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Robert Creigh Deeds (Creigh, pronounced /ˈkriː/; born January 4, 1958) is an American politician, and is currently the Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992–2001 and has served in the Senate of Virginia since December 2001. Deeds was the 2005 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia, losing to Republican Bob McDonnell by 323 votes.
Deeds was born on January 4, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia. His family, however, moved early in Deeds' life to Bath County. Deeds' middle name is pronounced "Cree".
After graduating from high school, Deeds enrolled in Concord College, graduating in 1980. Next, Deeds entered the Wake Forest University School of Law from which he received his JD in 1984. In 1987, only three years after finishing law school, Deeds was elected Commonwealth's Attorney of Bath County after defeating the incumbent with more than 65% of the vote, beginning a long political career.
Deeds won election to the Virginia House of Delegates 1991 by defeating incumbent Emmett Hanger in a 57%-41% victory. This started a nine-year career in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In the House of Delegates, Deeds introduced several legislative proposals, including introducing Megan's Law to the Virginia General Assembly, which was passed in 1998. Other legislative accomplishments promoted by Deeds include environmental protection and anti-drug laws.
Deeds won election to the Senate of Virginia in 2001 after the death of Emily Couric due to pancreatic cancer. After Deeds' victory, he embarked on a spree of legislative accomplishments.
During Deeds' Senate tenure, legislation that Deeds proposed includes:
SB150 - Requires that direct recording electronic devices be equipped to produce a contemporaneous paper record of each vote that can be verified by the voter and used in recounts. (2006)SB891 - Requires the board of visitors of each public two-year and four-year institution of higher education to provide reduced in-state tuition rates for the children of faculty and staff members employed by the institution, effective for the 2008-2009 academic year. (2007) Not enacted, rolled into SB982 and left in the Senate Finance Committee. SB34 - Increases the mandatory retirement age for judges from age 70 to age 75. (2008)
SB669 - Permits ABC agents to check the national criminal database when conducting background checks on prospective licensees. (2008)
Deeds was also a proponent of a Senate resolution to close a Virginia "gun show loophole," making public appearances to generate support for the measure.
To date, the only election Creigh Deeds has ever lost was to his 2005 Attorney General opponent Bob McDonnell.
Deeds presents himself as a moderate Virginia Democrat.
In 2005, Deeds and John Edwards—a Virginia state senator from Roanoke—each announced that they planned to run for Attorney General of Virginia in the Democratic primary. Edwards later decided not to run, leaving Deeds as the Democratic nominee for the office. As such, Deeds was left to face Republican Bob McDonnell in the November general election.
In the campaign, Deeds presented himself as a moderate Democrat, supporting gun rights, strong punishment for criminals, and the death penalty. Senator Deeds is pro-choice, although he has professed opposition to partial birth abortions. Deeds' stance on gun rights earned him the endorsement of the NRA. However, the McDonnell campaign outspent Deeds by almost three million dollars (McDonnell spent $5,962,067 to Deeds' $3,103,585).
The initial result of the vote was 49.96%-49.95%, with Deeds behind by fewer than 350 votes. Due to the closeness of the race's outcome, Deeds announced that he would ask for a recount. Judge Theodore Markow of Richmond set the recount for December 20, 2005, a date so close to the inauguration that invitations to the event were mailed without a name for the Attorney General to be inaugurated. The recount reaffirmed the earlier outcome, and McDonnell became Attorney General.
Deeds announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for governor on December 13, 2007. At the end of a close three-way race against former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe and former State Delegate Brian Moran, Deeds surged to a landslide win, taking just under 50% of the vote in the June 09, 2009 Democratic Primary.
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Robert Creigh Deeds (Creigh, pronounced /ˈkriː/; born January 4, 1958) is an American politician, and is currently the Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992–2001 and has served in the Senate of Virginia since December 2001. Deeds was the 2005 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia, losing to Republican Bob McDonnell by 323 votes.
Deeds was born on January 4, 1958 in Richmond, Virginia. His family, however, moved early in Deeds' life to Bath County. Deeds' middle name is pronounced "Cree".
After graduating from high school, Deeds enrolled in Concord College, graduating in 1980. Next, Deeds entered the Wake Forest University School of Law from which he received his JD in 1984. In 1987, only three years after finishing law school, Deeds was elected Commonwealth's Attorney of Bath County after defeating the incumbent with more than 65% of the vote, beginning a long political career.
Deeds won election to the Virginia House of Delegates 1991 by defeating incumbent Emmett Hanger in a 57%-41% victory. This started a nine-year career in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In the House of Delegates, Deeds introduced several legislative proposals, including introducing Megan's Law to the Virginia General Assembly, which was passed in 1998. Other legislative accomplishments promoted by Deeds include environmental protection and anti-drug laws.
Deeds won election to the Senate of Virginia in 2001 after the death of Emily Couric due to pancreatic cancer. After Deeds' victory, he embarked on a spree of legislative accomplishments.
During Deeds' Senate tenure, legislation that Deeds proposed includes:
SB150 - Requires that direct recording electronic devices be equipped to produce a contemporaneous paper record of each vote that can be verified by the voter and used in recounts. (2006)SB891 - Requires the board of visitors of each public two-year and four-year institution of higher education to provide reduced in-state tuition rates for the children of faculty and staff members employed by the institution, effective for the 2008-2009 academic year. (2007) Not enacted, rolled into SB982 and left in the Senate Finance Committee. SB34 - Increases the mandatory retirement age for judges from age 70 to age 75. (2008)
SB669 - Permits ABC agents to check the national criminal database when conducting background checks on prospective licensees. (2008)
Deeds was also a proponent of a Senate resolution to close a Virginia "gun show loophole," making public appearances to generate support for the measure.
To date, the only election Creigh Deeds has ever lost was to his 2005 Attorney General opponent Bob McDonnell.
Deeds presents himself as a moderate Virginia Democrat.
In 2005, Deeds and John Edwards—a Virginia state senator from Roanoke—each announced that they planned to run for Attorney General of Virginia in the Democratic primary. Edwards later decided not to run, leaving Deeds as the Democratic nominee for the office. As such, Deeds was left to face Republican Bob McDonnell in the November general election.
In the campaign, Deeds presented himself as a moderate Democrat, supporting gun rights, strong punishment for criminals, and the death penalty. Senator Deeds is pro-choice, although he has professed opposition to partial birth abortions. Deeds' stance on gun rights earned him the endorsement of the NRA. However, the McDonnell campaign outspent Deeds by almost three million dollars (McDonnell spent $5,962,067 to Deeds' $3,103,585).
The initial result of the vote was 49.96%-49.95%, with Deeds behind by fewer than 350 votes. Due to the closeness of the race's outcome, Deeds announced that he would ask for a recount. Judge Theodore Markow of Richmond set the recount for December 20, 2005, a date so close to the inauguration that invitations to the event were mailed without a name for the Attorney General to be inaugurated. The recount reaffirmed the earlier outcome, and McDonnell became Attorney General.
Deeds announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for governor on December 13, 2007. At the end of a close three-way race against former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe and former State Delegate Brian Moran, Deeds surged to a landslide win, taking just under 50% of the vote in the June 09, 2009 Democratic Primary.
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