Delegate Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg)

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District 28: County of Stafford (part); City of Fredericksburg [map]
Took Office January 1988
Next Election November 2011
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Website williamjhowell.org
Fundraising $105,094 cash on hand (From VPAP)
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Copatroning Habits 78% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 66% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 63% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 11.1% in 2009
Bio

Howell holds bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Richmond and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He's an attorney, practicing trust and estate law. Howell is married, with two sons and seven grandchildren. He has served as Speaker of the House since 2003.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Association Of Realtors Real estate $52,500
Medical Society Of Virginia Physicians $25,160
Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Hospitals $20,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $17,500
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $15,826
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $15,000
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association Liquor wholesalers $15,000
Verizon Telecommunications $10,000
Wardrup For Delegate, Leo Republican candidate committees $10,000
Service Distributing Liquor wholesalers $9,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Blue Virginia Archive: Senate and House Democrats Sum Up Session

March 14, 2010
This bill, carried by Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Scott), was an initiative of the Speaker of the House, Delegate Bill Howell (R-Stafford). Speaker Howell pushed this initiative due to his involvement in the conservative group, ...

Firearms Freedom in Virginia: ACT NOW! | Virginia's Fifth District ...

March 8, 2010
Click on the names to contact Speaker Bill Howell and Delegate Morgan Griffith NOW and tell them our freedoms are at stake. Let them know we will not settle for any excuses to not do what's right. Here is a suggested script: ...

Howell Supports Gutting K-12 Education, Misleads Constituents With ...

March 6, 2010
Oh yeah, according to Del. Kay Kory (D-38th), the “block grants” will also be slashed by $500 million. All of what I've just talked about represents catastrophic cuts to public preK-12 education. What's sad is that Howell tries to dupe ...

As if on cue: it ain't about us « VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics ...

March 5, 2010
Has Alexander made one of those “unholy alliances” with Speaker Bill Howell? Exhibit B: Del. Tom Gear's bill, HB664, which easily cleared the House, would have prohibited legislators or their law partners from taking jobs as ...

Don't let the State Senate kill our 10th Amendment bill « Richmond ...

March 4, 2010
Delegate Griffith, you have expressed a willingness to offer an applicable substitute. This bill is very important to Tea Party Patriots in Virginia. We just need to carry this bill over the victory line. Speaker Bill Howell ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

The Free Lance-Star: User fees: Does the GOP lack the will to lead?

March 8, 2010
McDonnell, Speaker Bill Howell, and the House Republicans don't have the fortitude to do what's right, they are thinking about increasing fees such as ...and more »

Lynchburg News and Advance: Bill to attract movie makers slowed

March 2, 2010
A Senate committee amended HB 861, sponsored by Del. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, and supported by Gov. Bob McDonnell. The bill entered the Senate Finance ...

Bethany Beach Wave: Budget process comes front and center

February 27, 2010
The Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, appoints the conferees for the House of Delegates, and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee appoints the ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): House, Senate name teams to negotiate state budget

February 26, 2010
Today, as expected, Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford) officially named Republicans Chris Jones of Suffolk and Steve Landes of Augusta as the House's newest ...and more »

Washington Post (blog): Virginia House passes budget with no Democratic support

February 25, 2010
"It is amazing we could not come up with a solution other than the one proposed,'' Del. Delores L. McQuinn (D-Richmond) said. Democrats, and even some ...

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