Delegate Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)

Party Democratic Photo of Mark Sickles
District 43: County of Fairfax (part) [map]
Took Office January 2004
Next Election November 2013
Committees Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Privileges and Elections
Age 54
Website marksickles.com
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 74% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 83% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 61% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 31.6% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $5,810
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $5,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $4,750
Anderson Financial Services Payday/Title Loans $3,500
Saslaw, For State Senate Richard L Democratic candidate committees $3,170
Ups Express delivery services $3,000
Bank Of America Commercial banks & bank holding companies $3,000
Virginia Association Of Health Plans Accident & health insurance $3,000
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Hospitals $3,000
Checksmart Financial Co Payday/Title Loans $3,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

NRA-ILA | Virginia House of Delegates Passes Two Important

February 10, 2012
House Bill 1257, introduced by Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43), would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a ...

NoVa Chapter Wraps Up CU Days at the General Assembly with ...

February 9, 2012
Del. Mark Sickles asked questions about the low-cost loans offered by credit unions in his area. Gaye DeCesare of Belvoir noted the payday loan alternatives marketed to the military in particular, with loans as small as $100.

Socially Conservative Measures Lead the Day in General Assembly ...

February 7, 2012
Del. Mark Sickles posted a photo of himself and others on his Facebook page to decry the legislation. "Today I stood with my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus to oppose attempts at limiting the right the vote," he ...

Virginia politicians on a mission to bring back - Progressive Report ...

February 4, 2012
Democratic Delegate Mark Sickles told House members that only 10 abortions fitting the bill's criteria occurred last year. The House also approved legislation on Friday that would allow faith-based adoption agencies to deny ...

Virginia Bill to be Amended to Benefit Vehicle Restoration Projects ...

January 31, 2012
The amendment to H.B. 878 demonstrates a real effort by legislators and hobbyists to enact reasonable and fair compromise legislation. Please thank Delegate Mark Sickles (DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov) for agreeing to ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily: Democratic caucus fights GOP 'overreach'

February 10, 2012
Democratic caucus fights GOP 'overreach'Del. Mark Sickles, D-Franconia, said people could use more lax Virginia gun laws to purchase firearms and transport them to other states. ?They are repealing [the handgun law] completely, which we think will increase the probability of massive gun ...and more »

Falls Church News Press: Delegate Scott's Richmond Report

February 8, 2012
Delegate Scott's Richmond ReportDelegate Mark Sickles of Lee District in Fairfax County is the Democratic Caucus Chair. Charniele Herring is Chief Democratic Whip. Delegate Ken Plum is House Caucus Leader Emeritus. Many of the most important issues facing the last General Assembly ...and more »

Falls Church News Press: N. Va. Dem Lawmakers Mobilize to Assail GOP Extremism in Richmond

February 8, 2012
Dick Saslaw, whose 35th District represents the City of Falls Church and Franconia-based State Del. Mark Sickles were slated to lead a press conference in Richmond today assailing the "wave of divisive social legislation" being passed, and expected to ...and more »

Patch.com: Socially Conservative Measures Lead the Day in General Assembly

February 8, 2012
Del. Mark Sickles posted a photo of himself and others on his Facebook page to decry the legislation. "Today I stood with my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus to oppose attempts at limiting the right the vote," he wrote.

Augusta Free Press: House Dems step up rhetoric on education funding

February 4, 2012
Del. Ken Plum (D-Fairfax) spoke on Monday about the stress VRS and other policy changes will have on Virginia's municipalities. ?In an analysis done for local governments to determine the cost of re-benchmarking, it is estimated that half of local ...and more »

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

November 1, 2009

msickles1: Getting the facts out about transportation here in the 43rd, everyone can see the bulldozers except my opponent! #

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Mark Sickles’s briefer remarks on the floor of the house.

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