Senator Mamie Locke (D-Hampton)

Photo of Mamie Locke
Party
Democratic
District
2: Hampton City (Part), Newport News City (Part), Portsmouth City (Part), York County (Part) [map]
Took Office
January 2004
Next Election
November 2015
Committees
Education and Health, General Laws and Technology, Local Government, Rehabilitation and Social Services
Copatroning Habits
67% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 66% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 52% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
abc alcohol assault bank business commendation crime dillon rule education fair housing felony finance fire firearm hampton housing landlord loan locality nondiscrimination payday lending permission police predatory lending property real estate regulation school tax vehicle
Bills Passed
29.4% in 2013
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,500
Richard L Saslaw For State Senate Democratic candidate committees $3,500
Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $3,000
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $2,600
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Minority & ethnic groups $2,500
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $2,000
Pomoco Auto Group Auto dealers, new & used $2,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,000
Child & Family Wellness Center The Uncoded $2,000
Ezzell, Jack Uncoded $1,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

E.W. Jackson Responds to Criticism of 'Hateful Rhetoric' - Vienna ...

May 22, 2013
Women rely on Planned Parenthood for birth control pills as well as breast cancer screenings, said state Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton). “[They] don't need a lieutenant governor who compared the important organization to ...

McAuliffe Releases New Ad Highlighting Bipartisan Transportation Bill

May 22, 2013
Senator Mamie Locke: “In Hampton Roads, we feel the impact of a gridlocked transportation system every day and the passage of the bipartisan transportation compromise was critical for our region. While passage was far ...

Virginia Senate blocks drug testing for welfare participants ...

February 4, 2013
Republican Sen. Larry Blevins did not vote. The bill required the Department of Social Services to conduct a preliminary screenings of participants in the state's welfare-to-work program before distributing benefits. If any red flags came up ... " Drug tests for welfare recipients are demeaning," said Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton. "What are poor people singled out for testing? Why is it assumed that poor and only the poor are using drugs?" Republicans, however, said the ...

Senate approves GOP congressional redistricting plan - Richmond ...

January 20, 2012
Sen. Mamie Locke. Sen. Mamie E. Locke, D-Hampton, authored last year's redistricting plan and said today that House Republicans made no attempt to compromise. ... It would likely have gone to a tie in the evenly divided chamber but one Democratic senator was not present. The legislation now goes to the desk of Gov. Bob McDonnell. Even with McDonnell's anticipated signature, the plan still must be approved by the Department of Justice for compliance with the ...

Fairman: Mamie Locke sets herself “up for stupidity” – Bearing Drift ...

November 1, 2011
At the League of Women Voters' Debate for the 2nd Senate District, incumbent Sen. Mamie Locke and challenger Tom Harmon were asked how they had included York County, newly drawn into the district, in their campaign ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Patch.com: E.W. Jackson Responds to Criticism of 'Hateful Rhetoric'

May 23, 2013
E.W. Jackson Responds to Criticism of 'Hateful Rhetoric'Women rely on Planned Parenthood for birth control pills as well as breast cancer screenings, said state Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton). ?[They] don't need a lieutenant governor who compared the important organization to the KKK,? she said. ?That ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Identity, minority officials blast Jackson's rhetoric

May 22, 2013
Identity, minority officials blast Jackson's rhetoricState Sen. Mamie Locke of Hampton called his rhetoric ugly and mean-spirited, while Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, who's also a minister, blasted Jackson for espousing a "message of hate and divisiveness" rather than one of Christian compassion.and more »

Sun Gazette: Delegates Hit Back After Family Group Ranks Them at Bottom of Scale

May 15, 2013
No members of the state Senate received ?0? rankings; the lowest scores in the upper house were ?11? for Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) and ?12? for Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon). Besides Brink and Hope, the only House members to score ...

Daily Press: Pogge gets top Family Foundation score

May 11, 2013
In rankings of all 140 General Assembly members released this week by the conservative, pro-life Family Foundation Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, received the lowest score of any senator and Del. Brenda Pogge, R-James City County, was the only local ...and more »

Daily Press: Del. Chris Jones: Defending Monroe from Hampton?

May 9, 2013
Despite his active role, Jones said he has not sought input from Del. Gordon Helsel or Sen. Mamie Locke, whose districts include Fort Monroe. Helsel and Locke also sit on the Fort Monroe Authority Board of Trustees. Messages left on Helsel's cell phone ...and more »

These are all of the video clips of Mamie Locke’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2009. There are 136 video clips in all.

Index

Jan 26, 2009
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Bills

  • SB27: License plates; display of single plate on registered vehicles.
  • SB755: Payday lending; repeals provisions authorizing lending in State.
  • SB840: Fraud; court may vacate judgment of criminal conviction or adjudication of person.
  • SB841: Uniform Statewide Building Code; establishment of occupancy standards for residential dwelling unit.
  • SB842: Charter; City of Hampton.
  • SB992: Background checks; children's residential facilities regulated by Department of Juvenile Justice.
  • SB1013: Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, etc.
  • SB1196: School choice; Board of Education to include information regarding parent and student choice.
  • SB1224: Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
  • SJ57: Property owners, low-income; JLARC to study real property tax relief, executive summary.
  • SJ262: Celebrating the life of Dr. Freddye Sue Turner Davy.
  • SJ263: Celebrating the life of James Wesley Dix, Sr.
  • SJ278: Property owners, low-income; JLARC to study real property tax relief, executive summary.
  • SJ304: Commending Francena McCorory.
  • SJ305: Commending Kellie Wells.
  • SJ445: Celebrating the life of Laurel Tucker Duplessis.
  • SR51: Celebrating the life of Chief Master Sergeant Claude Vann, Jr., USAF (Ret.).
  • SB27: License plates; display of single plate on registered vehicles.
  • SB28: Payday loans; permitted interest.
  • SB32: Assessments for local improvements, special; adds City of Hampton to localities that may impose.
  • SB33: Hampton, City of; special commissioner to execute title to real estate with delinquent taxes, etc.
  • SB34: Rental payments; landlord accounting of tenant credits and debits upon written request.
  • SB35: Landlords; recovery of possession limited, changes definition of dwelling unit, etc.
  • SB286: Sale of property; City of Newport News to sell certain property for nominal amount.
  • SB287: Charter; City of Newport News.
  • SB288: Alcoholic beverage control; recycling for certain retail on-premises licensees required.
  • SB289: Alcohol, open container; no person shall possess in passenger area of motor vehicle, civil penalty.
  • SB472: Common Interest Community Board; authorized to terminate inactive condominium, etc., registrations.
  • SB473: Fort Monroe Authority Act; declaration of policy, Governor to approve Fort Monroe Master Plan.
  • SB474: Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.
  • SB475: College partnership laboratory schools; development of programs with public school divisions.
  • SJ57: Property owners, low-income; JLARC to study real property tax relief.
  • SJ58: Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.
  • SJ59: Commending the Montford Point Marine Association Tidewater, Virginia Chapter #14.
  • SJ60: Celebrating the life of Royzell L. Dillard.
  • SJ61: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. William James Marshall.
  • SJ62: Commending the Phoebus High School football team.
  • SJ144: Celebrating the life of William Alfred Smith.
  • SJ146: Commending the work of the Fort Monroe Authority, Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park, Hampton
  • SJ166: Celebrating the life of Benjamin Frank Boyd.
  • SJ5010: Celebrating the life of Susan Bentley Joseph.
  • SB22: Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals and assistant fire marshals.
  • SB604: Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
  • SB751: Motor vehicle title loans; caps interest rate.
  • SB752: Payday loans; permitted interest.
  • SB772: Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
  • SB773: Aircraft noise attenuation features; adoption, etc. of regulations with regard to installation.
  • SB796: Rehabilitative programming; earned sentence credits.
  • SB797: Human Rights Act; adds sexual orientation to definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.
  • SB829: Tenants' assertion; rent escrow.
  • SB830: Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory practice on applications that are for affordable housing.
  • SB985: Housing Development Authority Act; terms and conditions of purchases, etc., to lenders of mortgages.
  • SB986: Certificate of public need; exempts Veterans Services facilities.
  • SB1369: Clerks; may provide official certificates and certified records in digital form, etc.
  • SB1399: Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
  • SB1400: Fort Monroe Authority Act; created.
  • SB1424: Virginia Public Procurement Act; action against contractor's payment bond.
  • SB1425: Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for withdrawal of bid due to error.
  • SB1460: Workforce skills enhancement training program; established for unemployed workers.
  • SJ277: Celebrating the life of William Hickerson Thomas.
  • SJ278: Celebrating the life of Yvonne Satterfield Six.
  • SJ279: Celebrating the life of Patrice R. Calloway.
  • SJ296: Commending Virginia's Operational Integration Cyberspace Center of Excellence and City of Hampton.
  • SJ366: Celebrating the life of Mae Ernestine Hamlin Scott.
  • SJ375: Celebrating the life of Albert Eugene Simpson.
  • SJ387: Commending Sheriff B.J. Roberts.
  • SJ406: Celebrating the life of Barbara Ann Simpson LeSeur.
  • SJ441: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Walter Henry Maxwell, Sr.
  • SB20: Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges and fees that may be charged on extension of credit.
  • SB21: Payday loans; limiting interest to a maximum annual rate of 36 percent.
  • SB22: Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals and assistant fire marshals.
  • SB23: Aerospace Advisory Council; powers and duties, membership.
  • SB24: Teachers; extends sunset provision on requirements for identifying and reporting critical shortage.
  • SB214: Fair Housing Board; establishes educational materials concerning Fair Housing Law.
  • SB215: Contractors, Board for; certification of accessibility mechanics.
  • SB216: Fair Housing Board; establishes educational materials on Fair Housing Law.
  • SB217: Motorboat; a locality may, by ordinance, impose annual registration fee.
  • SB315: Fort Monroe Authority; created.
  • SB316: Telecommunications relay service; defines end-user equipment, sunset provision.
  • SB604: Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
  • SB616: Rental assistance pilot project; Department of Housing and Community Development to establish.
  • SB666: Unemployment compensation; employee voluntarily leaving employment to accompany military spouse.
  • SB705: Taxation, new and increased; additional revenues to be appropriated for funding SOQ.
  • SJ3: Celebrating the life of Thomas Boone Nottingham.
  • SJ4: Celebrating the life of Douglas Junious DePriest.
  • SJ5: Celebrating the life of Harriet Nachman Storm.
  • SJ134: Celebrating the life of Raymond Celester Crittenden, Jr.
  • SJ152: Commending the Phoebus High School football team.
  • SJ153: Celebrating the life of Hannibal E. Howell, Jr., M.D.
  • SJ156: Celebrating the life of Theodore Edward BaCote, Jr.
  • SJ240: Celebrating the life of Major General (USA Ret.) Alvin Bryant, M.D.
  • SJ269: Celebrating the life of Margaret C. Allen.
  • SB526: Vehicle safety inspections; required every 24 months instead of every 12 months.
  • SB814: Retirement System; changes formula for purchase of service by school division superintendents.
  • SB815: Intestate succession; if parent willfully deserts child, no person may inherit from child's estate.
  • SB816: Fire marshals; increased to a Class 6 felony for assault and battery thereof.
  • SB820: Motorboats; authorizes county, city, or town to impose registration fee on certain.
  • SB832: Firearms; possessing or carrying dangerous weapon in public buildings during official meetings.
  • SB833: Notaries public; electronic notarization to be developed by Secretary of Commonwealth, etc.
  • SB834: Public Procurement Act; procurement of architectural & professional engineering service for project.
  • SB835: Va. Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP); increase of fee for person entering program.
  • SB1093: Mutual aid agreement; institution of higher learning having police force appointed to enter therein.
  • SB1094: Derelict buildings and structures; locality authorized to require removal, repair, etc., thereof.
  • SB1315: Machinery and tools; separate classification for local taxation.
  • SB1321: Advanced shipbuilding training grant program; established.
  • SB1477: Aerospace Advisory Council; adds Director of Space Grant Consortium to serve as ex officio.
  • SB1478: Freedom of Information Act; building and fire code complaints.
  • SB1495: Unemployment compensation; voluntarily leaving employment to accompany military spouse.
  • SJ282: Celebrating the life of Mary Mildred Carrington.
  • SJ283: Celebrating the life of Arnetta Gilmore Washington.
  • SJ326: Commending the Phoebus High School football team
  • SJ327: Celebrating the life of Henry Whitehead, Jr.
  • SJ383: Celebrating the life of Felicia Bryan Farrar Johnson.
  • SJ452: Commending Harriet N. Storm.
  • SJ453: Celebrating the life of Sue Edmondson Wilder.
  • SJ454: Celebrating the life of Clarence Wesley Harris.
  • SJ464: Celebrating the life of Melvin Ross Simpson.
  • SJ5005: Celebrating the life of Sattie Joyce Harris Byrd.
  • SJ5017: Commending the Heritage High School girls' basketball team.
  • SB32: Libraries; localities may adopt an ordinance prohibiting firearms, etc. on premises.
  • SB33: Outdoor theaters, cabarets, etc.; localities may adopt an ordinance to prohibit firearms on premise.
  • SB238: Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
  • SB239: Taxpayer information; local officials to provide direct access for use by fire, rescue, etc.
  • SB240: Martin Luther King, Jr. Living History & Public Policy Center;tax refunds paid to Board of Trustees.
  • SB242: Resources Authority; financing energy conservation and energy efficiency projects.
  • SB278: Payday Loan Act; repealing Act referring thereto.
  • SB501: Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.
  • SB521: Veterans services; changes references under powers & duties of Commissioner of Veterans Services.
  • SB522: Law-enforcement officer; assault and battery against, penalty.
  • SB526: Vehicle safety inspections; required every 24 months instead of every 12 months.
  • SJ45: Juveniles; Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to study process of whether to try as adult.
  • SJ52: Celebrating the life of George Christopher Cypress, Jr.
  • SJ53: Celebrating the life of Gregory Cherry.
  • SJ54: Celebrating the life of
  • SJ55: Teachers; joint subcommittee to study shortage in State.
  • SJ56: Vacant residential units; Housing Commission to study problem in densely populated urban areas.
  • SJ113: Commending the Hampton High School girls' basketball team
  • SJ267: Commending Petty Officer Second Class Arthur Stoddard and Chief Petty Officer Tarry Jones.
  • SJ5005: Celebrating the life of Sattie Joyce Harris Byrd.
  • SJ5017: Commending the Heritage High School girls' basketball team.
  • SB45: Real property taxes; Virginia Port Authority to determine service charges in lieu of.
  • SB177: Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
  • SB178: Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
  • SB179: Human Rights Act; prohibition of discrimination in employment based on certain criminal convictions.
  • SB766: Minimum wage; increase per hour.
  • SB767: Libraries; provides that localities may adopt an ordinance that prohibits firearms, etc. therein.
  • SB768: Small business; change in definition.
  • SB798: Sewage overflows; authorizes Water Control Board to issue administrative orders for corrective act.
  • SB799: Charter; City of Newport News.
  • SB1018: Charter; City of Hampton.
  • SB1184: Military Affairs, Department of; establishes specific duties and functions to be carried out.
  • SB1185: Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund; allows interest thereon to be used to educate public, etc.
  • SB1320: Payday Loan Act.
  • SB1380: Victims of crime; restorative mediation.
  • SB1381: Intestate succession; desertion by parents.
  • SJ320: Celebrating the life of Wilbert Earl Ashe, Jr.
  • SJ321: Celebrating the life of Sidney Franklin Ricks, Sr.
  • SJ322: Celebrating the life of Lottie Barksdale Spencer.
  • SJ323: Celebrating the life of Airman First Class Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis.
  • SJ329: High school dropout and graduation rates; Board of Education to study.
  • SJ413: Commending the Phoebus High School football team
  • SJ489: Celebrating the life of Ollie M. Bowman, Jr.
  • SJ490: Celebrating the life of Johnnie Lee Bell Bunch.
  • SJ503: Celebrating the life and work of William H. Moses, Jr.
  • SR63: Celebrating the life of Vivian Frazier Green.
  • SB44: Residential community programs; Dept. of Corrections to allow nonviolent prisoners to participate.
  • SB45: Real property taxes; Virginia Port Authority to determine service charges in lieu of.
  • SB46: Local housing rehabilitation zones; created.
  • SB177: Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
  • SB178: Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
  • SB179: Human Rights Act; prohibition of discrimination in employment based on certain criminal convictions.
  • SB180: Proof of legal presence in the United States.
  • SB181: Conditional use permits; locality impose condition related to retail alcoholic beverage licensees.
  • SB330: Legislative appointees on certain boards.
  • SB367: Drug treatment courts; established in City of Newport News.
  • SB625: Carousel Site; conveyance of property to nonmunicipal entity in City of Hampton.
  • SJ25: Overhead utility lines; joint subcommittee to study feasibility & costs of placement underground.
  • SJ26: Celebrating the life of Bernice Jackson Everson.
  • SJ27: Celebrating the life of Theophlise Lee Twitty.
  • SJ28: Celebrating the life of Mozelle Price Russell.
  • SJ29: Celebrating the life of Sheila M. Williams.
  • SJ30: Celebrating the life of Joe Nathan Allen.
  • SJ31: Commending Mary E. Johnson.
  • SJ32: Commending Maria Cecire.
  • SJ66: Commending the Bethel High School girls' track team.
  • SJ67: Celebrating the life of Private First Class Lee Arthur Lewis Jr.
  • SJ140: Commending the Hampton High School football team.
  • SJ5040: Commending Turner M. Spencer.