Senator Henry Marsh (D-Richmond)

Party Democratic Photo of Henry Marsh
District 16: Chesterfield County (Part), Prince George County (Part), Richmond City (Part), Petersburg City (All), Dinwiddie County (Part), Hopewell City (All) [map]
Took Office January 1992
Next Election November 2015
Committees Courts of Justice, Finance, Local Government, Transportation
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
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 8% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Minority & ethnic groups $7,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $4,000
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $3,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $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

A Boat Against the Current: Quote of the Day (Mark Twain, on ...

February 7, 2012
William Mahone and the Readjusters to the Rescue - Looks like the Virginia General Assembly has been busy with resolutions about the Civil War era. Last week I shared Sen. Henry Marsh's resolution that wou... 1 day ago ...

A Boat Against the Current: Quote of the Day (Joe Namath, on ...

February 6, 2012
William Mahone and the Readjusters to the Rescue - Looks like the Virginia General Assembly has been busy with resolutions about the Civil War era. Last week I shared Sen. Henry Marsh's resolution that wou... 21 hours ...

A Boat Against the Current: Quote of the Day (Cardinal Newman, on ...

February 5, 2012
William Mahone and the Readjusters to the Rescue - Looks like the Virginia General Assembly has been busy with resolutions about the Civil War era. Last week I shared Sen. Henry Marsh's resolution that wou... 2 hours ago ...

William Mahone and the Readjusters to the Rescue

February 5, 2012
Looks like the Virginia General Assembly has been busy with resolutions about the Civil War era. Last week I shared Sen. Henry Marsh's resolution that would set aside a day to honor Abraham Lincoln and today I bring to ...

Richmond Chapter Sweeps through General Assembly Building ...

February 2, 2012
Advocates from Virginia Credit Union and Entrust spoke with an aide to Sen. Henry Marsh. She was very interested in the financial education programs and said the senator might want to partner with VACU on a financial ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

WDBJ7: Oliver Hill and his story shine at theater preview

February 3, 2012
He was a battler, said his former law partner, Sen. Henry Marsh, who was among the 100-plus people at the screening. ?He stood in front of the joint session of the General Assembly and shook his fist at them,? Marsh recalled before the screening.and more »

Sun Gazette: 19th-Century Black Legislators to Win Belated Honors

January 20, 2012
Legislation introduced by state Sen. Henry Marsh III (D-Richmond) will formally recognize and thank the black Virginians who served between 1869 and 1890 in the General Assembly. Marsh's legislation provides information on 83 African-American delegates ...

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

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