Delegate Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen)

Party Republican Photo of Bill Janis
District 56: Counties of Goochland, Henrico (part), and Louisa [map]
Took Office January 2002
Left Office January 2012
Website billjanis.com
Copatroning Habits 78% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 69% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 65% of them are Republicans.
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Bills Passed 23.1% in 2011
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Donor Sector Total
Allen Allen Allen & Allen Attorneys & law firms $7,500
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Attorneys & law firms $7,000
Virginia Bankers Association Commercial banks & bank holding companies $4,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,500
Virginia Optometric Association Optometrists & ophthalmologists $3,500
Virginia Dental Association Dentists $3,000
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Auto dealers, new & used $2,750
Richmond Realtors Association Real estate $2,000
Verizon Telecommunications $2,000
Hupp, Stephen Estes Uncoded $2,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

SWAC Girl: LG Bill Bolling hosts 5th Annual Bloggers Day

February 7, 2012
That was followed with up-to-the-minute briefings and commentary from House Republican Whip Bill Janis and the Senate Republican Caucus Leader Pro Tempore Ryan McDougle who had just finished sessions in the House and Senate. The event kicked off in the morning as thirty-five bloggers, representing some of the best that ... A text message sent to former blogger and new Del. Greg Habeeb (R-Salem), who won his seat in a special election held in January to ...

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February 4, 2012
Geary, a Republican, ran for the office of Henrico County commonwealth's attorney in 2011. he finished third in the November election behind Democratic winner Shannon Taylor and former Henrico Del. Bill Janis. Janis, a Republican, gave up ...

Va Attorney Loses Prosecutor Race, Found Dead « CBS Washington

January 30, 2012
Geary, a Republican, ran for the office of Henrico County commonwealth's attorney in 2011. He finished third in the November election behind Democratic winner Shannon Taylor and former Henrico Del. Bill Janis. Janis ...

The politics of personal destruction « VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is ...

January 30, 2012
Because it allows party officials to support another candidate – in this case, former Del. Bill Janis, who gave up his seat to run as an independent. We'll never know what caused Geary to take his life, but no doubt this effort to ...

BREAKING: Former Henrico CA Candidate Matt Geary Pronounced ...

January 29, 2012
... stating that Richmond police have confirmed that Matt Geary, the former Commonwealth's Attorney candidate for Henrico County who lost his bid in a three-way race against former Delegate Bill Janis, passed away today.

Recent Mentions in the Media

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: Va.'s big-government governor

February 1, 2012
Schapiro: 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 ...

The Virginian-Pilot: Senate panel OKs bill on honoring war dead

January 30, 2012
Bob McDonnell. For another, former Del. Bill Janis of Henrico County, who was the chief proponent of the rival two-tier proposal, is no longer in the House and now works for the McDonnell administration. The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond contains ...

WSET: Latest Virginia news, sports, business and entertainment

January 30, 2012
Geary, a Republican, ran for the office of Henrico County commonwealth's attorney in 2011. He finished third in the November election behind Democratic winner Shannon Taylor and former Henrico Del. Bill Janis. Janis, a Republican, gave up his seat in ...and more »

WTOP: Attorney who lost prosecutor race found dead

January 30, 2012
Geary, a Republican, ran for the office of Henrico County commonwealth's attorney in 2011. He finished third in the November election behind Democratic winner Shannon Taylor and former Henrico Del. Bill Janis. Janis, a Republican, gave up his seat in ...and more »

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

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