Delegate Dwight Jones (D-Richmond)

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District 70: Counties of Chesterfield (part) and Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) [map]
Took Office January 1994
Next Election November 2009
Committees Commerce and Labor, Counties, Cities and Towns, Transportation
Fundraising $9,515 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 68% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 76% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 56% of them are Democrats.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $10,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $7,000
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $5,255
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $3,550
Virginia State Legislative Black Caucus Democratic Party committees $2,500
Anthem Health Plans Of Virginia Accident & health insurance $2,000
Mcguire Woods Attorneys & law firms $2,000
Verizon Telecommunications $2,000
Virginia Assoc Of Health Plans Accident & health insurance $2,000
Altria Tobacco companies & tobacco product sales $1,500

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

The Shad Plank: Va. GOV: Deeds reshuffles campaign leadership...

June 18, 2009
Democrat Creigh Deeds won the party nomination in stunning come-from-behind fashion with the smallest campaign team in the field.  Now eyeing a matchup against Republican Bob McDonnell , Deeds is re-shuffling his campaign leadership and bringing in some experienced Virginia players. State Democrats will recognize a host of the names on this list - which is covering with the fingerprints of Mark R.Warner , Jim Webb and Timothy M. Kaine. The list also includes a technology guru from  Barac...

VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local: Richmond Crusade for Voters controversy

June 2, 2009
I was a wee bit busy when the announcement was made of the endorsement of Terry McAuliffe by the Richmond Crusade for Voters. I did see that Sen. Henry Marsh, a long-time member of the historic black organization and a supporter of Creigh Deeds, was upset by the vote, as pointed out by the Richmond Times in the announcement linked above as well as the Washington Post . I happen to have spoken with another member of the Crusade ? also a Deeds supporter ? about a week ago. That person was e...

Melissa Savenko's Richmond Real Estate Review: Baseball in the Bottom: "Live" Blogging from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Public Square

May 12, 2009
OK, there are a million and one things I SHOULD be doing, and at least 990,000 I'd rather be doing right now.  But I just got back from the Richmond Times-Dispatch Public Forum on baseball in Shockoe Bottom, and if I don't post this now, Lord knows when I'll get to it. So, without further ado, here are my "live" notes from the Forum.  I've cleaned up typos and tried to reconstruct the thought when my notes were particularly difficult to read.  Anything located in [brackets] is a note from me...

Church Hill People's News: 7th District Meeting at Peter Paul Development Center

March 21, 2009
About 60 people turned out for today?s 7th District Meeting hosted by interim City Council 7th District representative Betty Squire at the Peter Paul Development Center. Speakers included Mayor Dwight Jones, RPS Superintendent Brandon, a representative from the Richmond Police Department, Delegate Jennifer McClellan, and School Board 7th District representative Don Coleman. Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones First [...]...

VBDems.org Blogging our way to Democratic wins in Virginia Beach! : Brian Moran Airs First Radio Ad

March 3, 2009
Brian Moran's campaign for Governor released its first radio ad today, which will air in the Hampton Roads region beginning Wednesday. The one-minute ad, titled "Standing Up," features a testimonial from former Delegate Mary Christian of Hampton, a pioneer and leader in the African American community, about Moran's strong record of fighting for the people of Hampton Roads and all of Virginia. Christian served with Moran in the House of Delegates until her retirement. "As someone who served ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

WRIC: Jackson Vigil Held In Richmond

July 1, 2009
Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones attended the event and addressed the crowd. The memorial was held at the Festival Park and sponsored by Citizens Against Crime.and more »

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