Delegate John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

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District 78: City of Chesapeake (part) [map]
Took Office January 2002
Next Election November 2009
Committees General Laws, Privileges and Elections (Chair), Science and Technology, Transportation
Fundraising $9,103 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 86% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 67% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 70% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc Auto dealers, new & used $5,500
Woodruff, Kirk Uncoded $5,000
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $4,000
Olds, Mrs Uncoded $4,000
Virginia Bingo Group Casinos, racetracks & gambling $4,000
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Assoc Liquor wholesalers $3,620
Verizon Telecommunications $3,250
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,200
Brown Denslow Black & Billups P C Attorneys & law firms $2,800
Chesbay Distributing Co Liquor wholesalers $2,700

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Fredericksburg REALTORS®: No More Texting While Driving ? as of Tomorrow July 1, 2009

June 30, 2009
Sarah Stelmok wrote a quick post today on her blog about the end of texting, as we know it.  No longer (as of tomorrow) can we using our little multi-tasking devices of death while operating a motor vehicle in Virginia.  This is a secondary offense for most drivers, which means that law enforcement must have cause to stop you for some other reason.  My simply question is how do they know if I am dialing a friend or texting a friend?  Regardless the answer, it?s never been a good idea to text ...

News in the Valley: New Text Law Takes Effect July 1--NBC29

June 25, 2009
Just in time for the July Fourth travel rush, Virginia will start cracking down on distracted drivers. "You're piloting a three- or 4,000 pound vehicle at 55-miles-an-hour. You want to have your concentration on what you're doing," said Del. John Cosgrove (R-78th District). Starting July 1, it will be illegal to send or read text messages while driving. Cosgrove pushed the bill through the General Assembly. "What you're doing is you're putting yourself at risk but more importantly, you're put...

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...

Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics On-Demand: Americans for Prosperity Takes the ?Save My Ballot Tour? to Hampton Roads

April 20, 2009
Over 150 activists, small business owners, and workers gathered in Chesapeake on Saturday to demonstrate their support for the Secret Ballot on the South Hampton Roads stop of the Save My Ballot Tour. ?The right to a secret ballot is the bedrock of our Democracy and must be defended,? said Rosemary Wilson, Virginia Beach City Council member who kicked off the event. ?Today showed that Virginians are not going to sit by quietly and let union bosses rob workers of that most sacred right, the ...

Avenging Archangel: MPO April 15, 2009

April 15, 2009
This morning the Metropolitan Planning Organization ( MPO ), Hampton Roads' Federally-mandated Transportation planning group, held it's April meeting. The meeting begins with a Public Comment period. I rose to speak on mass transit items under Agenda Item 8, having no idea that I was being followed to the microphone by Phil Shucet , Delegate John Cosgrove , and Delegate Glenn Oder. The latter three addressed issues surrounding the MPO's reorganization. Speaking of which, the MPO gave ini...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Suffolk News-Herald: no txtn while drivn

June 27, 2009
?It's clear that when you text, your eyes aren't on the road, and your hands aren't on the steering wheel,? said Delegate John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Chesapeake pastor who resigned apologizes for affair

June 25, 2009
The attendees included Pat Robertson, US Rep. Randy Forbes, Del. John Cosgrove and Krasnoff. Then on May 3, Groves abruptly left.and more »

The Free Lance-Star: No more texting while driving

June 25, 2009
Del. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, sponsored the bill in the Virginia General Assembly that led to the texting ban, which was passed overwhelmingly in the ...and more »

WAVY-TV: Soon texting drivers won't be lol

June 24, 2009
Chesapeake Delegate John Cosgrove was the driving force behind the new law against texting while driving. He attended the joint news conference along with ...and more »

NBC 29 News: NBC29New Texting Law Takes Effect July 1

June 24, 2009
You want to have your concentration on what you're doing," said Del. John Cosgrove (R-78th District). Starting July 1, it will be illegal to send or read ...and more »

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