Delegate Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Party Democratic Photo of Lionell Spruill
District 77: Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk (part) [map]
Took Office January 1994
Next Election November 2009
Committees Counties, Cities and Towns, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Rules
Fundraising $31,548 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 95% 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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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Optometric Assoc Optometrists & ophthalmologists $6,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $5,719
Verizon Telecommunications $4,800
Tidewater Builders Assoc Residential construction $4,400
Tivest Development Uncoded $4,400
Douglas W Fuller Corp Uncoded $4,400
Home Builders Assoc Of Virginia Residential construction $3,800
Conmed Inc Uncoded $3,700
Associated Distributors Liquor wholesalers $3,400
Virginia State Legislative Black Caucus Democratic Party committees $2,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

The Shad Plank: Va. Gov: GOP statement on unity rally...

June 15, 2009
GOP chairman Pat Mullins wants to make sure that Virginia Democrats don't start slapping each other on the back too hard while they're trying to win the governor's mansion for the third straight time. Democrats had a big old group hug in Williamsburg on Saturday for their slate of Democratic candidates - Creigh Deeds , Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon - who will face off against the GOP nominees - Bob McDonnell , Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli .  Democratic big wigs were there to p...

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 Sentinel: VA-ALERT: VCDL PAC Endorsements For Tuesday June 9 Primary

June 5, 2009
From Kenneth M. Elliot, Jr. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VCDL's meeting schedule:  http://www.vcdl.org/meetings.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbreviations used in VA-ALERT:  http://www.vcdl.org/help/abbr.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Primary Election Day is in just four days, on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. VCDL-PAC has endorsed the following superb Pro Self Def...

VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local: Financial reports ? local House races

June 2, 2009
Yesterday was the filing deadline for financial reporting, the last one prior to the primary. Virginia Public Access Project has done a great job of pulling the data in from the State Board of Elections. A quick look at the numbers for some of the races. Note: * indicates incumbent. Democratic primary ? 80th ? three people are vying for the nomination in this district to replace Ken Melvin, who is now a judge. The winner will take on Republican Jennifer Lee, who raised$1,136 and has $2...

The Shad Plank: Va. GOV - Radio ads from McAuliffe and Moran highlight strategies...

May 29, 2009
If you're tuning into to Hampton Roads radio stations over the next week, you're going to get a glimpse at the competing campaign strategies from Democrat Brian Moran and Terry McAuliffe . McAuliffe just released his latest ad featuring will.i.am , the hip hop star who did a barnstorming tour through the state for McAuliffe along with old school rapper Biz Markie . The ad is going to be running in Richmond and Hampton Roads and will.i.am is trying to help McAuliffe make the final pitch t...
Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Transportation group backs plan to replace Jordan Bridge

June 18, 2009
Del. Lionell Spruill Sr., also of Chesapeake, said, "Unless they come up with the additional money, let's tell them to shut up and let's build the bridge.and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Howell defeats Spruill Jr. for for 90th House District nod

June 9, 2009
Spruill, 43, is the son of Del. Lionell Spruill Sr., D-Chesapeake, and made his first run for political office. He is director of student activities at ...and more »

Daily Press: Va. House primary to decide 12 party nominees

June 9, 2009
Howell is opposed by the son of another incumbent Democrat, Del. Lionel Spruill Sr. Six of the races are for open seats in which the delegate is retiring, ...and more »

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