Ron Villanueva
Ronald Villanueva | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district | |
In office January 13, 2010 – January 10, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bobby Mathieson |
Succeeded by | Kelly Fowler |
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council | |
In office 2002–2009 | |
Constituency | At-Large District |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1970 (age 46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cathy Villanueva |
Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Education | Old Dominion University (B.A., Political Science, 1992) |
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Service | United States Coast Guard Reserve[1] (1987-95) |
Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st district, which includes part of Virginia Beach; from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond, Virginia.[2] Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government.[3] He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms,[4] but lost his bid for a 5th term on November 7, 2017.[5]
Work and family
Villanueva is a small business owner and entrepreneur having worked in the ship repair, tactical and logistics, and cyber security fields. He and his wife Cathy have four children in Virginia Beach.
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 21st district | |||||
Nov 3, 2009[6] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 7,673 | 49.93 |
R. W. "Bobby" Mathieson | Democratic | 7,659 | 49.84 | ||
Write Ins | 33 | 0.21 | |||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
Nov 8, 2011[7] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 6,194 | 57.27 |
Adrienne L. Bennett | Democratic | 4,600 | 42.53 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.18 | |||
Nov 5, 2013[8] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 10,642 | 54.37 |
Susan Bates Hippen | Democratic | 8,895 | 45.44 | ||
Write Ins | 38 | 0.19 | |||
Nov 3, 2015[9] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 6,345 | 56.9% |
Susan Bates Hippen | Democratic | 4,812 | 43.1 | ||
Nov 7, 2017[10] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 11,309 | 47.31% |
Kelly Fowler | Democratic | 12,540 | 52.46% | ||
Write Ins | 56 | 0.23% | |||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democrat |
2016 Legislation
Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees:
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2016 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Science and Technology |
Transportation, Chair |
2015 legislative session
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2015 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Courts of Justice |
Transportation, Vice-Chair |
2014 legislative session
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2014 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Courts of Justice |
Transportation |
2012-2013 legislative session
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2012 |
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Courts of Justice |
Finance |
Transportation |
2010-2011 legislative session
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2010 |
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Courts of Justice |
Finance |
Transportation |
External links
References
- ↑ "Delegate Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach)". Richmond Sunlight. Open Virginia. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
"Voters Guide Virginia House of Delegates 21st District". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017. - ↑ "Bio for Ron A. Villanueva". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ Tagala, Don (21 July 2011). "Fil-Am Republican making history in Virginia Beach". ABS-CBN News. Philippines. ABS-CBN North America News Bureau. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ F. Valencia (22 March 2017). "8 Fil-Ams Who Want to Help Trump Make America Great Again". Esquire Philippines. Phuilippines: EsquireMag.ph. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ Nirappil, Fenit (8 November 2017). "Democrats poised to make significant gains in Virginia legislature". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ↑ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2017 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2017.