Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Bath)

Party Democratic Photo of Creigh Deeds
District 25: Albemarle County (Part), Alleghany County (All), Bath County (All), Buckingham County (Part), Buena Vista City (All), Charlottesville City (All), Covington City (All), Nelson County (All), Rockbridge County (Part) [map]
Took Office January 2001
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Courts of Justice, Privileges and Elections, Transportation
Website creighdeeds.com
Fundraising $49,544 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Daily Activity
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 17.4% in 2009
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Dominion Energy production & distribution $11,500
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $10,500
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $8,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $7,000
Home Builders Assoc Of Virginia Residential construction $5,500
Associated Distributors Liquor wholesalers $5,000
Mcwilliams, Sarah E Uncoded $5,000
Virginia Health Care Assoc Nursing homes $3,500
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $2,500
Virginia Assoc Of Realtors Real estate $2,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

White House Delays Asia Trip: Another Sign Obamacare on Code Blue ...

March 12, 2010
The President also campaigned for Creigh Deeds to be governor of Virginia, Jon Corzine in New Jersey and for Martha Coakley's campaign to become junior senator from Massachusetts. We fail to see why he believes his presence at the ...

Nobel Gesture: Obama To Donate Prize Money

March 11, 2010
A California senator's move Monday to put more than one million; Tattle: Tiger's money, that's what she wants by Philadelphia Inquirer | 7:22 AM CDT, December 21, 2009. By Howard Gensler REPORTS ARE all over the map when it comes to Elin Nordegren's ... Bob McDonnell's victory over Creigh Deeds ends eight years of Democratic control of the Virginia governorship. Bob McDonnell gestures as he talks to reporters in Allen Glen , Va., Nov. 3. His wife Maureen, third from left, ...

How Obama will run against Washington again in 2010 -- or try ...

March 11, 2010
He's not playing politics, of course, because he -- and Sen. McCaskill too, of course -- wake up every morning thinking only of what's best for the United States of America. "I figure out what's right," Obama claimed modestly. He said "they " -- and you know who ... Let's face it, seven Obama campaign appearances for Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine and Martha Coakley left him batting 0-7 in those Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts races. Can you say Republican victors Bob ...

Redistricting Reform in Virginia? | The Rose Report

March 10, 2010
Former Virginia Democratic nominee for Governor, State Senator Creigh Deeds, has been very actively promoting a bill in the Virginia Senate that would reform the process for redistricting in Virginia. The official summary of his bill ...

Tidewater News | Panel rejects bipartisan redistricting bill

March 10, 2010
As a result, Democratic Sen. Creigh Deeds predicts that the redistricting process will “get ugly.” So Deeds, who represents Senate District 25 in the western part of the state, sponsored SB 173, called the Bipartisan Redistricting ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Heritage.org (blog): White House Delays Asia Trip: Another Sign Obamacare on Code Blue

March 12, 2010
... for Creigh Deeds to be governor of Virginia, Jon Corzine in New Jersey and for Martha Coakley's campaign to become junior senator from Massachusetts.and more »

Tidewater News: More gerrymandering ahead

March 12, 2010
... last fall when both gubernatorial candidates ? Republican McDonnell and Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds ? endorsed the concept during the campaign.

Christian Science Monitor: Republican governor as gay rights defender: a sign of the times?

March 11, 2010
During Governor McDonnell's 2009 campaign against Democrat Creigh Deeds, one topic of controversy was his 1989 graduate thesis paper, which outlined a ...and more »

Los Angeles Times (blog): How Obama will run against Washington again in 2010 -- or try anyway

March 11, 2010
Let's face it, seven Obama campaign appearances for Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine and Martha Coakley left him batting 0-7 in those Virginia, New Jersey and ...and more »

Rose Report: Redistricting Reform in Virginia?

March 10, 2010
Former Virginia Democratic nominee for Governor, State Senator Creigh Deeds, has been very actively promoting a bill in the Virginia Senate that would ...and more »

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

March 12, 2010

CreighDeeds: @BergmanGroup Not really Bill. #

March 12, 2010

CreighDeeds: Budget conferees continue to meet. The Governor has applied pressure to finish by tomorrow. We have to protect our priorities. Radiohead #

March 12, 2010

CreighDeeds: Budget talks are hung up. Overtime appears inevitable. We are working to minimize negative effects on k-12. Finishing up with Chet Baker. #

March 11, 2010

CreighDeeds: Back into session in couple minutes. This afternoon from Coltrane to Gram Parsons to Lowell George to Derek & Dominoes to Chet Baker. #

March 11, 2010

CreighDeeds: In recess, have to get last few bills in conference, so we wait on the House. I listen to Neil Young, Zuma. #

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