Delegate Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)

Party Republican Photo of Steve Landes
District 25: Counties of Albemarle (part), Augusta (part), and Rockingham (part); City of Waynesboro [map]
Took Office January 1996
Next Election November 2009
Committees Appropriations, Education (Chair), Privileges and Elections, Rules
Age 49
Website stevelandes.com
Fundraising $23,102 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 85% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 79% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 71% of them are Republicans.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Assoc Of Realtors Real estate $7,250
Great Eastern Resort Management Resorts $3,000
Virginia Bankers Assoc Commercial banks & bank holding companies $3,000
Merck & Co Pharmaceutical manufacturing $2,500
Virginia Health Care Assoc Nursing homes $2,500
Dominion Energy production & distribution $2,000
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Assoc Hospitals $2,000
Virginia Cable Telecom Assoc Telecommunications $2,000
Pediatrix Medical Group Physicians $1,750
Troutman Sanders Attorneys & law firms $1,734

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

Recent Mentions on Blogs

News in the Valley: Dems Weigh Gas Tax Options--Daily News-Record

June 28, 2009
BThree Democrats seeking seats in the House of Delegates were divided on whether they would support raising gas taxes to pay for Virginia's transportation needs. But Democrats Gene Hart of Harrisonburg, Greg Marrow of McGaheysville and Erik Curren of Staunton all blamed local Republican lawmakers for helping to cause the state's transportation funding problems. V Over the past several months, the Commonwealth Transportation Board has been grappling with how to bridge an estimated $2.6 billion t...

News in the Valley: VDOT Cuts to Be Campaign Issue

June 17, 2009
Transportation leaders are about to finalize major cuts to Virginia Department of Transportation projects and services. Facing a $2.5 billion shortfall, VDOT is poised to eliminate safety-service patrols, cut back on maintenance and mowing, and close dozens of rest areas and local offices. Republican Del. Steve Landes says we'll hear more about hits in the upcoming elections: "That's going to be a campaign issue this year along with the residencies that have been closed across the state,? he tol...

SWAC Girl: Landes versus Marrow in 25th House District

June 10, 2009
A Republican House seat that has been safely unchallenged by Democrats for years is now in play. After yesterday's Democrat primary, Del. Steve Landes (R-25th House District) whose district covers eastern Augusta County and Waynesboro, now knows who he will be facing in November. Harrisonburg optometrist Greg Marrow won the Democrat primary over Jim Noel, garnering almost 67% of the vote to challenge Del. Landes who has been in office since 1995. He hopes to debate Del. Landes over the next fi...

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...

Conservative Political Report: Virginia GOP aims to get back on winning track

June 9, 2009
News Virginian | Bob Stuart The Republican Party is looking for more than a victory from Bob McDonnell in November. It?s about reassurance, not only for a state party splintered by dissension but for a national party stung by a string of losses. ?It?s critical,? said Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave. The gubernatorial race will be shaped Tuesday in the Democratic primary. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has led in most polls but state Sen. Creigh Deeds, of...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Rocktown Weekly: New Laws Tackle Land, Gun Rights

July 1, 2009
The legislation was spearheaded by Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave. The natural resources money is used to support best land management practices, ...and more »

Harrisonburg Daily News Record: Dems Weigh Gas-Tax Options

June 27, 2009
Marrow is seeking to unseat Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave. Landes and other Republicans have supported an independent audit of VDOT to determine what ...and more »

Rockbridge Weekly: Saxman Statement on Council Vote on Western State Hospital Project

June 26, 2009
"I want to especially thank my colleagues, Senator Emmett Hanger and Delegate Steve Landes for their efforts on this project. Their work has been invaluable ...and more »

News Virginian: Closing rest stops could hurt more than help

June 21, 2009
I believe Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, was right when he said that closing rest areas was more political than practical (?Rest stops ...and more »

Madison Messenger: Rest stops among state budget cuts

June 19, 2009
Of its 42 rest stops, just 23 will remain. Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, criticized the cuts. ?I'm beginning to think the reasons for the closures are ...and more »

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