Delegate Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge)

Party Democratic Photo of Paul Nichols
District 51: County of Prince William (part) [map]
Took Office January 2008
Next Election November 2009
Committees Counties, Cities and Towns, Transportation
Age 57
Website delegatenichols.com
Fundraising $27,801 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 67% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 69% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 57% of them are Democrats.
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Bio

Attorney. From Pennsylvania. Holds degrees from Kings College and George Mason University. Has two grown children.
Top Recent Contributors
Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $101,667
House Democratic Caucus Democratic Party committees $43,748
Nichols Zauzig Sandler Attorneys & law firms $36,448
Nichols, Paul Democratic candidate contributions to own campaign $31,446
One Virginia PACs operated by Democratic state politicians $21,000
Leadership For Virginia Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $20,000
Moving Virginia Forward Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones $20,000
A Strong Majority PACs operated by Democratic state politicians $19,700
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $17,500
Mody, Roger Uncoded $10,000

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI: PWDC Botches Challenge In 31st HOD District

June 15, 2009
After winning Prince William County for Barack Obama last year, local Democrats were emboldened and began searching far and wide for candidates to run for the General Assembly in 2009. And the results? Democrats recruited challenges to Delegates Jackson Miller (the usual Jeanette Rishell, a 2-time loser) and Bob Marshall (an opponent not even from the majority area of the district), and actually managed to spend money on a primary for an open seat in the 52nd District being vacated by Delegate...

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...

too conservative: House of Delegates Q2 Reports

June 2, 2009
This is actually half of Q2, due to the 15-day requirement before the June 9 primary, so the dates covered are between April 1 and May 27, 2009. Like last time, I?ve included races in Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun, and PWC. Much, much more below the fold. Total raised is taken from total receipts, which includes contributions, in-kind, and loans. Candidate: Q2 Raised  | Cash on Hand | # of Individual Donors Fairfax Districts: HD 34 Margi Vanderhye (i): $61K | $9...

too conservative: House of Delegates Q1 Round-Up

April 16, 2009
Here are the House of Delegate numbers, fresh from VPAP. I?ve included all the races in Fairfax, Loudoun, PWC, Stafford, and most in Alexandria and Arlington. Much, much more below the fold. Total raised is taken from total receipts, which includes contributions, in-kind, and loans. Candidate: Q1 Money Raised  | Cash on Hand | # of Individual Donors Fairfax Districts: HD 34 Margi Vanderhye (i): $50K | $52K | 157 Barbara Comstock : $133K | $118K | 321 Very impressive ...

Comments for Michael Clark Personal Stuff: Nichols? Survey is Broken

January 12, 2009
My state delegate, Del. Paul Nichols, is running a survey to see what his constituents think about a range of issues. It?s too bad his web site?s survey is broken. Ridiculous.If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. This allows you to read my newer articles without having to visit the site again. Thanks for visiting! Mike Posted in Politics. ByMichael ClarkJanuary 12, 2009...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Inside NoVA: Nichols announces re-election bid

June 29, 2009
Quitting after serving only one term would be like dropping out halfway through college, Del. Paul Nichols said Monday.and more »

Inside NoVA: Torian wins big in 52nd District primary

June 10, 2009
Torian, 51, the favorite of the local Democratic party, was endorsed by US Sen. Mark Warner, Del. Paul Nichols, Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta, Rep.and more »

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