Delegate Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth)

Party Democratic Photo of Ken Melvin
District 80: Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), and Portsmouth (part) [map]
Took Office January 1986
Left Office January 2010
Committees Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Finance
Daily Activity
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 52% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 55% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 50% in 2009
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Lucas Campaign Fund, L Louise Democratic candidate committees $5,040
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $3,000
Armstrong, Ward Uncoded $2,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $2,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $2,500
Armstrong For Delegate, Ward Democratic candidate committees $2,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $2,500
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Uncoded $2,500
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Accident & health insurance $2,000
Verizon Telecommunications $2,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Barack Obama's House of Delegates Endorsers: Where Was Brian Moran?

May 19, 2009
Del. Kris Amundson, D-Mount Vernon Del. Kenny Alexander, D-Norfolk Del. Bob Brink, D-Arlington Del. David Englin, D-Alexandria Del. David Marsden, D-Burke Del. Ken Melvin, D-Portsmouth Del. Joe Morrisey, D-Highland Springs Del. ...

Melvin appointed to Portsmouth bench

April 7, 2009
Gov. Tim Kaine appointed retiring Del. Ken Melvin, D-Portsmouth, today to the Portsmouth Circuit Court effective May 1. The appointment had been expected after the 12-term legislator announced his retirement earlier this year. ...

Legislators laud outgoing Del. Kenneth Melvin of Portsmouth ...

February 25, 2009
RICHMOND The tributes flowed on the House floor Wednesday in honor of Del. Ken Melvin, D-Portsmouth, who announced this week he would not seek re-election in November after 24 years in the state legislature. ... The speeches, 14 in all with several from Republicans, continued for more than 30 minutes - unusually long praise for an outgoing delegate. Most singled out Melvin's uncommon ability to sway votes with a floor speech, a skill that earned him rare silences when he ...

Portsmouth delegate to retire

February 24, 2009
Delegate Ken Melvin, a Democrat from Portsmouth, is retiring his House seat after 12 terms.

Left of the Hill: Del. Ken Melvin Announces Retirement

February 24, 2009
Earlier today Del. Ken Melvin announced that he would be retiring after serving in the House of Delegates for 24 years. More important than the length of his service was the high quality of his leadership as he was a member of the House ...

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