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Senator Phil Puckett

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Party Democratic
District 38: Bland County (All), Buchanan County (All), Dickenson County (All), Pulaski County (Part), Russell County (All), Smyth County (Part), Tazewell County (All), Wise County (Part), Wythe County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 1998
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Commerce and Labor, Privileges and Elections, Rules, Transportation
Fundraising $259,996 raised for next election (VPAP)
Bills Passed 50% in 2007

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Mark Warner Kickoff: Abingdon

May 4, 2008
I'll have photos of the Mark Warner for Senate kickoff in Abingdon Tuesday evening, most likely. For now, here are my notes on the event. There were about 300 people in attendance at the EB Stanley Middle School. Mary Lynn Tate, Washington County Democratic Committee chair, was the emcee. She talked about how Mark Warner had made life better for the people of SWVA than any other leader had done. She asked, rhetorically, "Who made Virginia the best managed state in the nation?" The crowd re...

The Liberal Doomsayer: Something Else For Boehner's "Trusted Hands"

April 1, 2008
It looks like House Minority Leader John Boehner (pronounced bo-ner) is about to end up $1 million richer as a result of a lawsuit filed against U.S. House Dem Rep Jim McDermott (as noted here)? The case dealt with an illegally intercepted phone call in 1996 involving Boehner that later was handed over to McDermott, who then leaked it to two newspapers. Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ruled after the Supreme Court in December refused to hear the broader constitutional challenge by McDer...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Who Is Jon Bowerbank and Why Should You Care?

March 18, 2008
Eric and I spent several hours yesterday at the Bristol Motor Speedway in the luxury suite of Jon Bowerbank. We had a great time watching the race, and also hanging out with people like Del. Jim Shuler (D-12), Sen. Phil Puckett (D-38), former (and future?) House of Delegates candidate Bruce Roemmelt (D-13), Tom Graham (9th CD chair and former HoD candidate in the 5th), Brian Patton (future AG?), Joe Puckett, and a bunch of other cool people. The generous host was Jon Bowerbank, president and CE...

hrblogs.typepad.com: Today is payday loan today. We're (almost) sure.

March 3, 2008
Stop me if you've heard this before, but House and Senate committees are meeting today to consider legislation that would restrict the payday loan industry. Yes, this was supposed to happen last week, but talks over a compromise bill bogged down. But we are now in the final week of the General Assembly session, and there is word of a solution in the works.Lobbyists and lawmakers were talking about a handshake deal that was reached on Friday, but there was no story in the Daily Press because it...

Democratic Central : The Republicans see a union under your bed

March 2, 2008
Senate Bill 161 was introduced by Donald McEachin. It would amend the Worker's Compensation Code to permit an employer and a union whose members work for that employer to enter into an agreement to establish an alternative dispute resolution system to resolve Worker's Compensation claims. In other words, if the employer and the union don't want to use the sometimes cumbersome WC system, with appeals to the Industrial Commission and lawyers everywhere you turn, they would be allowed to agree o...

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Contact Phil Puckett

District Office
P.O. Box 924 Tazewell, VA 24651-0924
276-979-8181

Richmond Office (during session)
P.O. Box 396
Richmond, Virginia 23218
804-698-7538

Room 318 of the General Assembly Building

E-Mail
district38@sov.state.va.us

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Aggregated Bill Poll Results

111 votes

Newest Comments

  • SB588:
    Doug Smith writes: Kudos to the General Assembly for lowering the fees from 391% APR to 362% APR.
  • SB418:
    cindy writes: I am a real estate broker and I do not think that education requirements should be waived for anyone. Regardless of how ...
  • SB588:
    Tom Elliott writes: This proposed change appears to be of prime benefit to the payday loan industry, not the borrower. It will provide the i...
  • SB404:
    Jeremy Beales writes: This is a terrible idea. Why should we try to force people with drug problems out of the public assistance system. Its n...
  • SB423:
    Bob Richardson writes: WE now should SUPPORT this bill with the new language. New language has been substituted that now strengthens Water and...

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