Delegate Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach)

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District 82: City of Virginia Beach (part) [map]
Took Office January 1986
Next Election November 2013
Committees Commerce and Labor, Finance (Chair), Science and Technology
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 77% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 77% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 65% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 18.2% in 2011
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Dominion Energy production & distribution $5,500
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $4,000
Friends Of Ken Stolle Republican candidate committees $3,684
Retail Merchants Association Retail trade $2,000
Medical Society Of Virginia Physicians $2,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $2,000
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $2,000
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $2,000
Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance Public works, industrial & commercial construction $2,000
Us Smokeless Tobacco Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $2,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Bob Purkey & The Blueridge Travellers - Friends Of Old Time Music ...

December 28, 2011
Bob Purkey & The Blueridge Travellers - (1984) - Old Dominion Bound (Webco WLPS 0112) Bob Purkey - rhythm guitar, lead vcls. Diana Purkey Gilbert - mandolin, lead & backup vcls. Delbert Purkey - banjo, backup vcls ...

A two-term Virginia governor? | | The Harrell Group, LLCThe Harrell ...

December 14, 2011
Usually it's Republicans who've fronted the concept, with Del. Bob Purkey often leading the way with legislation that makes a few pre-session headlines, but then disappears. Now state Democrats are going to see if they can ...

Virginia Manufacturers Association visits STIHL during ...

November 22, 2011
Among the distinguished guests were elected officials Senator Harry Blevins, Senator Jeff McWaters and Delegate Bob Purkey. Scott Tilley, VMA board member and general counsel for STIHL Inc. was also in attendance.

Washington Post: Virginia ballots skimp on party affiliation

October 27, 2011
Del. Harry R. “Bob” Purkey (R-Virginia Beach) led the successful push more than a decade ago to identify statewide and General Assembly candidates by party. He said opposition to his bill mostly came from Democrats, who ...

Middle@: Event with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Ben Loyola

September 8, 2011
Senator Jeff McWaters, Senator Frank Wagner, Delegate John Cosgrove, Delegate Sal Iaquinto, Delegate Barry Knight, Delegate Bob Purkey, Delegate Chris Stolle, Delegate Bob Tata, Delegate Ron Villanueva, Chairman ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia General Assembly session brings hopeful bills

January 16, 2012
'Excessive' regulations With HB514, Del. Bob Purkey, R-Virginia Beach, seeks to establish a tax credit compensating businesses for the cost of complying with "excessive state regulations." - Lasers in the sky With HB87, Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia ...

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Bob Purkey’s briefer remarks on the floor of the house.

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