Senator Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

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District 8: Virginia Beach City (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1992
Left Office January 2010
Website kenstolle.com
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Copatroning Habits 60% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 61% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 57% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 31.4% in 2009
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Senate Republican leader pro tempore.

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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $28,500
System Integrated Management Uncoded $12,750
Verizon Telecommunications $12,550
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $12,500
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $11,982
Dominion Energy production & distribution $11,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $11,000
Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Hospitals $11,000
Stolle, Friends Of Ken Republican candidate committees $10,560
Associated Distributors Liquor wholesalers $10,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

One Year In, National Tea Party Learning while VA-05? Not so much ...

March 1, 2010
PS: Even though the TEA Partiers seem anti-Hurt, Sen. Hurt came within three votes of winning the straw poll conducted after the debate. NotAndySere · No Gravatar. Posted March 2, 2010 at 6:32 AM. DJ, I'm not sure where you are coming from on .... Until the Republican Party rids itself of guys like Henry Ryto, Ken Stolle, Ron Villanueva, and Will Sessoms, it can no longer honestly lay legitimate claim to the title “Fiscally Conservative”. Self-admitted Republican Party ...

Catching up with Senator Northam « VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics ...

March 1, 2010
Northam co-patroned Sen. Creigh Deeds' SB173, which creates a bipartisan redistricting commission. The bill passed the Senate 40-0, while an identical bill in the House, HB638, failed. Northam expressed pessimism about the fate of the ... Northam confirmed that he and former Senator Ken Stolle had an agreement that if Northam would support the Republican choice, Les Lilley, the next opening would go to the Democratic choice, Gene Woolard, in order to clear the impasse ...

Most Virginia death penalty expansion bills rejected ...

February 16, 2010
Former Sen. Ken Stolle, R–Virginia Beach, who had previously voted for the bill, was replaced by a Democrat. And former gubernatorial candidate Sen. Creigh Deeds, D–Bath County, who had previously been supportive of Obenshain's measures ...

Tertium Quids: Meanwhile, Sheriff Stolle thinks we're all going to die

January 27, 2010
Among those in attendance was former Sen. Kenneth W. Stolle, now sheriff of Virginia Beach. Stolle, having seen both sides of the issue, said that his former colleagues in the legislature need to set priorities to weather the storm. ... Perhaps what Ken Stolle was doing was re-affirming a standing, unwritten threat to the lawmakers and our fellow citizens; that being, that they will make sure that people suffer, or even die, if their budget is cut. ...

Challenges ahead for state lawmakers | Augusta Free Press

January 20, 2010
Sen. Ken Stolle from Virginia Beach was elected sheriff of that city. His seat was filled by fellow Republican Jeff McWaters. Sen. Ken Cuccinelli was elected Attorney General of Virginia. His seat was filled by Democrat Dave Marsden of ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Va. Beach lobbyist's game plan: offense

March 12, 2010
Va. Beach lobbyist's game plan: offense... Ken Stolle, quit the state Senate to become the city's sheriff. "They are having to adjust to a different way of doing business," said Sen.

The Virginian-Pilot: Dozens of sheriffs ask Va. lawmakers for fee hikes

March 9, 2010
One who isn't pleased with the House plan is Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle. The former Republican state senator said his deputies face increased risks ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: A chili night

March 5, 2010
RICHMOND - We told you last week about former Sen. Ken Stolle's chili cookoff/lobbying opportunity for law-enforcement officials. Stolle, now the sheriff of ...

The Virginian-Pilot: Some traditions continue

February 24, 2010
It's Sheriff now, not Senator. But that doesn't mean an end to a Ken Stolle General Aseembly tradition. Virginia Beach Sheriff Stolle sent out invitations ...

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