Senator Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)

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District 7: Virginia Beach City (Part), Norfolk City (Part) [map]
Took Office January 2001
Next Election November 2015
Committees Commerce and Labor, Finance, Rehabilitation and Social Services (Chair), Rules, Transportation
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 67% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 56% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 62.5% in 2011
Bio

Senate Republican party whip, sharing the duty with Sen. Mark Obenshain.

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Donor Sector Total
Verizon Telecommunications $11,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $7,000
Virginia Cable Telecom Assoc Telecommunications $6,000
Hall Automotive Auto dealers, new & used $5,845
Northrop Grumman Defense areospace contractors $5,150
Alpha Services Coal mining $5,000
Travel Outlet Uncoded $5,000
Virginia Natural Gas Natural gas transmission & distribution $4,650
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $3,500
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $3,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Virginia Against Uranium Mining: Virginia Uranium top 'gifter' to ...

February 11, 2012
Sixteen lawmakers accepted VUI-paid trips to either a reclaimed uranium site in France or active uranium operations in Canada, according to the VPAP-compiled data. They included Sen. John C. Watkins, Sen. Frank Wagner ...

World news | SpinnerNews

February 11, 2012
... loophole that has allowed the online retailer giant to duck the state sales tax. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), would require retailers with a physical presence in the state to collect and pay the state sales tax.

General Assembly Notebook: Senate approves bill on missing ...

February 11, 2012
Senate passage of Sen. Frank Wagner's SB 597 — a priority for Virginia retail groups seeking tax parity with online competitors — comes as talks occur between the state and Amazon on a possible tax deal with the Internet ...

'Amazon' tax loophole bill sails through Va. Senate | Richmond ...

February 10, 2012
'Amazon' tax loophole bill sails through Va. Senate. Frank Wagner. Credit: BOB BROWN/TIMES-DISPATCH. Sen. Frank W. Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, sponsored the sales tax bill. By: Jim Nolan | Richmond Times Dispatch ...

SWAC Girl: Voter registration by Party has been killed in state senate

February 10, 2012
We are hearing from sources that four Republicans defected: Harry Blevins, Walter Stosch, Frank Wagner, and my parents' own senator John Watkins. With Democrats voting right down the Party line, any Republicans ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Washington Examiner: Lawmakers set to revamp McDonnell's roads plan

February 11, 2012
Lawmakers set to revamp McDonnell's roads planSen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, who introduced McDonnell's plan in the Senate but is now supporting many of the changes, said raising the gas tax in line with inflation was a more reliable way to fund transportation. "We got something there that ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): 'Amazon loophole' could close in Va. sales tax

February 11, 2012
'Amazon loophole' could close in Va. sales tax(SHANNON STAPLETON - REUTERS) The bill, sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), would require retailers with a physical presence in the state to collect and pay the state sales tax. Virginia business groups started calling for the measure ...and more »

Daily Press: Senate panel guts key provisions of McDonnell's transportation plan

February 10, 2012
Senate panel guts key provisions of McDonnell's transportation planThe Senate Finance Committee sent its proposal sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, to the full chamber on a vote of 11-2. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to vote on its version Friday. McDonnell spokesman Jeff Caldwell said ...and more »

Daily Press: Senate panel guts key provisions of McDonnell's transportation plan

February 9, 2012
Senate panel guts key provisions of McDonnell's transportation planThe Senate Finance Committee sent its proposal sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner, R-Virginia Beach, to the full chamber on a vote of 11-2. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to vote on its version Friday. McDonnell spokesman Jeff Caldwell said ...and more »

Boston.com: TechBits package

February 9, 2012
Sen. Frank Wagner's bill would close a loophole that Internet merchants use to avoid collecting Virginia's 5 percent sales tax. Supporters say it would boost Virginia's treasury by hundreds of millions of dollars annually merely by collecting taxes ...and more »

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

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