Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Party Republican Photo of Emmett Hanger
District 24: Albemarle County (Part), Augusta County (All), Greene County (All), Highland County (All), Lexington City (All), Rockbridge County (Part), Rockingham County (Part), Staunton City (All), Waynesboro City (All) [map]
Took Office January 1996
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Finance, Local Government, Rehabilitation and Social Services
Website emmetthanger.com
Fundraising $115,582 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 71% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 62% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 58% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Leadership For Virginia Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $55,000
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $11,500
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $10,500
Logan, George Securities, commodities & investment $10,000
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $8,691
Michael, Vern & Mary Jan Real estate developers & subdividers $5,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $5,000
Wynne, John O Securities, commodities & investment $5,000
Virginia Dental Assoc Dentists $4,000
Blue Ridge Beverage Co Liquor wholesalers $3,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Conserv?: Rappahannock River Basin Commission enables creation of Rappahannock Ecosystem Services Exchange

June 25, 2009
Yesterday, environmental history was made at the Old Beale Memorial Church in Tappahannock , the oldest documented courthouse in Virginia. Surrounded by Flemish bond brickwork with salt-glazed headers and compass-headed windows, the Rappahannock River Basin Commission took the first step toward moving Virginia into the ranks of the leaders of the worldwide ecosystem services movement. In a unanimous vote, the Commission approved the FY2010 workplan that paves the way for the launch of the p...

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...

Spank That Donkey: RPV Chair Mullins Connected to Anti Brownlee - Senator Nolan Homo Alert Phone Calls?

May 27, 2009
So Here I am at work and my cell phone rings... and a three year starts talking... babbling about JohnLBrownlee.com. It really ticked me off, because if someone wants to talk about legitimate issues, then someone legitimate should be calling my cell phone... Who in RPV is giving out cell phone numbers? Is this how Mullins is going to run RPV? Who is behind these phone calls? I am sitting here in my home office, with Jimmy Brenneman, and up rings a phone call (no caller ID), alerting me...

SWAC Girl: Del. Chris Saxman gears up for campaign

April 14, 2009
The 2009 campaign season is here and Del. Chris Saxman (R-Staunton) is ready to go with issues, a vision for the future, and enthusiasm for the campaign trail. Today he issued a statement regarding the campaign issues for this election: "Earlier today, my opponent announced his intentions to run for the 20th District House of Delegates seat, and I welcome the opportunity to continue the dialogue I have had with the voters of this district for the past eight years. My service to the citizens of...

bookofjoe: The girl who couldn't stop texting

April 9, 2009
Her name is Hannah Whittaker and she's pictured above on the left, with her mother Mary holding a 7-1/2-foot-long printout of Hannah's texting phone bill for one day. Here's Susan Gibbs' entertaining April 2, 2009 Greene County (Va.) Record  article with the amazing true story. ????????????????? Phone Usage in Schools Poses Challenge One Monday night a couple of weeks ago Mary Whittaker of Ruckersville caught her 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, texting more than two hours past her 9 p...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Rockbridge Weekly: Saxman Statement on Council Vote on Western State Hospital Project

June 26, 2009
"I want to especially thank my colleagues, Senator Emmett Hanger and Delegate Steve Landes for their efforts on this project. Their work has been invaluable ...and more »

USA Today: US eugenics legacy: Ruling on Buck sterilization still stands

June 23, 2009
In 2006, Virginia state Sen. Emmett Hanger, who would represent Buck if she were alive today, introduced a bill to offer castration to some sex offenders in ...and more »

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