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
Left Office January 2012
Website senatorhouck.com
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 58% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 51% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 45.5% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Vadpac Dentists $12,500
Medical Society Of Virginia Physicians $11,440
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $10,500
Silver Companies Real estate developers & subdividers $10,053
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association 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 Association 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

No Excuse Ministry PAC congratulates Bryce Reeves for his victory ...

November 15, 2011
No Excuse Ministry PAC congratulates Bryce Reeves for his victory over Senator Edd Houck.. Children, both born and preborn, are far safer now that the Chairman of the Senate Health and Education Committee, Edd Houck, ...

Game changer: Edd Houck concedes … Va. GOP has control of ...

November 10, 2011
Game changer: Edd Houck concedes … Va. GOP has control ... Republican Bryce Reeves won by 222 votes over Democratic Senator Edd Houck. While scrolling ... 2011 00:53 am. The Senate Democrats' other holdout, Sen.

Daily Kos: Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Virginia state Senate ...

November 10, 2011
Had they shifted just a tiny fraction more of Albermarle County into Edd Houck's 17th district from fellow Dem Sen. Creigh Deeds's .... Senator Obama may become President Obama, and Michelle Obama might run for office.

The Daily Progress and Culpeper Star Exponent Endorse Senator ...

November 7, 2011
Also endorsing Senator Houck in his race against extremist Republican Bryce Reeves, the Culpeper Star Exponent: There are many who have pointed to Sen. Edd Houck's 28 years in the Senate and have said it's time for it to ...

The Free Lance Star Endorses Senator Edd Houck for Reelection ...

November 4, 2011
Senator Houck—pictured here in Richmond meeting with constituents—was noted by the Free Lance Star for his "dogged constituent service" in their endorsement. Senator Edd Houck continues to receive key endorsement ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Patch.com: Fredericksburg Council: Party Affiliation Bill Bad Idea

January 24, 2012
Fredericksburg councilman Fred Howe would say he is a fiscal conservative Republican, but during the statewide elections he supported longtime Democratic Senator Edd Houck over the Republican candidate Bryce Reeves, and as Howe put it, ?I paid dearly ...

PotomacLocal.com: Anti-abortion Bills Find New Life in General Assembly

January 17, 2012
Republican Sen. Stephen Martin of Chesterfield now chairs the committee; his predecessor, Democratic Sen. Edd Houck of Spotsylvania, lost his re-election bid in November. That has increased the odds that a bill restricting abortion will survive the ...and more »

Suffolk News-Herald: Bills would require ultrasound before abortion

January 16, 2012
Republican Sen. Stephen Martin of Chesterfield now chairs the committee; his predecessor, Democratic Sen. Edd Houck of Spotsylvania, lost his re-election bid in November. That has increased the odds that a bill restricting abortion could survive the ...and more »

Virginia Gazette: Anti-abortion bills find new life in General Assembly

January 16, 2012
Republican Sen. Stephen Martin of Chesterfield now chairs the committee; his predecessor, Democratic Sen. Edd Houck of Spotsylvania, lost his re-election bid in November. That has increased the odds that a bill restricting abortion will survive the ...and more »

Fredericksburg.com (blog): NEW SPOTSY SUPERVISORS DISMISS THREE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS EARLY TO SEAT OWN ...

January 15, 2012
He is a marketing consultant and currently serves on the county's Economic Development Authority. Stuber also ran against former state Sen. Edd Houck in 2003. Mellott, 48, is a marketing consultant who has lived in the county since 1999.

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Edd Houck’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.

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