Senator Henry Marsh (D-Richmond)

Party Democratic Photo of Henry Marsh
District 16: Chesterfield County (Part), Dinwiddie County (All), Hopewell City (Part), Petersburg City (All), Prince George County (Part), Richmond City (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1992
Next Election November 2011
Committees Courts of Justice (Chair), Finance, Local Government, Rules, Transportation
Fundraising $52,473 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Daily Activity
Copatroning Habits 61% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 70% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 52% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 10.5% in 2009
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia State Legislative Black Caucus Democratic Party committees $7,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $4,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $3,500
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $3,500
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $2,500
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $2,000
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Rural electric cooperatives $1,750
Richmond Postal Credit Union Credit unions $1,750
Hospital Corp Of America Hospitals $1,750
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $1,750

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

VA-ALERT: VCDL Update 3/18/10 - Part 1 - The Sentinel

March 18, 2010
Senator Vogel tries to attach Ware's HB79 to HB1092; fails 3. Taking aim at gun rights 4. RTD: Senate approves controversial gun bills 5. Effort to revive Va. gun bills fails 6. Marsh stood in way of pro-gun legislation .... shoot down the proposals. Sen. Mark Obenshain of Harrisonburg tried Monday to overrule Senate Courts Justice Committee Chairman Henry Marsh's decision not to allow the full committee to take up 10 bills expanding gun rights. The full ...

Ken Plum: A time of intolerance | Augusta Free Press

March 18, 2010
Del. Algie Howell participated in sit-ins in Norfolk. In the State Senate, Sen. Henry Marsh was one of the lead attorneys in the more than 40 court cases that were necessary before Virginia desegregated its public schools. ...

Green steps down as head of Richmond Crusade for Voters « Decision ...

March 16, 2010
This summer their endorsement of Terry McAuliffe in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary came under fire by supporters of Sen. Creigh Deeds, including Mayor Dwight Jones and Sen. Henry Marsh. McAuliffe ended up holding on to the ...

Arrogant Senator Marsh Spits in the Eye of a Virgina Giant

March 13, 2010
The controversy began when Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw (D-Fairfax) and Courts of Justice Chairman Henry Marsh (D-Richmond) created a special subcommittee to consider several gun bills passed by the Republican-controlled House, ...

The Shad Plank: Senate panel kills effort to repeal one-handgun-a ...

March 4, 2010
The panel - stocked with Democrats Sen. Henry Marsh, Sen. Toddy Puller, Sen. Janet Howell and Sen. Louise Lucas and Republican Sen. Fred Quayle left the bill in committee - meaning it is dead for the year. Thursday's vote was something ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Augusta Free Press: Ken Plum: A time of intolerance

March 18, 2010
In the State Senate, Sen. Henry Marsh was one of the lead attorneys in the more than 40 court cases that were necessary before Virginia desegregated its ...

RVANews: Crusade for Voters president and VP step down

March 17, 2010
L. Douglas Wilder's effective withdrawal from the scene and the resurgence of Wilder's longtime political rival, State Sen. Henry Marsh.and more »

Trading Markets (press release): EDITORIAL: Richmond Government: The Jail Pitch

March 17, 2010
The new, unsolicited proposal arrived courtesy of a group called City Central, a consortium that includes the law firm of state Sen. Henry Marsh.

Brookneal Union Star: Richmond Report by Sen. Robert Hurt

March 16, 2010
This week Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw and Senate Courts Committee Chairman Henry Marsh announced the formation of a special subcommittee of the full ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): Lt. Gov. Bolling: Anti-gun bill panel creation broke Senate rules

March 12, 2010
The controversy began when Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw (D-Fairfax) and Courts of Justice Chairman Henry Marsh (D-Richmond) created a special ...and more »

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