Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/06/2007
Next Election:
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Single; 2 Children: Angela, Lindsey
Birth date: 09/23/1957
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Home City: Henrico VA
Religion: Catholic

Education

LLM, Trinity College, Dublin, 2003 JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1982 BA, Economics, University of Virginia, 1979

Profession

Law School Teacher, Portabello School of Law, Dublin, Ireland 2001-2003 Law School Teacher, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2001-2003 Law School Teacher, University of Western Sydney, 2003 Private Law Practice, 1993-2000 Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Richmond, 1989-1993 Businessman High School Teacher, Government TLC Residential Services Incorporated

Committees

Education
Health, Welfare and Institutions
Subcommittee #3 (Health, Welfare and Insitutions)
Subcommittee on Institutions
Subcommittee on Students and Daycare
Subcommittee on Teachers and Admin. Action

HB 1301 2012-2014 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 1301 2012-2014 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 323 Repeals Purchase Limit for Handguns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 349 Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 484 Requires Ultrasound Imaging Before an Abortion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1060 Requires Law Enforcement to Ask About Immigration Status During an Arrest
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1129 Reduces State Employee Retirement Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Defines Life as Beginning at Conception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1129 Reduces State Employee Retirement Benefits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 462 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 576 Amends Teacher Contract and Evaluation Policies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 48 Authorizing Physical Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 14 Provides Civil Immunity for the Use of Force Against Intruders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 947 Authorizes Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Interscholastic Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 62 Prohibits State Funding for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 189 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Refuse Adoptions for Religious Reasons
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 62 Prohibits State Funding for Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 9 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 940 Repeals Purchase Limit for Handguns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1112 Repeals HPV Vaccine Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 251 Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5005 Redistricting for State Senate and House
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2434 Health Benefits Exchange
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2527 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Bank
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1367 Motor Vehicle Title Loans for Non-Residents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2527 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Bank
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1367 Motor Vehicle Title Loans for Non-Residents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1446 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1062 Health Insurance Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1446 Transportation Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2332 Citizenship of Arrestee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1465 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Public Universities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1465 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Public Universities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2332 Citizenship of Arrestee
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HJ 593 Free Exercise of Religion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 91 Limiting State Funding of Abortion
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 18 Reducing Funding for Public Media
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 28 Reducing Funding for Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 30 2010-2012 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 737 Requiring Department of Education Review of Charter School Applications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 505 Authorizing Concealed Firearms in Establishments that Serve Alcohol
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 885 Authorizing Concealed Firearms in Vehicles
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 66 Prohibiting Sexual Orientation Discrimination in State Government Employment
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 334 Authorizing Concealed Handguns in Establishments that Serve Alcohol
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 408 Gun Regulation Modifications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1108 "Trust Women/Respect Choice" License Plates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Gilbert Amdt "Trust Women/Respect Choice" License Plate Revenue Redistribution
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 283 Prohibiting Federal Individual Health Insurance Mandate
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 53 Ban on Required Human Microchip Implantation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 629 Asbestos Lawsuit Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 756 Allocating Offshore Drilling Royalties
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 502 Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1167 Increasing the Fees for Personalized License Plates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 961 Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1167 Increasing the Fees for Personalized License Plates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1035 Allowing Guns in Alcohol-Serving Establishments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1105 Prohibiting Smoking in Restaurants
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1105 Prohibiting Smoking in Restaurants
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1826 Driver's License Suspension for Unexcused School Absences
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2314 Allowing Police Chaplains to Conduct Sectarian Prayer
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1671 "Derelict Building" Plan Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 6009 Transportation Taxes
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 588 Payday Lending Restrictions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 30 2008-2010 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 436 Concealed Weapons in Vehicles
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 476 Prohibiting Drinking with a Concealed Weapon
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 30 2008-2010 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 12 Payday Lending Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 933 "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 852 Collective Bargaining for Governmental Employees
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 188 HPV Vaccine Deadline Extension
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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