Delegate Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg)

Party Republican Photo of Bill Howell
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

BREAKING: McDonnell appoints Delegate Matt Lohr to be VDACS ...

March 16, 2010
Speaker Bill Howell released the following statement: Statement of Speaker William J. Howell – on Delegate Matt Lohr being named new Agriculture Commissioner –. RICHMOND, VA – Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R- Stafford) today commented on the announcement by ... XHTML: You can use these tags:

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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
... March 5, 2010 at 4:22 pm | Permalink. Neophytes like Speaker Bill Howell should take notes. This is how it's done. Gear's bill was ambushed, backstabbed and decapitated, but you won't find Sen. Norment's fingerprints at the crime scene. ... Thank you, Vivian, for the correction concerning Delegate Alexander's vote on the Charter School bill, House Bill 1390. Indeed, he consistently voted against Charter Schools. Below is a breakdown of his efforts. 3/1/10–Del. ...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Washington Post (blog): Senate panel votes to add nondiscrimination to Northrop Grumman bill

March 10, 2010
But House Speaker Bill Howell (R) ruled a similar amendment out of order on the floor of the house chamber, effectively killing the idea in the House of ...

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 »

Washington Post (blog): Washington action spotlights Va. legislative divide on Medicaid

March 3, 2010
... budget strategy," association president Laurens Sartoris wrote in a letter to House Speaker Bill Howell (R) this week. Leading House budget writer Del.and more »

WSLS.com: Bill to attract movie makers slowed in General Assembly

March 3, 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 ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Redistricting reform dies a familiar death

March 2, 2010
House Speaker Bill Howell sends all redistricting measures to a six-member subcommittee hand-selected to snuff out all reform efforts. Del.and more »

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