Senator John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

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District 21: Giles County (All), Roanoke City (All), Montgomery County (Part), Roanoke County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1996
Next Election November 2015
Committees Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Privileges and Elections
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 51% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 51% 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 31.6% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Wine, David &Mary Ann Uncoded $8,200
Dabney, Karen K Uncoded $5,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $4,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,500
Anthem Health Plans Of Virginia Accident & health insurance $3,000
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $2,500
Mid-Atlantic Regional Council Of Carpenters Construction unions $2,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Hospitals $2,500
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $2,250
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $2,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Another Virginia Legislative update | Roanoke Tea Party

February 8, 2012
Apparently, Sen. Obenshain worked with the condemnors' attorneys/lobbyists to strike a language deal. The pro-property rights folks were not even copied on the email exchange. SB 437 is before the Senate Courts of Justice TODAY, Wednesday, 2/8/12, ½ hour after adjournment, Senate Room B. Contact your Senator NOW and ask them to vote NO to SB 437. Senate Courts of Justice. Sen. Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R) (804) 698-7503 district03@senate.virginia.gov ...

John Edwards Campaign Owes Taxpayers Millions But Still ...

February 8, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is still spending freely. Edwards' hopes for the Democratic ... 31, a figure close to what the Federal Election Commission says the former North Carolina senator still owes the U.S. Treasury. Patricia A. Fiori, one of four ...

More bad news for Silky Pony | American Family Values

February 8, 2012
About $2 million in federal campaign matching funds that disgrace former Democrat Sen. John Edwards planned to use as legal fees in his adultery/bribery case must now be returned. The Federal Election Commission finally ...

Virginia Shooting Sports Association: News Reports on Repeal of ...

February 7, 2012
Haas also took one of the two Democrats who voted for repeal to task - Senator John Edwards - whose district includes Virginia Tech. Edwards responded that his vote reflected his views on gun rights and sited the mental ...

Bolling vote propels voter-ID bill in Senate - The News Desk

February 6, 2012
“The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights any citizen has in our democracy,” said Sen. John Edwards, D–Roanoke. He cited Virginia's history with Jim Crow laws, the supposed “separate but equal” set of laws that ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Richmond Times Dispatch: Edwards campaign spends despite debt

February 9, 2012
By: Times-Dispatch Staff | AP Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed ...and more »

LEX18 Lexington KY News: Edwards Campaign Owes Taxpayers But Still Spending

February 8, 2012
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Federal elections officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after the former North Carolina senator dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his ...and more »

Albany Times Union: Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending

February 8, 2012
AP RALEIGH, NC ? Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is still ...and more »

WCTI12.com: Report Shows John Edwards' 2008 Campaign Still Spending Money

February 8, 2012
Report Shows John Edwards' 2008 Campaign Still Spending MoneyBy AP RALEIGH -- Federal elections officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after the former North Carolina senator dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his ...and more »

Huffington Post: HUFFPOST HILLWashington Unsure About Corruption, Sure About If And When You ...

February 8, 2012
- John Edwards believes in two Americas: the elite one that funded his working-class campaigns, and the other one that he's ripping off for $2.1 million. And one Oklahoma lawmaker insists that life doesn't begin at birth or conception -- it begins ...and more »

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

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