part), Augusta (part), Bath, and Rockbridge; Cities of Buena Vista and Lexington [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2013
Committees Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Finance, Militia, Police and Public Safety
Age 39
Website bencline.com
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 80% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 86% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 63% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 22.9% in 2011
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,000
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $2,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $2,000
Beck, Ted Uncoded $2,000
Medical Society Of Virginia Physicians $2,000
Major Incident Heavy Recovery Operators Association Auto repair $1,750
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $1,250
Owens-Illinois Glass products $1,000
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $1,000
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $1,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

NRA-ILA | Virginia: One-Gun-a-Month Legislation Faces Close ...

February 3, 2012
House Bill 754: sponsored by Delegate Ben Cline (R-24), would remove the option for a locality to require that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit submit fingerprints as part of the application. This legislation passed ...

Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice: Moral panic about ...

February 3, 2012
And this explains efforts in the region like this one: Virginia police and pharmacists are backing a bill proposed by Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, aimed at curbing the production of methamphetamine by electronically monitoring ...

Hampton@: Greetings from Richmond

February 3, 2012
Join AFP National President Tim Phillips, State Director Audrey Jackson along with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Delegate Ben Cline, me and possibly some surprise guests!!! FREE LUNCH FOR ...

Will VA Protect Habeas Corpus? «

February 2, 2012
Please pass this bill”. Del. Bob Marshall's HB 1160 will prevent Virginia government agencies (state, local, National Guard) from assisting the federal government in the detention, failure to provide specific charges, apprehension, jailing, denial of trial or a date for such, and deprivation of counsel for any person suspected of terrorist collaboration. The bill is before ... 804-698-1058. Delegate Ben Cline delbcline@house.virginia.gov 804-698-1024. Delegate Todd Gilbert ...

NRA-ILA | Virginia: Pro-Gun Legislation Continues to Move in Both ...

February 2, 2012
House Bill 754, sponsored by Delegate Ben Cline (R-24), would remove the option for a locality to require that an applicant for a concealed handgun permit submit fingerprints as part of the application. House Bill 929 ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Staunton News Leader: Deferred disposition legislation advances

February 4, 2012
Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, helped carry the day for his proposal with a new estimate from state budget experts who calculated his proposal could save the state $6 million. The new estimate gave no details, but the savings are far greater than budget ...

Rockbridge Weekly: Del. Cline Expresses Support For Extension of Rockbridge County's Landfill Permit

February 3, 2012
Del. Cline Expresses Support For Extension of Rockbridge County's Landfill PermitToday, Delegate Ben Cline (R-Rockbridge) announced that an agreement had been reached between the Department of Environmental Quality and Rockbridge County to extend the life of the Rockbridge County landfill for two years.

Sun Gazette: Legislators at Ends of Spectrums Meet in the Middle

February 3, 2012
They don't come much further left than Del. David Englin (D-45th) or more to the right than Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst). But the two, who found common ground on a number of issues last year, have been working during the 2012 session on a bill that just ...

Staunton News Leader: Police, Pharmacists Back Cline's Bill Targeting Meth Production

February 3, 2012
Police, Pharmacists Back Cline's Bill Targeting Meth ProductionRICHMOND ? Virginia police and pharmacists are backing a bill proposed by Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, aimed at curbing the production of methamphetamine by electronically monitoring the sales of nonprescription drugs, like pseudoephedrine, ...and more »

Patch.com: Fighting Controversial Bills, But Still Finding Common Ground

February 2, 2012
By Delegate David Englin, 45th District While the overwhelming majority of legislation we work on in Richmond draws no controversy, we are entering the phase of the General Assembly session where some of the most difficult and divisive issues come up ...and more »

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

February 3, 2012

DelBenCline: Friday afternoon in Courts Committee working on eminent domain legislation to keep government from violating our constitutional rights. #

January 17, 2012

DelBenCline: Conservative caucus met this morning and approved an ambitious agenda for this Session. Check it out at http://t.co/LBQi4iPZ. #

January 12, 2012

DelBenCline: The 2012 General Assembly session is up and running. Already seen several constituents here in Richmond! #

December 31, 2011

DelBenCline: Wishing everyone a blessed and joyful 2012. Happy New Year! #

December 28, 2011

DelBenCline: Is Santorum rising in Iowa? Why not - everyone else has! #

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Ben Cline’s briefer remarks on the floor of the house.

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