Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville)

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Party
Republican
District
16: Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Martinsville
Took Office
January 2008
Left Office
January 2014
Website
Copatroning Habits
85% of bills he has copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 90% of them are Republicans. Of all of his fellow copatrons of the bills that he copatroned, 68% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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Bio

A former banker, he now runs a building supply company, J.W. Squire Company. Holds degrees from Danville Community College and Averett University. Born and raised in Pittsylvania's Mount Hermon. Married with two grown children.

Recent Mentions in the Media

Lynchburg News and Advance: Ward Armstrong to run against Charles Poindexter in 9th District

June 30, 2020 | 12:23 pm
  

Martinsville Bulletin: Former Delegate Ward Armstrong will make bittersweet journey back to Richmond

November 30, 2019 | 3:00 am
  

Lynchburg News and Advance: Chatham attorney to run for Merricks' House seat

April 24, 2019 | 3:00 am
  

GoDanRiver.com: 155 new jobs coming to Southern Va.

January 31, 2014 | 3:00 am
  

Lynchburg News and Advance: Danville attorney tapped to fill bench seat

April 4, 2013 | 3:00 am
  

These are all of the video clips of Don Merricks’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2009. There are 49 video clips in all.

Bills

  • HB586: Corrections, Department of; confinement of local inmates in State correctional facilities.
  • HB592: Concealed handgun permittees; criminal history record information check exemption for some firearms.
  • HB593: VEDP; required provisions in economic development agreements.
  • HB1319: School calendar; opening of school year in certain school divisions.
  • HB1376: Controlled substances; law-enforcement officer's testimony regarding field-test identification.
  • HB1481: Scrap metal purchasers; purchase of secondhand articles, reports, penalty.
  • HB1739: Banks; security deposits of governmental entities.
  • HB2090: Renewable energy facilities; eligibility for incentives.
  • HB2193: Child abuse investigations; employees of school divisions.
  • HB2274: Electric utility regulation; schedule for biennial reviews. Emergency.
  • HJ97: Regional higher education centers; SCHEV to study management and structure.
  • HJ543: Commending Randal E. Arno.
  • HJ554: Celebrating the life of Dr. Richard L. Hoffman.
  • HJ555: Commending Dorothea McLaughlin.
  • HJ572: Commending Mount Airy Elementary School.
  • HJ588: Celebrating the life of David R. Hensley, Jr.
  • HJ780: Celebrating the life of Robert H. Haskell III.
  • HJ781: Celebrating the life of Roger Lee Cook.
  • HJ908: Commending the Honorable Junius P. Warren.
  • HB585: Small Business Investment Grant Fund; created.
  • HB586: Corrections, Department of; confinement of local inmates in state correctional facilities.
  • HB587: Electric transmission lines; approval process.
  • HB588: Speed limits; maximum speed limit in an industrial park is 35 miles per hour.
  • HB589: Repo men; traffic laws applicable.
  • HB590: Renewable energy facilities; eligibility for incentives.
  • HB591: School calendar; opening of school year in certain school divisions prior to Labor Day.
  • HB592: Concealed handgun permittees; criminal history record information check exemption for some firearms.
  • HB593: VEDP; required provisions in economic development agreements.
  • HB1157: Local governments; equalizes city and county taxing authority.
  • HB1168: Trust institutions; entities authorized to engage in trust business in State includes out-of-state.
  • HB1191: Cable television systems and cooperatives; nogotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues.
  • HJ97: Regional higher education centers; SCHEV to study management and structure.
  • HJ210: Commending the Gretna High School football team.
  • HJ217: Celebrating the life of Ben Pope Phillips.
  • HJ218: Celebrating the life of Chester R. Lane.
  • HJ221: Commending J. Samuel Burton.
  • HJ262: Celebrating the life of Lucy Love Wells Clark.
  • HJ263: Celebrating the life of Nick Prillaman, Jr.
  • HJ269: Commending William Harvey Pritchett.
  • HJ270: Commending Blair Construction, Inc.
  • HJ298: Commending Helen Burnett Shields.
  • HJ426: Commending the Honorable Robert Morgan Armstrong.
  • HJ516: Commending Opal R. Hall.
  • HR584: Commending Bobby P. Burnett.
  • HR585: Celebrating the life of Donald K. Lawson.
  • HR586: Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Carrington Thompson.
  • HR587: Celebrating the life of John Carroll Collins.
  • HB246: Local government investment pool; limitations.
  • HB252: Unemployment benefits; waiver of overpayment due to administrative error.
  • HB1326: Workers' compensation; medical services.
  • HB1384: License tax credit; credit against state license tax liability on certain insurance companies.
  • HB1535: Licensure or certification by Board of Medicine, etc.; consideration of military experience.
  • HB1536: Charter; City of Martinsville.
  • HB1537: School calendar; opening of school year in certain school divisions.
  • HB1538: Health insurance; multiple employer welfare arrangements.
  • HB1706: Judicial records; admissibility into evidence.
  • HB1707: Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
  • HB1708: Pittsylvania County school board; staggered terms.
  • HB1709: Pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers; records required to be maintained.
  • HB1717: Insurance fraud; clarifies definition of insurer includes self-insured private & public employers.
  • HB1718: Uniform Commercial Code; negotiable instruments and bank deposits and collections.
  • HB1916: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; adds portion of U.S. Route 58.
  • HB1917: Health professionals; assisted living facility administrator report those with mental health issues.
  • HB1918: Uniform Statewide Building Code; limitation on prosecutions for violation.
  • HB2283: Small business investment companies; creates credit against insurance license tax for investments.
  • HB2514: Electric utility regulation; excludes certain investor-owned electric utility.
  • HJ49: Unemployment compensation benefits; JLARC to study overpayment as result of errors by VEC.
  • HJ720: Celebrating the life of J. Clyde Hooker, Jr.
  • HJ721: Celebrating the life of Melvin Brown.
  • HJ722: Celebrating the life of Walter Holladay Yeaman.
  • HJ768: Celebrating the life of Taylor McGregor.
  • HJ781: Commending Dr. George P. Scouras.
  • HB246: Local government investment pool; limitations.
  • HB249: School calendar; opening of 2010-2011 school year in Planning Districts 5 and 12.
  • HB250: Contractors, Board for; raises threshold for Class C contractors license.
  • HB251: Self-defense; person who lawfully occupies dwelling may use degree of force against an intruder.
  • HB252: Unemployment benefits; waiver of overpayment due to administrative error.
  • HB253: Registered and practical nurses; licensure qualifications.
  • HB284: Investment of public funds; removes requirement that public funds must be invested in certificates.
  • HB604: Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees; membership.
  • HB605: Housing and Community Development, Board for; powers.
  • HB606: Investor-owned electric utilities; establishes process used by SCC in reviews of rates, etc.
  • HB705: Workers' Compensation Commission; repeals requirement of sending copies of awards by priority mail.
  • HB1326: Workers' compensation; medical services.
  • HB1384: License tax credit; credit against state license tax liability on certain insurance companies.
  • HJ49: Unemployment compensation benefits; JLARC to study overpayment as result of errors by VEC.
  • HJ50: Textile Heritage Week; designating as first week of September 2010, and each succeeding year.
  • HJ213: Commending the Chatham High School baseball team.
  • HJ214: Commending Brittany Arnn.
  • HJ242: Commending Roger Cook.
  • HJ462: Commending Gary L. Fitts.
  • HJ486: Commending Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School.
  • HB1617: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset until July 1, 2014, etc.
  • HB1618: Hunting permit, special; issued to patients from veterans or military hospitals.
  • HB2102: Pittsylvania County; Board of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations.
  • HB2103: Charter; Town of Hurt
  • HB2294: Alternative on-site sewage systems; no locality shall prohibit use thereof.
  • HB2583: Local government investment pool; limitations.
  • HB2643: Economic development entities; extension of performance agreements.
  • HB2644: Locksmiths; certain exempt from certification if employed by licensed private security business.
  • HJ881: Commending Lindsay Bowman.
  • HR62: Commending Kent Masonic Lodge No. 305 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
  • HB455: North and South Mayo Rivers; designating portions thereof in Henry County as State scenic rivers.
  • HB456: Charter; City of Martinsville.
  • HB457: Veterinarian & animal licensure; repeals requirement to provide treasurer with rabies information.
  • HB458: Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
  • HB460: Off-road motorcycles; limitations on operation.
  • HB1236: Criminal Justice Services, Department of; powers and duties.
  • HB1443: Energy generators; streamlined permitting process for those qualified.
  • HJ214: Commending Susan Worley.