Del. Joe McNamara (R-Roanoke)

- Party
- Republican
- District
- 8: Counties of Craig, Montgomery (part), and Roanoke (part); City of Salem [map]
- Took Office
- November 2018
- Next Election
- November 2019
- Committees
- Counties, Cities and Towns, Finance, Communications, Technology and Innovation
- Website
- joeforva.com
- @JoeforVA
- Copatroning Habits
- 66% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 91% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 64% of them are Republicans.
- Partisanship
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- Tag Cloud
- Bills Passed
- 30.8% in 2022
- Bio
Joe McNamara is a CPA and owner of an ice cream shop in Salem. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Virginia. He served on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors from 1996–2018, when he won a special election for his House seat. McNamara and his wife, Cheryl, have five children.
Collider: We Don't Need Another Season of Taylor Sheridan's 'Lioness'September 7, 2023 | 3:00 am |
Virginia Mercury: After six-month delay, Virginia General Assembly passes budget billSeptember 6, 2023 | 3:00 am |
The Roanoke Star: Lt. Gov. Sears Rallies Roanoke County RepublicansSeptember 2, 2023 | 3:00 am |
MadRapp: Virginia Farm Bureau AgPac endorses GOP candidatesAugust 24, 2023 | 3:00 am |
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia budget battle depends on reaching revenue dealAugust 19, 2023 | 3:00 am |
McNamara at the center of the food (tax) fightDecember 22, 2022 |
VPBA Announces VA-08 EndorsementJuly 16, 2021 |
McNamara Provides Tax Relief to Struggling VirginiansMarch 9, 2021 |
McNamara Legislation Helps Schools Respond to EmergenciesMarch 9, 2021 |
Joe McNamara Delivers PPP Loan Forgiveness to Small BusinessesFebruary 17, 2021 |
Take the 2021 Session Survey!December 31, 2020 |
McNamara and Head call for in-person sessionNovember 12, 2020 |
McNamara: Democrats Continue to Leave Leadership VaccuumAugust 27, 2020 |
McNamara Defends Small BusinessJanuary 27, 2020 |
McNamara breaks down average Virginia Teacher SalaryDecember 3, 2019 |
Bills
- HB472: Income tax, state; increases standard deduction.
- HB1405: Income tax, corporate; returns, affiliated corporations.
- HB1442: Transient occupancy tax; administration.
- HB1456: Income tax, state; pass-through entities.
- HB1483: Daylight saving time; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the effects on the Commonwealth.
- HB1484: RS & UT; exemption for food purchased for human consumption, essential personal hygiene products.
- HB1618: Revenue Stabilization Fund and Revenue Reserve Fund; required deposits.
- HB1625: Taxes; period of limitations on collection.
- HB2138: Income tax, state and corporate; business interest, qualified business income deduction.
- HB2193: Income tax, state; rolling conformity, report.
- HB2300: Handheld personal communications device; use for commercial dispatch purpose while driving.
- HB2319: Income tax, state; lowers rates and raises standard deductions.
- HB2406: Income tax, state; deductions for businesses.
- HJ603: Commending the Salem Museum and Historical Society.
- HJ775: Celebrating the life of Mary Elyn McNichols.
- HB90: Sales tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption & essential personal hygiene products.
- HB106: Income tax, state; rolling conformity, report.
- HB267: Taxes, local; surplus revenues.
- HB273: Income tax, state; subtractions and deductions related to Paycheck Protection Program loans.
- HB274: Sales and transient occupancy taxes; broadens definition of accommodations intermediaries.
- HB289: Income tax, state; indexing brackets and exemptions.
- HB295: Income tax, corporate; reduces tax from its current rate.
- HB296: Minimum wage; clarifies definition of wages.
- HB297: Regional fuels tax; suspends the imposition of any tax.
- HB472: Income tax, state; increases standard deduction.
- HB791: Data centers; center fixtures are taxed as part of the real property where they are located, etc.
- HB1076: Cigarette tax, local; identifying unsold inventory, localities that increase taxes.
- HB1121: Income tax, state; pass-through entities, elective tax.
- HJ6: Daylight saving time; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the effects on the Commonwealth.
- HJ119: Commending Derek Wray.
- HJ245: Celebrating the life of Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James P. Buriak, USN.
- HB49: Students with disabilities, certain; feasibility of educational placement transition.
- HB1787: Income tax, state; establishes an exclusion for Paycheck Protection Plan loan forgiveness.
- HB1788: Income tax, state; rolling conformity with the Internal Revenue Code.
- HB1789: Auditor of Public Accounts; audits of certain political subdivisions.
- HB1789: Auditor of Public Accounts; audits of certain political subdivisions.
- HB1790: Public schools; severe weather conditions and other emergency situations.
- HB1790: Public schools; severe weather conditions and other emergency situations.
- HB1791: Assault and battery or threats of bodily injury; sports official, penalty.
- HB1792: Contractors, Board for; exemption from licensure for work on state-owned emergency power generators.
- HJ541: Daylight saving time; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the effects on the Commonwealth.
- HJ770: Celebrating the life of Robert George Wingfield.
- HJ770: Celebrating the life of Robert George Wingfield.
- HR336: Celebrating the life of Joseph Charles LaRocco.
- HR531: Celebrating the life of Gary Douglas Creed.
- HR795: Commending the Salem High School football team.
- HR796: Commending the Eastern Montgomery High School girls' soccer team.
- HB48: Income tax, state; rolling conformity with the federal Internal Revenue Code.
- HB49: Students with disabilities, certain; feasibility of educational placement transition.
- HB89: Income tax, state; increases the standard deduction from Virginia taxable income.
- HB112: High school graduation; standard diploma requirements, etc.
- HB130: Motor vehicle safety inspection program; abolishes the state program.
- HB222: Human Resource Management, Department of; total compensation statement.
- HB223: Education, Department of; recommendations for improving civic education.
- HB302: Litter tax; repeals annual tax.
- HB5002: Income tax, state; subtraction for Paycheck Protection Plan loan forgiveness.
- HB5003: Litter tax; refunds for penalties for late payments.
- HR68: Commending Joseph Dashiell.
- HR69: Commending Diana Christopulos.
- HR576: Commending Dr. Fred and Carolyn Eichelman.
- HB1980: Income tax, state; conformity, increase in standard deduction.
- HB2046: Elections; form of ballot, ballot order.
- HB2327: DPOR; unlicensed practice, cease and desist notices.
- HB2328: Virginia Public Procurement Act; proscribed subcontracting by certain small businesses.
- HB2481: Virginia Retirement System; authorizes localities to opt out of group insurance program.