Senator Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)

Party Republican Photo of Frank Ruff
District 15: Amherst County (Part), Appomattox County (All), Brunswick County (Part), Buckingham County (Part), Charlotte County (All), Cumberland County (Part), Fluvanna County (All), Halifax County (All), Lunenberg County (Part); Mecklenburg County (All); Prince Edward County (All) [map]
Took Office January 2000
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education and Health, General Laws and Technology, Local Government
Website frankmruff.com
Fundraising $29,529 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 59% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 60% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 55% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Senate Republican Leadership Trust Republican Party committees $4,240
Virginia Dental Assoc Dentists $4,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $3,014
Virginia Optometric Assoc Optometrists & ophthalmologists $2,500
Osborn, Kelley Irby Uncoded $2,250
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,200
Tenaska Virginia Partners Uncoded $2,000
Moorman, Michael F Uncoded $2,000
Virginia Assoc Of Realtors Real estate $1,792

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...

Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics On-Demand: Live coverage of Jeff Frederick impeachment proceedings

April 3, 2009
5:19 p.m. All, we have completed our coverage. Chairman Frederick was voted to be removed from office by a vote of 57-18. Morton Blackwell abstained, and his vote would not have made a difference anyway at affecting the outcome. Please review our Cover-It Live chat for more details and listen to the final podcast for Jeff Frederick?s statement and to hear from Gary Byler, Lori-Ann Miller, and Morton Blackwell. 2:53 p.m. To get everyone up to speed, they are wrapping up debate and we sh...

The Contemporary Conservative: Bill Bolling CARPET BOMBS Patrick Muldoon's campaign with masterful show of grassroots support

November 30, 2008
Bill Bolling CARPET BOMBS Patrick Muldoon's campaign with masterful show of grassroots support Posted by MAXIMUS Incumbent Lt. Governor Bill Bolling just started carpet bombing Patrick Muldoon's misguided candidacy to challenge him for the Republican nomination for the office of Lt. Governor. In a press release sent out yesterday, Bolling indicates he has locked down the support of the conservative grassroots movement and elected officals throughout the state. The carpet bombing of Patric...

Commentary - Politics and Religion: Congressman Virgil Goode, State Senator Frank Ruff, Delegate Watt Abbitt, and State Delegate Rob Bell address The Fluvanna Taxpayers Association

May 29, 2008
PRESS RELEASE May 13, 2008 PALMYRA, VA. The Fluvanna Taxpayers Association (FTA) reports that the Saturday, May 10, 2008, Lunch Barbeque was a terrific success. Congressman Virgil Goode, State Senator Frank Ruff, Delegate Watt Abbitt, and State Delegate Rob Bell all addressed the crowd and answered some very difficult taxpayer questions. Citizen Carrie Wigal really quizzed the elected officials on local issues. She was one of the first to speak at the Domino Plan?s new High School const...
Recent Mentions in the Media

South Hill Enterprise: Local Reaction Mixed On Energy Bill

June 30, 2009
?There is absolutely no question that this legislation will destroy many small business as well as agricultural producers,? Sen. Frank Ruff (R-15) said.and more »

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