Senator Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

Party Republican Photo of Ken Stolle
District 8: Virginia Beach City (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1992
Next Election November 2011
Committees Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Finance, Privileges and Elections, Rules
Website kenstolle.com
Fundraising $61,598 cash on hand (From VPAP)
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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Senate Republican leader pro tempore.

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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $28,500
System Integrated Management Uncoded $12,750
Verizon Telecommunications $12,550
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Assoc Telecommunications $12,500
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $11,982
Dominion Energy production & distribution $11,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $11,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $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

VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local: Breit out of Senate race

June 23, 2009
Jeffrey Breit, who had contemplated a run for Senate this fall, has withdrawn from consideration. The seat is currently occupied by Republican Ken Stolle, who is running for Sheriff in Virginia Beach. Breit , 54, has four young children. It was his committment to family, as well as his law practice, that prompted him to withdraw. Also interested in the seat, should it become available, is former senator Sonny Stallings. When I spoke with Stallings last week, he said it would be premature ...

Waldo Jaquith: The legislature?s most prolific copatrons.

June 10, 2009
The more time that I spend mapping the social relationships of legislators via their copatroning habits, the more fascinated that I am by this mechanism of exploring the General Assembly. It really is a powerful tool. (To see one of the ways I?m using it on Richmond Sunlight now, check out HB1721 , SB1436 , or HB2482 , where you can see a graph indicating the average partisan position of each bill?s cosponsors.) Here?s a less thoughtful usage of this data, but no less interesting: a listi...

The Hook News Blog: State Sen. ponders changing child porn laws for ?sexting?

May 22, 2009
A little over a year after the Hook reported on the phenomenon in a May 1, 2008 cover story, at least one member of the General Assembly is considering adjusting the Virginia state code so minors who send nude cell phone pictures of themselves won?t be prosecuted under the same child pornography laws as pedophiles. ?I don?t know any member of the General Assembly who a year ago knew what sexting was,? State Senator Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch . ?I thin...

VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local: Help Joe Bouchard

May 18, 2009
When I spoke last week of what was at stake in November , I mentioned the possibility of us losing seats. In my mind, I was thinking about the challenge facing my friend, Del. Joe Bouchard. Those who know me well know that I don?t casually toss around the term ?friend.? Until he ran in 2007, I had never met nor heard of Joe. Over the course of that campaign and since, I have come to have tremendous respect for Joe, both on a personal level and as a representative in the House. His is a voice ...

The Shad Plank: GOP revival: The return of Tricia Stall...

April 23, 2009
I chalked it up to a stroll down memory lane when I spotted Tricia Stall at the Shad Planking a few weeks ago. Considering that the annual political rite of spring was held on the same day as numerous Tea Party demonstrations around Hampton Roads, it seemed odd that Stall would miss out on a chance to lampoon federal spending and protest higher taxes. But there she was among the partisan faithful for both parties, mingling and chatting about anything and everything. So if Jim Gilmore  a...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Facebook face-off

June 23, 2009
The Virginia Beach-based state Senate seat Republican Ken Stolle holds isn't yet vacant (it won't be this year unless Stolle wins his bid for city Sheriff), ...and more »

Roanoke Times: Va. computer agency steeped in tensions

June 18, 2009
"I think VITA's an abysmal failure," said state Sen. Ken Stolle, R-Virginia Beach. "They promised a savings, and what has been delivered is a huge increase ...and more »

The Hill: Eye on 2009

June 11, 2009
State Sen. Ken Stolle, who was mentioned early as a possible candidate, opted against the race. Former Amerigroup CEO Jeffrey McWaters is also passing on it ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Candidates jockey for 8th District race that may not happen

June 7, 2009
Candidates are raising money, hiring staff and campaigning to replace state Sen. Ken Stolle of the 8th District if the opportunity ...and more »

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