Senator Tom Garrett (R-Lynchburg)

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Party
Republican
District
22: Amherst County (All), Appomattox County (All), Buckingham County (All), Cumberland County (All), Fluvanna County (All), Goochland County (All), Prince Edward County (All), Louisa County (Part), Lynchburg City (Part) [map]
Took Office
January 2012
Next Election
November 2015
Website
votetom.net
Copatroning Habits
66% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 71% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 56% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
Bills Passed
22% in 2013
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Virginia Republican Party Republican Party committees $243,233
Middle Resolution Pac Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $70,485
Friends Of Bill Janis Republican candidate committees $33,000
7Th District Republican Cmte Republican candidate contributions to own campaign $22,500
Virginia Senate Republican Caucus Republican Party committees $15,927
Friends Of Tom Garrett Republican candidate committees $14,456
Oppurtunity Virginia Pac Uncoded $12,500
Freeman, Dewitt Uncoded $10,000
Mcguire For Louisa Commonwealths Attorney Uncoded $7,500
Bailie, Robert Uncoded $7,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

LIVE BLOG at the VIRGINIA GOP CONVENTION! | Virginia Right!

May 18, 2013
Rich Anderson (a fine delegate), Senator Tom Garrett and others talk about how the property rights constitutional amendment. It lost until Bell persuaded a ... My prediction is for the first ballot that Sen. Obenshain will win the ...

Dominion Virginia Power Smart Meters “Opt-out” plan a Victory for ...

May 11, 2013
Many thanks to Susan Lascolette who lead this VA Tea Party Patriot Federation CoLA effort for all her hard work and to Senator Tom Garrett who sponsored SB797. (Sometimes you win even when your bill has been killed in a ...

May 16 Meeting at Charlotte Municipal Office | Southside Virginia ...

May 11, 2013
... Senator Tom Garrett from District 22 will be our guest speaker. He will tell us about the accomplishments of conservatives this past Legislative Session in Richmond and about what we can expect in the next session. Sen.

BREAKING: U.S. Senator Rand Paul Endorses Christopher Stearns ...

April 30, 2013
Peter Farrell was a freshman delegate, and his performance was far better than the Speaker's. Tom Garrett and Bryce Reeves were freshman senators, and their performance was far superior to Senator Blevins'. Ideology is ...

SitCombat: The Final Battle | The Axis of Ego

April 12, 2013
Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tom Garrett. This is the end. SitCombatB2 Unless SitCombat reformulates around different shows, this will be the ... Ever. This was SitCombat for April 11, 2013: - The Office (NBC) – “Stairmageddon”. Tonight's Episode: The elevator goes out at D-M, causing complications for the employees, more information about the documentary series leaks out, Angela helps the Senator in a tight spot, Jim and Pam go to marriage counseling, and I yell things at the TV.

Recent Mentions in the Media

Watchdog.org: Lawmaker gives feds one more week for EB-5 answers

May 1, 2013
State Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Louisa, made a written request to USCIS on April 10, following 's reports on GreenTech Automotive's participation in the EB-5 foreign-investor program. ?I'll give it another week. Three weeks is sufficient time ...

Lynchburg News and Advance: Representatives discuss legislative actions with Amherst Chamber

May 1, 2013
Delegates Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge County and Scott Garrett, R-Lynchburg; and Senator Tom Garrett, R-Louisa County were the keynote speakers at an April 26 legislative luncheon hosted by the chamber. According to Cline, Governor Bob McDonnell's ...

The Virginian-Pilot: Va. Republicans: GreenTech findings dispel McAuliffe job 'myth'

May 1, 2013
Va. Republicans: GreenTech findings dispel McAuliffe job 'myth'Republicans also seized on a Watchdog.org report identifying GreenTech as the subsidiary of a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, a territory in the Caribbean Sen. Tom Garrett called a "convenient shelter" to avoid paying United States ...and more »

The Roanoke Star: Cuccinelli Unveils Economic Growth And Jobs Plan

May 8, 2013
Senator Ralph Smith (R-19) enthusiastically endorsed the tax relief plan saying, ?We are in tough competition with other states that are just as hungry to attract and develop new jobs, I've long supported closing tax loopholes and lowering overall ...and more »

From the Legislator’s Website

Sad News?

December 13, 2011

Thank-You

November 10, 2011

Saturday is Absentee Voter Deadline

November 4, 2011

Garrett Claims Virginia Police Benevolent Association Endorsement

October 31, 2011

McDonnell Needs Tom Garrett In Order To Help Create Jobs

October 28, 2011

From this Legislator’s Twitter Feed

February 21, 2012

VoteTomVA22: I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/ZR7jhufG Senator Garrett's Third Legislative Update #

December 13, 2011

VoteTomVA22: Sad news tonight... http://t.co/i6S5dGcL #

November 8, 2011

VoteTomVA22: 5 hrs to go. thank-you all for your support. ask your friends and neighbors to VoteTom! #va22 #gop #tcot #

November 8, 2011

VoteTomVA22: @andrewtlamar thank-you Andrew! #va22 #

November 7, 2011

VoteTomVA22: RT @wsls: Governor, state leaders rally for GOP candidates: A crowd of 150 to 200 cheering people greeted Gov. Bob McDonne... http://t.c ... #

These are all of the video clips of Tom Garrett’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2012. There are 106 video clips in all.

Index

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Bills

  • SB665: Standards of Learning; method of administration.
  • SB667: Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty.
  • SB668: Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.
  • SB677: State Inspector General, Office of; performance review of state agencies.
  • SB791: State Inspector General, Office of; develop and implement an audit work plan, report.
  • SB792: Nonpublic school students; participation in interscholastic programs.
  • SB793: Solicitation of election fraud; penalty.
  • SB794: Disabled parking placards; physicians may issue to patients.
  • SB795: Forensic Toxicology Fund; created.
  • SB796: Spousal privilege; creates statutory exception in criminal cases.
  • SB797: Electric utilities; advanced meters.
  • SB798: Service districts; any locality may amend boundaries of an established district, etc.
  • SB799: Real property tax; special valuation for land preservation.
  • SB801: Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.
  • SB802: Electoral boards; meetings.
  • SB803: Hunting; lawful to hunt or kill coyotes on Sunday.
  • SB804: Voluntary boundary agreement between localities; attachment of GIS map to petitions.
  • SB805: Elections; costs of primaries.
  • SB806: Presidential primaries; localities shall be reimbursed by State for all costs incurred.
  • SB810: Legislation; prohibits any committee of General Assembly from reporting bill impacting localities.
  • SB811: False lien or encumbrance; filing against real or personal property of another, penalty.
  • SB812: Public school interscholastic programs; participation of students receiving home instruction.
  • SB813: Electoral boards and general registrars; reimbursement of costs of compensation and expenses.
  • SB825: Courts of record; land records; indigency determinations.
  • SB826: Abortion; funding by Board of Health for certain women.
  • SB827: Federal statutes or regulations; implementation of regulatory stringency standard.
  • SB910: Statewide Fire Prevention Code; redefines what constitutes permissible fireworks in State.
  • SB949: Medical assistance fraud investigations; service of subpoenas.
  • SB950: Practitioners of medicine, etc.; updates terminology in sections governing licensure, etc.
  • SB1249: Financial institutions; checks required to show date account was opened.
  • SB1297: Criminal judgment; appeal based on erroneously admitted evidence.
  • SB1322: Dead bodies; Commonwealth shall pay cost of disposition.
  • SB1323: Temporary detention; execution of order, transportation.
  • SB1375: Claims; Edna Twiddy.
  • SB1378: Firearms; person guilty of Class 4 felony if sells to person he knows is prohibited from possessing.
  • SJ254: Celebrating the life of Warren Gordon Richardson.
  • SJ276: Constitutional amendment; Governor's term of office (first reference).
  • SJ368: United States Constitution; General Assembly recognizes 2nd Amendment protects right to bear arms.
  • SJ383: Commending The Central Virginian.
  • SJ419: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Donald Lawrence Trent, Sr.
  • SR33: Celebrating the life of Rear Admiral DeWitt Leroy Freeman, USN (Ret.).
  • SB461: Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
  • SB476: Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
  • SB481: Vehicle odometers; increases penalty for tampering.
  • SB527: Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard.
  • SB528: Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
  • SB665: Standards of Learning; method of administration.
  • SB666: Fines and fees; disposition of fines in traffic cases.
  • SB667: Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty.
  • SB668: Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.
  • SB669: Voter registration records; general registrar to cancel registration of voter shown to be a felon.
  • SB670: Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
  • SB676: Recycling survey; requires solid waste planning units and localities to submit report every 4 years.
  • SB677: State Inspector General, Office of; performance review of state agencies.
  • SJ227: Commending Jerry Cutright.
  • SJ228: Celebrating the life of Louisa County Sheriffs Office K-9 Unit Bloodhound Maggie.