Delegate Sam Nixon (R-Richmond)

Party Republican Photo of Sam Nixon
District 27: County of Chesterfield (part) [map]
Took Office January 1994
Left Office April 2010
Website samnixon.com
Copatroning Habits 78% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 83% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 66% of them are Republicans.
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Verizon Telecommunications $4,000
Virginai Bankpac Uncoded $3,000
Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Hospitals $2,500
Anthem Health Plans Of Virginia Accident & health insurance $2,500
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Genworth Financial Insurance companies, general $2,000
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Virginia Dental Association Dentists $2,000
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Recent Mentions on Blogs

Charlene Tilton Voted Off Dancing On Ice - Celebrity Gossip, News ...

February 5, 2012
Having performed to Lady Gaga's 'Pokerface' earlier in the show, the former Dallas actress found herself in the skate-off alongside children's TV presenter Sam Nixon. Despite skating again, the star failed to impress the ...

The Dixie Pig: Thank You 44th District Voters

November 21, 2011
The Dixie Pig. The official blog for Del. Scott A. Surovell. The Dixie Pig was my grandmother's favorite restaurant on U.S. 1 formerly located across from Beacon Mall where a Rite Aid now stands. ... During my first year in 2010, Delegate Sam Nixon proposed legislation designating a portion of Route 1 in Chesterfield County as "Historic Route 1" as part of their Route 1 revitalization efforts. I lead a bipartisan coalition of thirty-two legislators who sent Governor McDonnell ...

State computer woes: Does Sam Nixon wish he'd stayed in the ...

September 2, 2010
Former Chesterfield Delegate Sam Nixon was appointed to be Chief Information Officer of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency just this past March. In part, Nixon was appointed because the VITA/Northrop Grumman ...

FamilyFoundationBlog.com » Blog Archive » Virginia News Stand ...

March 25, 2010
Congratulations to Delegate Sam Nixon, named yesterday as the chief at VITA. We don't envy the job he has sorting out that mess, (ahem, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine), but if anyone can do it, we know it's Delegate Nixon.

McDonnell Restructures VITA; Appoints Del. Sam Nixon As New ...

March 24, 2010
McDonnell Restructures VITA; Appoints Del. Sam Nixon As New Chief. Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Riley. Governor McDonnell Appoints Delegate Sam Nixon to Head Virginia Information Technology Agency. As Chief ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Herald.ie: In Brief: 17 bodies found in boat disaster

February 6, 2012
"Tomorrow the sea will start to return the bodies," said Jeffrey Pimentel, head of firefighters at Sabana del Mar, Santo Domingo. Luis Castro, intelligence director of the Dominican Navy, said the bodies of 12 men and five women have been found.and more »

Culpeper Star Exponent: PERSPECTIVE: Va.'s big-government governor

February 5, 2012
PERSPECTIVE: Va.'s big-government governorSometimes, he hires a delegate or senator. Sometimes, a board he controls does it. Either way, the legislator gets a big raise. This comes amid economic uncertainty that augurs more layoffs of classified employees ? career types whose salaries have ...and more »

Richmond Times Dispatch: Schapiro: One party, many opinions

February 5, 2012
Knapp said it wasn't until the mild-mannered Sam Nixon, then a delegate from Chesterfield, took up the cause, that the legislature ? "without a whimper" ? exempted church-purchased power tools from the sales tax. But listening to Knapp, it's clear that ...and more »

Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Sam Nixon’s briefer remarks on the floor of the house.

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