John Cosgrove (Virginia politician)

John Cosgrove

Member of the Virginia Senate from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office August 16, 2013
Preceded by	Harry Blevins
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 78th district
In office January 9, 2002 – August 16, 2013
Preceded by	Harry Blevins
Succeeded by	James A. Leftwich, Jr.
Personal details
Born	( 1954 -06-07) June 7, 1954 Montgomery, Alabama
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sue Ann Culpepper
Children	Michael, Brian
Residence	Chesapeake, Virginia
Alma mater	Tidewater Community College Old Dominion University
Profession	Electronics engineer
Committees	General Laws; Privileges and Elections; Science and Technology; Transportation
Religion	Baptist
Website	www.johncosgrove.org
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1987–1998
Unit	United States Naval Reserve

John A. Cosgrove (born June 7, 1954) is an American politician. On August 16, 2013, he was sworn in as a member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 14th district, after winning an August 6 special election to replace the retiring Harry Blevins.^[1]^[2]

From 2002 to 2013 Cosgrove served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 78th district in the city of Chesapeake. Cosgrove is a member of the Republican Party.^[3]

Cosgrove is a Virginia State Leader for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which writes conservative model bills for state legislators to introduce.^[4]

Notes

↑ Downs, John Sr. (2013-08-21). "John Cosgrove: Chesapeake's New State Senator". The Citizen of Chesapeake. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
↑ Sheler, Jeff (2013-08-07). "Cosgrove wins special election to fill Va. senate seat". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
↑ "Virginia House of Delegates; Session 2013; Cosgrove, John A.". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
↑ http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/

External links

"John Cosgrove". Virginia Public Access Project. (campaign finance)
"Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections.
"Delegate John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)". Richmond Sunlight.

Members of the Senate of Virginia

President of the Senate: Ralph Northam (D)
President pro Tempore: Steve Newman (R)
Republican Leader: Tommy Norment (R)
Democratic Leader: Richard L. Saslaw (D)

John Miller (D)
Mamie Locke (D)
Tommy Norment (R)
Ryan McDougle (R)
Kenneth Cooper Alexander (D)
Lynwood Lewis (D)
Frank Wagner (R)
Bill DeSteph (R)
A. Donald McEachin (D)
Glen Sturtevant (R)

Amanda Chase (R)
Siobhan Dunnavant (R)
Dick Black (R)
John Cosgrove (R)
Frank Ruff (R)
Rosalyn Dance (D)
Bryce Reeves (R)
Louise Lucas (D)
David Suetterlein (R)
Bill Stanley (R)

John S. Edwards (D)
Thomas Garrett, Jr. (R)
Stephen Newman (R)
Emmett Hanger (R)
Creigh Deeds (D)
Mark Obenshain (R)
Jill Holtzman Vogel (R)
Richard Stuart (R)
Jeremy McPike (D)
Adam Ebbin (D)

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