Delegate Clay Athey (R-Front Royal)

Party Republican Photo of Clay Athey
District 18: Counties of Fauquier (part), Frederick (part), and Warren [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2009
Committees Courts of Justice (Vice Chair), Education, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Militia, Police and Public Safety
Fundraising $38,700 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 92% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 78% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 75% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Medical Society Physicians $4,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $3,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $2,000
Virginia Optometric Assoc Optometrists & ophthalmologists $1,500
Virignia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $1,500
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $1,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $1,353
Hca Johnston-Willis Hospital Hospitals $1,250
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $1,000
Virginia Chiropractic Assoc Chiropractors $1,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Waldo Jaquith: The legislature?s most prolific copatrons.

June 10, 2009
The more time that I spend mapping the social relationships of legislators via their copatroning habits, the more fascinated that I am by this mechanism of exploring the General Assembly. It really is a powerful tool. (To see one of the ways I?m using it on Richmond Sunlight now, check out HB1721 , SB1436 , or HB2482 , where you can see a graph indicating the average partisan position of each bill?s cosponsors.) Here?s a less thoughtful usage of this data, but no less interesting: a listi...

Ox Road South: I Was There When Payday Lending Was Legalized

May 22, 2009
When I was a kid, there was a series of books called "I Was There."  It was all about onlookers, usually small children, who were there when famous events occurred, like the battle of Lexington or Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg.  My mom bought the books and I read them all. Fast forward to summer 2009.  One of the biggest topics during the Democratic primary has been "payday lending" and who will do the most to stamp it out.  Of course, payday lending was legalized in Virginia only a few year...

www.nvdaily.com: Miss a week, miss a lot...

February 16, 2009
I'm out of it for a little while and everyone gets delusions of grandeur. -- Han Solo Faithful readers have no doubt noticed that this space hasn't been updated recently, at a time when news is flowing out of Capitol Square and Washington, D.C., by the bucketful. Yes, the Cheap Seats have been empty, but for a very good reason . But now we're back and picking up the tidbits that fell through the cracks while I was otherwise detained. Like that attempted palace coup in the Virginia Senate......

The Contemporary Conservative: Bill Bolling CARPET BOMBS Patrick Muldoon's campaign with masterful show of grassroots support

November 30, 2008
Bill Bolling CARPET BOMBS Patrick Muldoon's campaign with masterful show of grassroots support Posted by MAXIMUS Incumbent Lt. Governor Bill Bolling just started carpet bombing Patrick Muldoon's misguided candidacy to challenge him for the Republican nomination for the office of Lt. Governor. In a press release sent out yesterday, Bolling indicates he has locked down the support of the conservative grassroots movement and elected officals throughout the state. The carpet bombing of Patric...

pomoyemu.blogspot.com: Gilbert to Address New and Unfair Tax Ruling with Legislation

November 8, 2008
I received this notice in my inbox this morning:Gilbert to Address New and Unfair Tax Ruling with LegislationImmediate Release November 7, 2008Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) today announced that he will patron legislation to reverse a new and potentially destructive ruling by the Virginia Department of Taxation to collect sales tax on the processing of consumer-owned food items by butchers and meat processors. As a re...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Northern Virginia Daily: Cherrydale Avenue residents pleased with improvements made to ...

July 1, 2009
Graham said that Del. Clifford L. "Clay" Athey Jr., R-Front Royal, said that he lived in the area as a boy and the improvements have put "pride" back into ...and more »

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