Senator Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

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District 28: Fauquier County (Part), Fredericksburg City (Part), King George County (All), Lancaster County (All), Northumberland County (All), Prince William County (Part), Richmond County (All), Stafford County (All), Westmoreland County (All) [map]
Took Office January 2008
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Local Government, Rehabilitation and Social Services
Website stuartforsenate.com
Fundraising $34,552 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 62% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 72% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 54% of them are Republicans.
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Attorney for the Westmoreland County School Board. Former Westmoreland County commonwealth's attorney. Eight year Marine Corps Reserve veteran. Attended the T.C. Williams School of Law, Virginia Wesleyan College, and Cambridge. Married with three children.

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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Senate Republican Leadership Trust Republican Party committees $568,740
Republican State Leadership Cmte Republican Party committees $62,426
Chichester For Senate Republican candidate committees $40,000
Virginia Republican Party Republican Party committees $38,802
Mcdougle For Virginia Republican candidate committees $36,000
Hurt, Citizens For Robert Republican candidate committees $25,000
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $21,000
Stuart, Richard H Republican candidate contributions to own campaign $18,638
Stolle, Friends Of Ken Republican candidate committees $16,167
Mcdonnell For Virginia, Bob Republican candidate committees $16,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Ox Road South: SB 150 Targets Windfalls (and Loses)

January 26, 2010
Last fall, Senator Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland) and I chaired an Energy Commission Subcommittee focused on achieving efficiency across the electric grid. During the hearing, we heard from the SCC who predicted that the legislature's ...

GA 2010: January 21 | RootsWire

January 21, 2010
If you have a minute please call today at (800) 889-0229 and ask your Senator to co-patron this important bill! However there is bad news with submission of SB 128 from Sen. Ryan McDougle. This bill would limit the Air Pollution Control Board's ... Senators on this committee include Patsy Ticer, Harry Blevins, Creigh Deeds, Emmett Hanger, Mamie Locke, Ryan McDougle, Don McEachin, Ralph Northam, Mark Obenshain, Phil Puckett, Roscoe Reynolds, Frank Ruff, Richard Stuart, ...

Fifteen legislators back infant homicide bill

January 20, 2010
Solon; Stephen Martin, R-Chesterfield; Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg; Phillip Puckett, D-Tazewell; Frank Ruff, R-Clarksville; Ralph Smith, R-Roanoke; and Richard Stuart, R-Montross. Fully sponsoring the Byron-introduced bill in the ...

Not Andy Sere: Ken Boyd Releases Poll! Impressive Results!

January 11, 2010
-However, if the turnout were high but voters knew that Senator Hurt had voted for the largest tax increase in Virginia's history, while I had led the fight to cut almost $30 million from the Albemarle County budget, then I win with 43% ... At the same time, five GOP senators won despite being outspent by Democratic opponents - Richard Stuart, Jill Holtzman Vogel, Emmett Hanger, Ralph Smith and Ken Cuccinelli - even while big spending Republicans were losing everywhere. ...

VA Sen. Richard Stuart Didn't Know His Goose Was About to be ...

November 13, 2009
State Sen. Richard H. Stuart testified that his 11-year-old son shot the goose from a duck blind owned by Hynson at the mouth of Pee Dee Creek, a tributary of the Rappahannock River near Leedstown. Stuart said he gave the bird to Hynson ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Free Lance-Star: Senate panel advances limited version of fees bill

February 9, 2010
--A Senate committee yesterday advanced a much-reduced version of a bill from Sen. Richard Stuart that would raise money for sheriff's ...and more »

The Free Lance-Star: Stuart's wood waste energy bill killed

February 9, 2010
Stuart's wood waste energy bill killed--A Senate committee has killed Sen. Richard Stuart's bill related to using wood byproducts to create electricity. On a 10 to 4 vote, ...and more »

Fredericksburg.com: Many veterans salute Stuart's flag bills

February 5, 2010
Many veterans salute Stuart's flag billsState Sen. Richard Stuart, I believe, was trying to resolve a specific problem that seems to be cropping up, generated by homeowners associations' rules and ...and more »

NBC Washington: WOMAN BITTEN BY COBRA CHARGED

February 4, 2010
(Baltimore Sun) With no opposition, a Virginia Senate committee yesterday approved Sen. Richard Stuart's bill to allow homeowners to fly the US flag.and more »

The Free Lance-Star: Senate panel unanimously passes bill on flying flag

February 4, 2010
--With no opposition, a Virginia Senate committee yesterday approved Sen. Richard Stuart's bill to allow homeowners to fly the US flag.and more »

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