| Lacey E. Putney | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 19th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Charles E. Green, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 27, 1928 Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (1962-1968) |
| Spouse(s) | Carmela C. Bills |
| Children | Susan Powers L. Edward Putney, Jr. |
| Residence | Bedford, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Appropriations (chair); Privileges and Elections; Rules |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1950–54 |
Lacey Edward Putney (born June 27, 1928, in Big Island, Bedford County, Virginia) is an American politician. He has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1962. He served as a Democrat until 1968, and since then has run for office as an independent, although he caucuses with the House Republicans. He currently represents[update] the 19th district, made up of the city of Bedford and parts of Bedford and Botetourt Counties.[1] He was re-elected in 2011, even though his district was redrawn, adding Alleghany County and taking most of the Big Island and Forest areas out of the district for the first time.
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In June 2002 Republican House Speaker S. Vance Wilkins, Jr. resigned following revelations that he had paid a staffer to keep quiet about "unwanted sexual advances".[2] Putney, then Chair of the Privileges and Elections committee, served as Acting Speaker until the following session in January 2003, when they elected the current Speaker, Republican William J. Howell.
As Chair of the Privileges and Elections Committee,[3] Putney blocked numerous electoral reform bills, including the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact[4] and bills to introduce Instant Runoff Voting on a test basis.[5] He now chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee.[6]