Senator Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk)

Party Democratic Photo of Ralph Northam
District 6: Accomack County (All), Mathews County (All), Norfolk City (Part), Northampton County (All), Virginia Beach City (Part) [map]
Took Office January 2008
Next Election November 2011
Committees Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education and Health, Privileges and Elections, Rehabilitation and Social Services
Age 50
Fundraising $33,072 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Daily Activity
Copatroning Habits 63% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 60% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 54% of them are Democrats.
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Bills Passed 40% in 2009
Bio

Pediatric neurologist at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. Eastern Shore native. VMI graduate. U.S. Army veteran.

Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $307,743
Northam, Wescott B Retired $258,500
Moving Virginia Forward Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones $131,250
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Democratic Party committees $46,851
Northam, Ralph S Democratic candidate contributions to own campaign $36,959
One Virginia PACs operated by Democratic state politicians $25,000
Democratic Legislative Campaign Cmte Democratic Party committees $25,000
Virginia League Of Conservation Voters Environmental policy $20,482
Kenley, Betty G Uncoded $14,000
Conduff Jr, J Howard Dentists $12,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Virginia Concussion Law Approved by State Legislators

March 16, 2010
The bill from Sen. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, won unanimous approval from the Virginia House and Senate. It now just needs the governor's signature. The law mandates that school board craft guidelines for dealing with ...

Bill benching student athletes with concussions OK'd ...

March 11, 2010
RICHMOND Sen. Ralph Northam's bill that would bench student athletes who suffer concussions, until they have a medical clearance, is on its way to the governor's desk for his signature.

The Absurd Report » Virginia Decommissions the “Arts” By Michael R ...

March 11, 2010
Don't let the door hit you in the behind. And while you're at it, take Sen. Ralph Northam (D–Norfolk) with you. Northam is the legislative giant that introduced a bill establishing a council to provide guidelines regarding concussions ...

Roanoke Free Press » UPDATE: HB665 bill on ethics passes in Senate ...

March 10, 2010
FRIDAY, March 5: “Everyone couldn't wait to get these ethics bills submitted when the Phil Hamilton story broke,” quipped Senator John Edwards. Edwards represents Roanoke and parts of four surrounding counties. ... To close this loophole a bill (SB 186) sponsored by Norfolk Democrat Sen. Ralph Northam passed the Senate 40-0. It was subsequently killed (held over to 2011) in the Senate House Rules committee on a 12-3 vote with Senators Johnson, Armstrong, ...

Ethics rules are subject of today's Senate vote | HamptonRoads.com ...

March 9, 2010
Comprehensive ethics overhaul legislation was moving smoothly through the House and Senate until last week, when a House committee unexpectedly derailed one of the bills, SB186, sponsored by Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk. ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: So far, Virginia lawmakers' pay immune from budget cuts

March 11, 2010
So far, Virginia lawmakers' pay immune from budget cutsSen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk, has a different view. The two months legislators spend in Richmond each winter keeps them away from their families and cuts ...and more »

Bethany Beach Wave: Ethics violation review gets shelved

March 11, 2010
We are getting closer to the end of this session, and are continuing to work diligently on the budget and other ...

Roanoke Times: General Assembly update: Va. OKs first bill banning mandated health coverage; more

March 10, 2010
The Senate unanimously passed Sen. Ralph Northam's bill Wednesday, a day after it won unanimous approval from the House. Northam is a neurologist who said ...and more »

Daily Press (blog): Virginia lawmakers increase saltwater fishing license fee by $5

March 10, 2010
Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk, who introduced the Senate bill, said the following in a press release: "As is the norm with compromises, this one is not ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Bill benching student athletes with concussions approved

March 10, 2010
Sen. Ralph Northam's bill that would bench student athletes who suffer concussions, until they have a medical clearance, ...and more »

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