Delegate Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood)

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District 2: Counties of Dickenson, Russell (part), and Wise (part); City of Norton [map]
Took Office January 1990
Left Office January 2012
Copatroning Habits 58% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 73% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 49% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 47.4% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $2,750
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $1,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $1,500
Troutman Sanders Llp Attorneys & law firms $1,311
Alpha Natural Resources Coal mining $1,000
Virginia Society Of Cpas Accountants $1,000
American Electric Power Electric power utilities $1,000
Stanley, C Dale Uncoded $1,000
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $1,000
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $1,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Del. Armstrong on HB2367 and SB1368. - Black Cat Mobile

January 28, 2012
Del. Ward Armstrong speaks out against legislation that would have an adverse effect on residents and businesses throughout the Commonwealth-HB2367 and SB1368. Concerns about this legislation include how it will impact residential customers and small businesses in rural areas throughout Virginia, increased costs to consumers for basic telephone service, the reliability of wireless service in many areas, and how ... Clarence “Bud” Phillips stands on this bill?

Incumbent judges reelected today

January 26, 2012
Former Front Royal delegate Clay Athey, a Republican, was up for a seat on the 26th Judicial Circuit in Harrisonburg and former delegate Bud Phillips of Castlewood, a Democrat, was nominated for the 30th General District ...

Virginia Senate Stumbles Over Judge Elections | WAMU 88.5 ...

January 25, 2012
The House had approved the judges without dissent, including the new ones -- former Democratic Delegate Bud Phillips and former GOP Delegate Clay Athey. When Senate Republicans could not get a motion approved to ...

Lawmakers Postpone Judicial Elections « Virginia Public Radio

January 24, 2012
The House had approved the judges without dissent—including the new ones, former Democratic Delegate Bud Phillips and former GOP Delegate Clay Athey. When Senate Republicans could not get a motion approved to ...

Senate standoff puts judge elections on hold

January 24, 2012
The two new judge candidates are former Del. Bud Phillips of Castlewood and former Del. Clay Athey of Front Royal. Phillips is a Democrat and Athey a Republican. Both are nominated for circuit court seats. No legislator has ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Richmond Times Dispatch: Schapiro: Va.'s big-government governor

February 1, 2012
Schapiro: Va.'s big-government governorSometimes, he hires a delegate or senator. Sometimes, a board he controls does it. Either way, the legislator gets a big raise. This comes amid economic uncertainty that augurs more layoffs of classified employees ? career types whose salaries have ...

Northern Virginia Daily: Gilbert: Athey's confirmation coming 'very soon'

January 27, 2012
Gilbert: Athey's confirmation coming 'very soon'The other new judge nominee is Clarence E. "Bud" Phillips, a former Democratic delegate from Dickenson County. The remaining judges are incumbents subject to approval by the General Assembly. Athey represented Warren County and parts of Fauquier and ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): Democrats win Va. judicial standoff

January 26, 2012
The two nominees at the center of the dispute had recently served as delegates: CL ?Clay? Athey Jr., a Republican from Warren, and former delegate Clarence E. ?Bud? Phillips, a Democrat from Dickenson. Democrats said they did not question the nominees' ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling: Impasse shows Va. should change way it selects judges

January 26, 2012
... lot of miscommunication? but he blamed Democrats, and said he hopes they will elect two new judges Thursday? former delegate CL ?Clay? Athey Jr., a Republican from Warren, and former delegate Clarence E. ?Bud? Phillips, a Democrat from Dickenson.

WAMU: Virginia Senate Stumbles Over Judge Elections

January 25, 2012
The House had approved the judges without dissent, including the new ones -- former Democratic Delegate Bud Phillips and former GOP Delegate Clay Athey. When Senate Republicans could not get a motion approved to vote on the measure, Majority Leader ...and more »

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

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