Delegate Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg)

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District 28: County of Stafford (part); City of Fredericksburg (part) [map]
Took Office January 1988
Next Election November 2013
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Website williamjhowell.org
Fundraising $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 80% 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 16.7% in 2011
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

House passes Voter ID bill, Repeals one gun a month – Bearing ...

February 1, 2012
Del. Mark Cole's voter ID bill, HB 9, passed its third and final reading on the House floor today 69-30. That doesn't mean Democrats didn't have one last go at trying to at least make their presence known. Both Dels. Jennifer McClellan and Charneile Herring tried to make it seem as if this was ... Speaker Bill Howell let Surovell wander on, perhaps as much out of a sense of amusement as anything else. When he ran out of steam, Fightin' Joe Morrissey rose to his feet to ...

Delegate Kirk Cox » Blog Archive » Veterans Update: MOAA ...

January 30, 2012
Speaker Bill Howell (R – Stafford) followed Cox noting he, “attended every MOAA 'Storm the Hill' since I became Speaker.” He went on to say, “Delegate Cox is known as your go to guy on military/veteran matters in the General Assembly.

Marshall changes face of Senate race | Election 2010

January 29, 2012
Tim Kaine, a Democrat, but also current Republican leaders such as House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The delegate touts that victory as one of several in which he says he bested Kaine, the ...

AZ Republicans copy ALEC bill limiting asbestos liability - Blog For ...

January 23, 2012
Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell requested Delegate Kilgore carry the legislation. Howell, who has close ties to both ALEC and ... State Legislature, David Safier | Permalink. Reblog (0) | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | ...

Statement of Speaker William J. Howell on the Unveiling of 2012 ...

January 10, 2012
All three of these facts have been documented, via numerous independent studies and Florida's model ten-year existing scholarship tax credit program,” said Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Henrico), who will carry legislation ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Progress Index: Veterans storm the General Assembly

January 31, 2012
House Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, praised Cox's role in veteran issues. "Delegate Cox is known as your go to guy on military/veteran matters in the General Assembly," he said. Howell also spoke of the broad based bipartisan support veterans have ...

News Virginian: Marshall changes face of Senate race

January 29, 2012
Tim Kaine, a Democrat, but also current Republican leaders such as House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The delegate touts that victory as one of several in which he says he bested Kaine, the likely Dem pick for US Senate this ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Just name your price, folks

January 28, 2012
Maybe Macquarie's Bill Howell, in homage to the Australian company investing in all that tunnel work? And how about the naming rights for Del. Chris Head of Botetourt, who has proposed testing welfare recipients for drug use despite no evidence that ...

Richmond Times Dispatch: Your Right to Know: Notice

January 27, 2012
Mark Cole (698-1088); the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (773), chaired by Del. Riley Ingram (698-1062); and the Committee on General Laws (812), chaired by Del. Chris Jones (698-1076). House Speaker Bill Howell (698-1028) also wields ...

Fredericksburg.com (blog): Council meeting wrap up

January 24, 2012
Councilman George Solley sent a letter to Del. Mark Cole, Sen. Bryce Reeves and House Speaker Bill Howell. All three represent Fredericksburg. (Look for a separate story on this with more details.) -Instead of one of the council members, ...

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