Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

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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 $103,351 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Daily Activity
Copatroning Habits 70% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 57% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 57% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 41.7% in 2009
Top Recent Contributors
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
Wynne, John O Securities, commodities & investment $5,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $5,000
Michael, Vern & Mary Jan Real estate developers & subdividers $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

Tertium Quids: Regarding Sen. Hanger's "Amazon tax"...

March 8, 2010
Sen. Emmett Hanger's "Amazon tax" failed in the House, but lives on as part of the Senate's version of the state budget. The Tax Foundation shows why it's all a bad idea. Snip: The Amazon tax is just the latest in a series of efforts to ...

StrictlyVA: Augusta County: Jean Shrewsbury testifies against law ...

March 8, 2010
Tracy Pyles (Pastures) - Supv who supported taxpayers. Please tell him "thank you" - (540) 337-7010. Sen. Emmett Hanger (540) 885-6898 / district24@senate.virginia.gov. Del. Steve Landes (540) 245-5540 / steve@stevelandes.com ...

House committee kills online sales tax bill : Richmond BizSense

March 4, 2010
A fter a house finance subcommittee voted to kill the proposed online sales tax bill, sponsor Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) has vowed to revive the cause during next year's session. The proposed bill was championed by many ...

NRA-ILA :: Virginia House Repeals Ban on Concealed Carry in ...

March 2, 2010
Senate Bill 334, sponsored by State Senator Emmett Hanger (R-24), would allow concealed carry permit holders to carry a concealed firearm for self-defense in restaurants that serve alcohol, provided they do not consume alcohol. ...

VA Social Conservative: Senator Hanger Wants New Internet Sales Tax

March 1, 2010
Senator Hanger Wants New Internet Sales Tax. Virginia Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) continues to show us that he is anything but fiscally conservative: Senator Hanger Wants New Internet Sales Tax. Posted by Zach Thompson at 11:44 PM ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Daily Press: Tamara Dietrich: Is Virginia gun law idiosyncrasy or idiocy?

March 11, 2010
SB334, offered by Republican Sen. Emmett Hanger Jr. from Mount Solon, simply gives gun owners with concealed carry permits the option of carrying concealed.

WHSV: Report: CCCA Findings Suppressed

March 11, 2010
Republican State Sen. Emmett Hanger has opposed efforts to close CCCA. "I'm not sure that I would consider it anything sinister at all.

Greene County Record: Lack of funding may mean jail time instead of treatment

March 11, 2010
Last week, the Record contacted both Senator Emmett Hanger and Delegate Rob Bell asking for comment on this issue. Neither responded.and more »

New Era Progress: A better way to pay for Va. roads

March 10, 2010
State Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Augusta, offered legislation that would have linked the gas tax, which is 17.5 cents per gallon, to federal Corporate Average ...and more »

The Chesapeake Bay Journal: Bay states poised to take lead in bioenergy field

March 5, 2010
It was the latest of several efforts to incentivize the biofuels industry, many of which were proposed by Sen. Emmett Hanger, Jr., the commission's former ...and more »

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