Delegate Bob Brink (D-Arlington)

Party Democratic Photo of Bob Brink
District 48: County of Arlington (part) [map]
Took Office January 1998
Next Election November 2011
Committees Appropriations, Privileges and Elections, Transportation
Website bobbrink.org
Fundraising $5,665 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Daily Activity
Copatroning Habits 73% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 84% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 59% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 36.8% in 2009
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Donor Sector Total
Brink, Robert H Democratic candidate contributions to own campaign $6,000
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $5,766
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,000
Fu, Edward Y Uncoded $2,000
Virginia Health Care Association Nursing homes $2,000
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $1,500
Northern Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $1,000
Virginia Coal Association Coal mining $1,000
Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Police & fire fighters unions and associations $1,000
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association Telecommunications $1,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

This Just In: Democrat Controlled Senate Transportation Committee ...

March 4, 2010
Patroned byDelegate Bob Brink (D-48, Arlington), the bill would allow the abortion provider its own plate with slogan (”Trust Women, Respect Choice”). Money from its sales was designated to go to the coffers of the partisan political ...

WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - News Features for Monday ...

February 22, 2010
Arlington Democratic Delegate Bob Brink says some of the cuts, like $600 million from education, are too extreme. He says a state program compensates Northern Virginia schools for the higher costs of living. "And the budget would cut that by over a .... CAR INSURANCE Carroll County Del. Tanya Shewell is pushing a bill that would make people with two drunken driving convictions carry more expensive car insurance policies, Adam Bednar writes in the Carroll County Times. ...

Virginia House Directs Funding from Pro-Choice License Plate to ...

February 17, 2010
Del. Bob Brink was the sponsor of HB1108. He said in a statement on the floor of the House after the amendment had been added: Yesterday, for the first time in the history [...] the House adopted an amendment that would divert the ...

Arlington Delegate Makes a Funny About Antichrist Bill

February 11, 2010
Arlington's own Del. Bob Brink had the line of the day during the debate over the bill. From the Washington Post: Del. Robert H. Brink (D-Arlington) said on the House floor that he did not find many voters demanding microchip ...

Not Larry Sabato: "MARK OF THE BEAST BILL" COMES TO THE FLOOR TODAY

February 8, 2010
Sources tell me that Delegate Bob Brink has taken this bill off the "uncontested calendar" so it will receive a full debate today. Meanwhile, bill sponsor Delegate Mark Cole has some problems with our reporting, and left this comment on... ... "Delegate Cole- I am yet to talk to anyone who thinks we should legislate on internet conspiracy theories... so I guess it's all in framing! NLS where is Del Cole discussing an internet conspiracy theory? This is real technology, ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Specialty plates touting right to abortion will face vote today

March 12, 2010
The debate took another twist in the House last month when a bill by Del. Bob Brink, D-Arlington County, authorizing the abortion-rights plate was amended ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: A pro-choice license plate bill hit an unexpected snag . . .

March 5, 2010
Arlington Democratic Del. Bob Brink's bill was narrowly defeated by the Senate panel that includes 8 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Minutes later, an effort ...

MaxPreps: Goalkeepers combine for 114 saves in six-OT hockey game

March 2, 2010
Cooney is averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds for Sanford (Hockessin, Del.). * Bob Brink became only the second Minnesota boys basketball coach to record ...and more »

Sun Gazette: Board of Equalization Expansion Looks Like Sure Bet

February 26, 2010
Bills addressing the matter were patroned by state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st) and Del. Bob Brink (D-48th), and generated no opposition in either ...

WAMU: "Art Beat" With Stephanie KayeMonday, February 22, 2010

February 22, 2010
"Art Beat" With Stephanie Kaye - Arlington Democratic Delegate Bob Brink says some of the cuts, like $600 million from education, are too extreme. He says a state program compensates ...

From the Legislator’s Website

Farewell (For Now)

January 9, 2010

From the Archives

December 3, 2009

Don?t forget to set your clocks back 12 years.

November 1, 2009

Precriminations, Part I

October 23, 2009

Oh, please tell me one of them wasn?t ?Turd Blossom?

October 18, 2009

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