Delegate Don Merricks (R-Danville)

Photo of Don Merricks
Party
Republican
District
16: Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Martinsville [map]
Took Office
January 2008
Next Election
November 2013
Committees
Commerce and Labor, Counties, Cities and Towns, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Militia, Police and Public Safety
Website
donmerricks.org
Copatroning Habits
85% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 90% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 68% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
bank business commendation dillon rule doc education energy finance firearm handgun health healthcare henry insurance investment locality martinsville military permission permit pittsylvania prison procurement regulation school school board tax credit unemployment utility weapon
Bills Passed
21.1% in 2013
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.

Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
House Republican Campaign Cmte Republican Party committees $3,850
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $2,500
Cassada Jr, Edward B Uncoded $2,500
D & W Properties Of Danville Llc Uncoded $2,248
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $2,000
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $2,000
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $2,000
5Th District Republican Cmte Republican Party committees $1,767
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $1,759
Citizens For Robert Hurt Republican candidate committees $1,685

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Bowman talks jobs - Ken Bowman for Delegate

April 10, 2013
The 16th District seat opened when Del. Don Merricks announced recently that he was not seeking a fourth term. The district includes Martinsville and large portions of Henry County and Pittsylvania County. Bowman, a retired ...

Bowman eyes run for House - Ken Bowman for Delegate

March 29, 2013
Bowman, 62, hopes to succeed Del. Don Merricks, who announced earlier this month he will not seek a fourth term in November. Merricks, a local businessman, has served in the General Assembly since 2008 and represents ...

Delegate Don Merricks to step down after third term | Martinsville ...

March 6, 2013
Media Release from Delegate Don Merricks: For the past six years it has been my honor and privilege to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates. During this time, I have done my best to represent the people of the 16th ...

Delegate Bob Marshall » Blog Archive » Oppose the HHS Mandate ...

January 23, 2013
Delegate Ben Cline / 804-698-1024 / delbcline@house.virginia.gov. Delegate Jackson Miller / 804-698-1050 / deljmiller@house.virginia.gov. Delegate Don Merricks / 804-698-1016 / deldmerricks@house.virginia.gov. Delegate Manoli ...

Is uranium mine scaring people from Southside? | Rappahannock ...

January 18, 2013
Del. Don Merricks, R-Pittsylvania. Delegate Don Merricks, a Republican from Pittsylvania County, said he has talked to Realtors who are having trouble selling homes because the General Assembly is considering allowing ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Chatham Star Tribune: June primaries to decide nominees

May 15, 2013
Current 16th District Del. Don Merricks isn't running for re-election. Jenny Lee Sanders, the registrar in Pittsylvania County, said voters will have to say whether they want to vote in the 16th District or Democratic primaries. They can vote in either ...

Chatham Star Tribune: Republicans, Democrats to hold primary June 11

May 12, 2013
In the Republican primary, voters will pick a candidate for Del. Don Merricks' 16th District seat in the House of Delegates. GOP candidates include Chatham lawyer and former prosecutor Les Adams and former Pittsylvania County economic director Ken ...

WSET: Chatham Hall Employee Honored for 63 Years of Service

May 10, 2013
Today, Jackson and his family were joined by students and staff, as well as special guests like Delegate Don Merricks. Jackson says he felt honored by the much-deserved ceremony. "I ought to be something, as much as I've done over here! Get up at 5, ...

These are all of the video clips of Don Merricks’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2009. There are 47 video clips in all.

Index

Jan 21, 2009
Jan 30, 2009
Jan 21, 2010
Jan 21, 2010
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 27, 2010
Feb 02, 2010
Feb 09, 2010
Feb 09, 2010
Feb 15, 2010
Feb 17, 2010
Feb 25, 2010
Feb 26, 2010
Mar 02, 2010
Mar 09, 2010
Mar 09, 2010
Jan 20, 2011
Jan 21, 2011
Jan 24, 2011
Jan 24, 2011
Jan 24, 2011
Jan 24, 2011
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 26, 2011
Jan 27, 2011
Feb 02, 2011
Feb 03, 2011
Feb 07, 2011
Feb 15, 2011
Feb 16, 2011
Feb 22, 2011
Feb 24, 2011
Jan 24, 2012
Jan 31, 2012
Feb 07, 2012
Feb 08, 2012
Feb 10, 2012
Feb 10, 2012
Feb 14, 2012
Feb 29, 2012
Mar 05, 2012
Mar 05, 2012
Jan 18, 2013
Jan 21, 2013
Jan 25, 2013
Jan 31, 2013

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.