Delegate Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington)

Party Democratic Photo of Al Eisenberg
District 47: County of Arlington (part) [map]
Took Office January 2004
Next Election November 2009
Committees Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, General Laws, Science and Technology
Website aleisenberg.com
Fundraising $8,612 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 80% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 86% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 60% of them are Democrats.
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Donor Sector Total
Dominion Energy production & distribution $1,750
Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Pac Police & fire fighters unions and associations $1,500
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $1,500
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $1,000
Northern Virginia Realtors Assoc Real estate $1,000
Virginia Dental Assoc Dentists $1,000
Williams Mullen Attorneys & law firms $925
Independent Insurance Agents Of Virginia Uncoded $850
Virginia Credit Union League Credit unions $750
Old Dominion Highway Contractors Assoc Public works, industrial & commercial construction $750

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Waldo Jaquith: The legislature?s most prolific copatrons.

June 10, 2009
The more time that I spend mapping the social relationships of legislators via their copatroning habits, the more fascinated that I am by this mechanism of exploring the General Assembly. It really is a powerful tool. (To see one of the ways I?m using it on Richmond Sunlight now, check out HB1721 , SB1436 , or HB2482 , where you can see a graph indicating the average partisan position of each bill?s cosponsors.) Here?s a less thoughtful usage of this data, but no less interesting: a listi...

www.infosnack.org: Arlington Democrats to select candidate for 47th District - Vote June 9th

May 28, 2009
After serving since 2004, Delegate Al Eisenberg is retiring.  Thanks to Mr. Eisenberg for representing my district these past five years in Richmond.  His staff was responsive to my questions and concerns during legislative sessions, and for the most part I agreed with his votes and proposed legislation. Five Democrats are competing in a primary for his seat.  No Republicans have filed to run against the winner of the Democratic Primary, so this primary looks like it will determine the wi...

Greater Greater Washington: Arlington Democrats to select delegate on June 9th

May 28, 2009
By Michael Perkins After serving since 2004, Delegate Al Eisenberg is retiring. Thanks to Mr. Eisenberg for representing my district these past five years in Richmond. His staff was responsive to my questions and concerns during legislative sessions, and for the most part I agreed with his votes and proposed legislation. Five Democrats are competing in a primary for his seat. No Republicans have filed to run , so this primary will determine the winner. These elections typically draw ve...

The Buckingham Herald Tribblog: Whipple and Brink Endorse Hope

May 15, 2009
Patrick Hope's campaign for the House of Delegates released this statement earlier today. --ST On June 9, Democrats in the 47th District will choose a candidate to succeed our friend and colleague Al Eisenberg. It?s a testament to the vitality of the Arlington Democratic Party that five Arlingtonians with a wide range of qualifications have stepped forward to seek the nomination. Miles Grant is an articulate and forceful advocate for the environment. Alan Howze has a deep understanding of ...

The Buckingham Herald Tribblog: Green Party Fields Candidate in 47th District

April 6, 2009
No Republicans yet, but the Green Party last week chose Josh Ruebner as their nominee for the House of Delegates seat in the 47th District. The seat is being vacated by Al Eisenberg (D) when his term ends this year. Mr. Ruebner ran twice unsuccessfully for the Arlington County board, in 2006 and 2007, and his platform in this race reflects his party's name. He wants to: enable Virginia localities to tax or ban plastic bags; place a moratorium on the construction of new coal-fired electrical...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Arlington Connection: Hope Wins Democratic Delegate Nomination

June 17, 2009
The current representative, Democrat Al Eisenberg, is retiring. The 47th district ? which abuts the City of Falls Church and includes Clarendon and Ballston ...and more »

Arlington Connection: Money Race

June 10, 2009
Al Eisenberg, the incumbent Democrat, decided to step down after serving as an Arlington County delegate for six years. The Democrats who ran to replace ...and more »

Sun Gazette: Hope Wins Easily in 47th; Deeds Take Arlington and State

June 9, 2009
The winner will succeed Democrat Al Eisenberg, who is retiring after three terms. Hope had the backing of state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st), Del.and more »

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