Senator Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania)

Party Democratic Photo of Edd Houck
District 17: Culpeper County (All), Fredericksburg City (Part), Louisa County (All), Madison County (All), Orange County (All), Spotsylvania County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1984
Next Election November 2011
Committees Education and Health (Chair), Finance, General Laws and Technology, Rules, Transportation
Website senatorhouck.com
Fundraising $151,238 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 61% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 52% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Vadpac Dentists $12,500
Virginia Medical Society Physicians $11,440
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $10,500
Silver Companies Real estate developers & subdividers $10,053
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $9,554
Virginia League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy $6,250
Daniel, Joseph R Furniture & wood products $6,000
Cosner Management Llc Building operators & managers $5,542
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $5,500
Yates, Gregory Building operators & managers $5,250

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...

Rappahannock Red: FLS Stoops to New Low, and Your Bedroom May be Next

April 14, 2009
UPDATE 4/15/09: Council met in closed session for about 5 hours and the results are that Rodenberg has resigned under a settlement package agreement.  Thanks Free Lance-Star for bringing another manager to the end of his city career. Perhaps you?ll do an expose on everyone in local government and their personal relationships?  It?s sooo riveting after all. *NOT* ???????????????????????????????? ? you KNOW it?s a slow news day at the ole Free Slant-Star when?. This just in? and it?s fro...

Rantings of a Civil War Historian: The Commonwealth of Virginia Gets It

March 25, 2009
The CWPT issued this important press release today: GOVERNOR TIM KAINE, LAWMAKERS, PROMOTE BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION EFFORTS IN OLD DOMINION Remarks highlight unprecedented success of state?s Virginia Historic Battlefield Preservation Fund (Fredericksburg, Va.) - At a news conference this morning, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine praised ongoing efforts to protect some of the Old Dominion?s most unique resources ? its Civil War battlefields ? and ensure balanced development and land surrounding...

Shawn O'Donnell's VirginiaDem.org: Virginia Senator Edd Houck Releases General Assembly Issues Survey Results

February 25, 2009
Virginia Senator Edd Houck  (17th) Thank you to everyone who completed my 2009 General Assembly Survey.  The response was the largest in my 26 years of service.  I appreciate my constituents taking time away from their busy schedules to share their thoughts on these important bills and budget items impacting the Commonwealth.   It is my sincere hope that more individuals will participate in the future.  Below, please find this year?s results: QUESTIONS:                                   ...

~ H O V ~: HB1687 Removes Protections For Consumers In Automobile Transactions - Action Alert

February 18, 2009
Thursday afternoon, the Senate Transportation Committee will take up this bill, HB1687 , which removes the consumer protection from the transaction of purchasing a vehicle. There has been complaints from both parties? citizen activists about this bill, patroned by Delegate John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) . Basically, this bill removes the protection of the Uniform Commercial Code from the purchase of a motor vehicle. If a dealer wanted to exercise their statutory or contractual rights to canc...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Orange County Review: Retiring clerk commended

July 2, 2009
... 17th District Senator Edd Houck and 58th District Delegate Rob Bell-a former prosecutor in Orange-presented Timmons with a General Assembly resolution.and more »

The Free Lance-Star: Deeds brings message to Spotsy Spectacular

June 29, 2009
So he spent time working the crowd there yesterday, led by fellow state senator Edd Houck of Spotsylvania, who would draw people over to Deeds, telling them ...and more »

Culpeper Star Exponent: Another go round

June 20, 2009
A few months later, Feagan was honored with a resolution from Sen. Edd Houck and even got to sit in on one of the Virginia Senate's meetings.and more »

The Free Lance-Star: Fall races on for two Spotsy supervisor seats

June 11, 2009
... in 2007 to run against Sen. Edd Houck, D-Spotsylvania. Pitts is a retired Fredericksburg police officer and Yakabouski runs a home renovation business.and more »

The Free Lance-Star: Supervisors Jackson and Marshall continue to battle over 3-acre ...

June 9, 2009
Yakabouski resigned his seat in 2007 to challenge Sen. Edd Houck. He did not win that election. DJ McGuire will challenge Supervisor Gary Skinner.and more »

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