Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Bath)

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District 25: Albemarle County (Part), Alleghany County (All), Bath County (All), Buena Vista City (All), Charlottesville City (All), Covington City (All), Nelson County (All), Highland County (All), Rockbridge County (All), Lexington City (All) [map]
Took Office January 2001
Next Election November 2015
Committees General Laws and Technology, Privileges and Elections, Transportation
Website senatordeeds.com
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 61% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 72% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 53% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 40.7% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Dominion Energy production & distribution $11,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $10,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Hospitals $8,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $7,000
Home Builders Association Of Virginia Residential construction $5,500
Associated Distributors Liquor wholesalers $5,000
Mcwilliams, Sarah E Uncoded $5,000
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $3,500
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $2,500
Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $2,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Cuccinelli, Deeds, Bedford Co. Sheriff want more money for ICAC ...

February 7, 2012
Bath County State Senator Creigh Deeds has submitted a bill to keep all money generated by ICAC convictions, within the ICAC program. ... "The reality is we've just scratched the surface with child sexual abuse," said Sen.

Sen. Carrico statement on Senate passage of handgun restriction ...

February 6, 2012
Carrico's bill passed the Senate Courts of Justice committee last Monday, and today gained the bipartisan vote of at least one Democrat, Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath). The original law, which restricted gun purchases to no ...

Gun-law repeal approved in Senate - The News Desk

February 6, 2012
The vote was 21–19; two Democrats, Sen. Creigh Deeds of Bath and Sen. John Edwards of Roanoke, voted for it, while Republican Sen. Tommy Norment of James City County voted against it. Gov. Bob McDonnell has said ...

Senator Creigh Deeds removes bill to abolish appeals court | WSLS ...

February 6, 2012
(AP) - State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds saved the Senate Courts of Justice Committee the trouble of killing his bill to abolish the Virginia Court of Appeals. Deeds almost jokingly called his bill "real reform" in presenting it to the ...

The Castle Doctrine « Virginia Public Radio

February 3, 2012
But Senator Creigh Deeds argued that this is simply a jury instruction during a lawsuit, it aggregates current common law, and deceives homeowners into believing they cannot be sued should they use deadly force.

Recent Mentions in the Media

Roanoke Times: Majority GOP flexing chamber muscle

February 10, 2012
Democrats Creigh Deeds of Bath County and John Edwards of Roanoke voted for the bill (SB 323). "The irony of the Democratic mantra is that the bills they cite appear to have created the most division within the Senate Democratic Caucus," said Sen.and more »

Patch.com: Senate Votes to Repeal Gun Purchase Limit

February 9, 2012
Nineteen Republicans and two Democrats ? Sens. Creigh Deeds of Bath County and John Edwards of Roanoke ? voted in favor of SB 323. The remaining 18 Democrats were joined by one Republican, Sen. Thomas Norment of Williamsburg, in voting against the bill ...and more »

PotomacLocal.com: Senate Votes to Repeal Gun Purchase Limit

February 9, 2012
Nineteen Republicans and two Democrats ? Sens. Creigh Deeds of Bath County and John Edwards of Roanoke ? voted in favor of SB 323. The remaining 18 Democrats were joined by one Republican, Sen. Thomas Norment of Williamsburg, in voting against the bill ...and more »

Ms. Magazine: VA Bill Could Ban Same-Sex Couples from Adopting

February 8, 2012
Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) added, "I will listen to the arguments and try to understand what the rationale behind it is...but I'm not include to support discrimination or use of tax dollars to support discrimination.and more »

RVANews: Virginia Senate vote to repeal handgun purchase limit

February 8, 2012
Nineteen Republicans and two Democrats ? Sens. Creigh Deeds of Bath County and John Edwards of Roanoke ? voted in favor of SB 323. The remaining 18 Democrats were joined by one Republican, Sen. Thomas Norment of Williamsburg, in voting against the bill ...and more »

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

February 10, 2012

CreighDeeds: U.Va. Library's New Streaming Oral History Project Tells the Legal Story of the Civil Rights Struggle http://t.co/rSElm7yR #

February 10, 2012

CreighDeeds: An Open Letter to the Hall of Fame About Dwight Evans http://t.co/cp8lf8FK #

February 10, 2012

CreighDeeds: Money and Morals: http://t.co/i6sugtMD #

February 10, 2012

CreighDeeds: Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Show: http://t.co/7lUGiNOQ #fb #

February 10, 2012

CreighDeeds: Deal with lenders hailed and criticized http://t.co/ttt8dwSr #fb #

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Creigh Deeds’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.

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