Delegate Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

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District 88: Counties of Fauquier (part), Spotsylvania (part), and Stafford (part); City of Fredericksburg (part) [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2013
Committees Education, Finance
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 86% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 81% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 70% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 24% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Republican Party Republican Party committees $23,901
Dominion Leadership Trust PACs operated by Republican state politicians $15,000
Jost, Paul C Real estate developers & subdividers $5,000
Leadership Pac PACs operated by Republican state politicians $5,000
Howell For Delegate PACs operated by Republican state politicians $5,000
Majority Whip Pac PACs operated by Republican state politicians $5,000
Stafford Printing Uncoded $4,985
The Hopper Co Uncoded $3,831
Cole, Mark Uncoded $3,200
Virginia Republican Main Street Coalition Republican Party committees $3,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

A Scorecard on the Voter ID Bills - Woodbridge, VA Patch

February 3, 2012
House Bill 9, sponsored by Delegate Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg. It says that if you don't have acceptable identification, you would cast a “provisional ballot,” which would be counted after your identification has been verified.

NRA-ILA | Virginia: One-Gun-a-Month Legislation Faces Close ...

February 3, 2012
House Bill 25, sponsored by Delegate Mark Cole (R-88), seeks to prohibit the Clerk of Court from disclosing information contained on a concealed handgun permit application or on an order issuing a concealed handgun ...

Virginia Progressive Caucus - blog*spot

February 3, 2012
The patrons of HB 62 are Del. Mark Cole (R-Stafford) and Del. Robert Marshall (R-Prince William). The Progressive Caucus released its 2012 agenda in January, including the policy goal of opposing "attacks on the fetal anomaly exception for Medicaid recipients. ... Delegate Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) said, "If HB 62 is successful and signed by the Governor, Virginia will show itself as a state that lacks compassion for the poorest women among us. It is time to ...

A Scorecard on the Voter ID Bills | PotomacLocal.com

February 3, 2012
A bill sponsored by Delegate Mark Cole of Stafford would place restrictions on voters who do not show “acceptable” identification. By Zack Budryk Capital News Service. Richmond, Va. – At least a half-dozen bills before the ...

Charlottesville Electoral Board weighs in on voter ID bills – Bearing ...

February 3, 2012
The Electoral Board of the City of Charlottesville passed a motion at its February 1 meeting in opposition to HB 569 (patroned by Delegate Danny Marshall) and HB 9 (patroned by Delegate Mark Cole, chairman of the House ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

GlobalPost: Virginia may soon lift monthly limit on hand gun sales

February 3, 2012
Delegate Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, who proposed several pieces of gun-friendly legislation, told Leesburg Today that collectors liked to purchase guns with sequential serial numbers, while others others may purchase a set of pistols, or guns, ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Va. House: Don't fund abortions in cases of deformity

February 3, 2012
Va. House: Don't fund abortions in cases of deformityDel. Mark Cole, R-Spotsylvania County, the sponsor of HB 62, said the state should turn the job over to private charities instead of reaching into the pockets of taxpayers, some of whom oppose all abortions on moral grounds.and more »

The Free Lance-Star (blog): Cole's anti-abortion bill clears House

February 3, 2012
Cole's anti-abortion bill clears HouseBY CHELYEN DAVIS RICHMOND?The House of Delegates has passed Del. Mark Cole's bill barring state Medicaid money from paying for abortions for poor women whose fetuses could be born severely or fatally disabled. The vote Friday was 64?35.and more »

Daily Press: Shad Plank: Norment to Dems, "I'll run this committee"

February 3, 2012
Shad Plank: Norment to Dems, "I'll run this committee"He took a major step toward that Thursday when a bill he sponsored with Del. Mark Cole, R-Spotsylvania, passed the House of Delegates on an 88-12 vote. The BPOL tax is levied by localities on businesses' gross receipts. Under Watson's measure the tax ...

Chicago Tribune: Virginia lawmakers pass abortion, adoption bills

February 3, 2012
"When you are denying Medicaid funding for abortion, for some women you are denying their ability to get one," Democratic Delegate Jennifer McClellan argued during the House debate. But Republican Delegate Mark Cole said the bill he co-sponsored would ...and more »

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

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