Delegate Ben Cline (R-Amherst)

Party Republican Photo of Ben Cline
District 24: Counties of Amherst (part), Augusta (part), and Rockbridge; Cities of Buena Vista and Lexington [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2009
Committees Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Finance, Militia, Police and Public Safety
Website bencline.com
Fundraising $52,176 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 79% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 84% 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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Donor Sector Total
Beck, Ted Uncoded $2,000
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $2,000
Virginia Dental Assoc Dentists $2,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $2,000
Virginia Medical Society Physicians $2,000
Major Incident Heavy Recovery Operators Assoc Auto repair $1,750
Virignia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $1,250
Owens-Illinois Glass products $1,000
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $1,000
Virginia Maritime Assoc/Maritime Issues Council Sea transport $1,000

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...

SWAC Girl: More delegates, electeds, and activists

June 5, 2009
Former Lt. Gov. John Hager & Vietnam POW Paul Galanti. Cortland Putbrese, chairman of RPV New Media Committee. John Brownlee and family. David Foster Del. Ben Cline of the 24th House District Jim Parmalee who fights for lower taxes. Keith Drake, former Albemarle GOP Chair. Matt Wells with Bolling campaign. Photos by SWAC Girl Lynn Mitchell May 29-30, 2009...

On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah: Weyer?s Cave Ticket Stop a Success

June 4, 2009
Alas, my Flip video camera was AWOL, so I wasn?t able to get video from Monday?s stop by our Republican team at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyer?s Cave. However, Steve Kijak over at Righside VA did have his act together and was able to document the event in pictures. The team landed just shortly after noon. On hand to greet them were Delegates Ben Cline, Steve Landes and Matt Lohr; Senator Mark Obenshain; Unit Chairs Mike Meredith, Tracy Evans, Bill Shirley and Chris Darden; and forme...

ricksincerethoughts.blogspot.com: Liveblogging the RPV Convention - 2009

May 30, 2009
9:47 a.m.: The excitement is palpable along Bloggers' Row here in the Richmond Coliseum. Excitement might not be the right word for it. Minor panic is better: the electrical outlets on which our computers and other devices rely just blew out. Too many bloggers on one circuit? Who knows? Word is "The blew a fuse but they're going to fix it." Stay tuned. 9:50 a.m.: The Coliseum is filling up much more slowly than expected, considering that the program is scheduled to begin in scant mi...

Roanoke Conservative: Many local legislators score well on TFFA report card

May 12, 2009
The Family Foundation Action, a non-profit pro-family group in Richmond, has just released their 2008/2009 Legislative Report Card. This document ranks our state senators and delegates on how they voted, according to issues that are important to the family. A special congratulations to our local elected leaders who scored 100%! This includes: - Senator Ralph Smith - Senator Steve Newman - Senator Mark Obenshain - Delegate William Fralin - Delegate Morgan Griffith - Delegate ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Lynchburg News and Advance: APCo Not Out of Line to Ask for Rate Hike

July 3, 2009
Politicians, including Amherst County's Del. Ben Cline, have denounced the request, eager to be seen as on the side of the average Joe.and more »

Trading Markets (press release): Del. Cline opposes 13 percent APCo rate hike

June 26, 2009
(The News & Advance - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- AJC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Del. Ben Cline ...and more »

WSLS.com: Del. Ben Cline opposes APCO fuel factor rate hike

June 25, 2009
Lexington Delegate Ben Cline (R-24th) says he doesn't think the Commonwealth should approve a rate hike for Appalachian Power. Cline calls APCo's request.and more »

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