Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Party Democratic Photo of Mary Margaret Whipple
District 31: Arlington County (Part), Fairfax County (Part), Falls Church City (All) [map]
Took Office January 1996
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education and Health, Finance, Privileges and Elections, Rules (Chair)
Website senatorwhipple.org
Fundraising $69,760 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 78% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 84% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 60% of them are Democrats.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Assoc Of Realtors Real estate $7,667
Dominion Energy production & distribution $7,500
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $7,500
Virginia Health Care Assoc Nursing homes $6,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $6,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $6,250
Allegheny Energy Gas & electric utilities $6,000
Actblue Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones $5,163
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $4,500
Northern Virginia Assoc Of Realtors Real estate $3,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

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...

Anti-BVBL: WaPo Endorses Creigh Deeds

June 9, 2009
The Washington Post has endorsed the following candidates for Democratic Primary tomorrow: These are our endorsements: Statewide Governor: R. Creigh Deeds Lieutenant Governor: Jody Wagner It is interesting to see the support Mr. Deeds has with some of the state Democratic heavy-weights down towards the end of the next section.  The support speaks volumes.  Key issues appear in bold .  Creigh Deeds is seen by Northern Virginians as being ?down state.?  The Washington Post expla...

Anti-BVBL: WaPo Endorses Creigh Deeds

June 7, 2009
June 7th, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment The Washington Post has endorsed the following candidates for Democratic Primary tomorrow:These are our endorsements:StatewideGovernor: R. Creigh DeedsLieutenant Governor: Jody WagnerIt is interesting to see the support Mr. Deeds has with some of the state Democratic heavy-weights down towards the end of the next section.  The support speaks volumes.  Key issues appear in bold.  Creigh Deeds is seen by Northern Virginians as being ?down state.?  The ...

The Buckingham Herald Tribblog: HeraldTrib Today, May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009
How to reach voters in apartments? One distinct difference between owning a single-family home and a garden-style townhouse, I?ve found, is the number of times people knock on my door politicking for something. I lost count of the number of times someone tried to get me to vote for Obama. And three of the five candidates for the House of Delegates race for the 47th have made their appearance, though I was only home for one of them (Alan Howze). Andres Tobar has not made it, as far as...

The Buckingham Herald Tribblog: Whipple and Brink Endorse Hope

May 15, 2009
Patrick Hope's campaign for the House of Delegates released this statement earlier today. --ST On June 9, Democrats in the 47th District will choose a candidate to succeed our friend and colleague Al Eisenberg. It?s a testament to the vitality of the Arlington Democratic Party that five Arlingtonians with a wide range of qualifications have stepped forward to seek the nomination. Miles Grant is an articulate and forceful advocate for the environment. Alan Howze has a deep understanding of ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Arlington Connection: Hope Wins Democratic Delegate Nomination

June 17, 2009
Hope also received more endorsements from elected officials in Arlington County ? including state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), Del.and more »

Washington Post: Morning Fix: VA-Gov Winners and Losers

June 10, 2009
More local winners: (1) State Sen. and Senate Dem.Caucus chair Mary Margaret Whipple, who worked very hard for Deeds, Jody Wagner, and in the 47th HD for ...and more »

Sun Gazette: Hope Wins Easily in 47th; Deeds Take Arlington and State

June 9, 2009
The winner will succeed Democrat Al Eisenberg, who is retiring after three terms. Hope had the backing of state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st), Del.and more »

Daily Kos: Creigh Deeds!! How Sweet It Is.

June 9, 2009
State Senator Chap Petersen organized this. State Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (mine) is here. Lots of labor types, especially from law enforcement.and more »

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