| J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen | |
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Member of the Virginia State Senate
from the 34th district |
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| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 37th district |
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| In office 2002 – 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | David Bulova |
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| Born | March 27, 1968 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sharon |
| Children | Eva, Mary Walton, & Thomas |
| Residence | Fairfax |
| Alma mater | Williams College University of Virginia Law School |
| Profession | attorney |
| Website | http://www.fairfaxsenator.com |
John Chapman "Chap" Petersen is an American politician who was formerly in the Virginia House of Delegates for Fairfax, Virginia. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (born February 28, 1956 in Swindon, England)is a former State Senator in the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Williams College is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax Va For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address please see Fairfax County Virginia He defeated Jeannemarie Devolites Davis in the 2007 legislative elections for a seat in the Virginia State Senate. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (born February 28, 1956 in Swindon, England)is a former State Senator in the Commonwealth of Virginia Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly.
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Early life
Petersen was born in 1968 in Fairfax. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He grew up in the city and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1986. Fairfax High School is a public high school in Fairfax Virginia. Chap is also a graduate of Williams College and the University of Virginia Law School. Williams College is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his He has been in private practice since 1994 and is a partner with the law firm of Surovell, Markle, Isaacs & Levy, PLC, where he represents some of Fairfax County’s fastest-growing businesses. In addition to his law practice, Chap sits on the Boards of two non-profit organizations: the Fairfax County Good News Jail Ministry and the Virginia Economic Bridge.
Petersen is married to Sharon (born 1970-09-10, Taegu, South Korea), and their children Eva (8), Mary Walton (5) and Thomas (almost 2) live in Fairfax City. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Daegu (pronounced) also spelled Taegu (pronounced) officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Sharon is a practicing attorney. [1]
Political career
Petersen was a Fairfax City Councilman (1998-2002) and then a State Delegate (2002-2006).
In 2005, Chap ran for Lt. Governor of Virginia. He was defeated in the Democratic primary, finishing third with 22% of the vote in a four-way race, behind State Senator Leslie L. Byrne and State Delegate Viola Baskerville, but ahead of State Senator Phil Puckett. Leslie Byrne (born October 27, 1946 in Salt Lake City Utah) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Viola Baskerville (born October 29, 1951) has served as Secretary of Administration in the Cabinet of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine since January Phillip P Puckett is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 38th District since 1998. As a result of his statewide bid, he did not file for re-election to the House of Delegates that spring. The 37th House district is now represented by Delegate David Bulova.
In 2006, Chap was a senior advisor to Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb. James Henry "Jim" Webb Jr (born February 9 1946 is the Junior Senator from Virginia. Webb defeated incumbent Republican Senator George Allen. George Felix Allen (born March 8 1952 is a former Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former
Petersen, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for the 34th District seat in the State Senate, Wednesday, Jan. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 3, 2007[2] He defeated the incumbent Republican, Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis (wife of Congressman Tom Davis), in the November election, taking 55% of the vote. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (born February 28, 1956 in Swindon, England)is a former State Senator in the Commonwealth of Virginia The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Thomas M "Tom" Davis III (born January 5 1949 in Minot, North Dakota) is a Republican member of the United The district had been the most Democratic state senate district held by a Republican. [3]
Controversy over Voting Record
In mid-October 2007, Peterson's opponent began running television ads showing a photo of her opponent Chap Petersen with text stating "Supports Increasing the Estate Tax," "Supports a 38 cent gas tax increase," and "Voted for Concealed Weapons on School Property" superimposed. The voice over attributes these allegations to Petersen's prior votes in the Virginia House of Delegates. Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Davis's website also contains references to past Petersen votes. [4] Petersen responded that he never voted to increase the Virginia estate tax. Petersen co-sponsored bills, including SB 1309, intending to preserve the tax for Virginians in higher income brackets. Petersen also denied ever supporting a 38 cent gas tax increase. Petersen recently explained that he supported the current law which makes it a felony to possess a gun on school grounds, but voted for a bipartisan bill, HB 2535, which gave a limited exception to parents with licensed concealed carry permits who pick up their children at school, for just school driveways. That bill was signed into law in 2005. [5]
Campaign flyer flap
During the week of October 22, 2007, the Devolites-Davis campaign sent out 60,000 campaign flyers accusing Petersen of not disclosing that his former law firm was working on issues that Petersen voted on while in the House of Delegates. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus The flyer included a copy of a section of Petersen's Statement of Economic Interest, which he filed while serving in the House. It includes Petersen's home address, telephone number, and the names of his wife and four children. This information was not redacted by the Devolites-Davis campaign.
Petersen held a press conference on October 26 in front of Devolites-Davis' headquarters in Fairfax. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death He said that "words cannot describe the anger I feel" about the flyer, and called it "shocking" that Devolites-Davis would use his personal information in such a manner. Petersen said that advertising his personal information was not in and of itself a problem, but using it in an attack ad went too far. Such tactics, Petersen said, endangered his family.
In response, Devolites-Davis said in her own press conference that Petersen himself published the names and pictures of his family, and showed a mailer from the Petersen campaign showing pictures of his children. The mailer identifies the children by name.
She also claimed that Petersen's campaign uploaded a video to YouTube which brought up her daughter's armed robbery conviction of several years ago. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees However, according to Washington CBS affiliate WUSA, there is no evidence anyone from the Petersen camp uploaded the video. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Endorsements
Petersen's 2007 State Senate Campaign was endorsed by:
Virginia League of Conservation Voters The Virginia League of Conservation Voters
Virginia Sierra Club Welcome to the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club :: Virginia Chapter
Virginia AFL-CIO Your Local Union Movement
Fairfax County Coalition of Police
Fairfax County Deputy Sheriffs
Gov. Mark Warner
Gov. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of The Governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician and businessman from the U Tim Kaine
Sen. Jim Webb
Del. David L. Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine (born February 26, 1958) is an American politician and the current Governor of Virginia. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives James Henry "Jim" Webb Jr (born February 9 1946 is the Junior Senator from Virginia. Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Bulova, D - 37th District
Del. David Marsden
Del. David Marsden (born Stratford Ontario) is a Canadian Radio broadcaster Steve Shannon
Del. Stephen C Shannon (born April 5, 1971 in Berkeley California) is an American politician. Chuck Caputo
Del. Carmin Charles "Chuck" Caputo (born July 17, 1938 in New York New York) is an American politician in the Democratic Party James M. "Jim" Scott, D - 53rd District
Del. Vivian Watts, D - 39th District
Sheriff Stan Barry
Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected Prosecutor of Felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia. Horan Jr. (then of Fairfax County, Virginia)
Commonwealth's Attorney Paul B. Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected Prosecutor of Felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia. Ebert (Prince William County, Virginia)
County Supervisors Penny Gross, Sharon Bulova, Linda Smyth and Cathy Hudgins
County School Board Members Kay Kory, Phil Niedzelski-Eichner and Stuart D. Prince William County is a county located in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing Counties in the U A board of education or a school Board or school committee is the title of the Board of directors of a school local School district Gibson
School Board Member At-Large Ilryong Moon
References
- ^ Jean Galloway Ball, P.L.C. - Sharon Kim Petersen. Retrieved on 2007-01-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
- ^ . [1]
- ^ Va. Senate District 34 | Washington Area Elections | washingtonpost.com
- ^ http://www.devolites.org/media.php Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ http://www.thestraightrecord.com/guns.htm Retreieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ Virginia State Senate Race Heats Up|ABC 7 News
- ^ Va. State Senate Race Turns Tense - News Story - WRC | Washington
- ^ MyFox Washington DC | Accusations of Dirty Tactics in VA Senate Race
- ^ Personal Accusations Fly In Contentious Va. Senate Race
- ^ Candidate Cries Foul Over Mailing - washingtonpost.com
External links
- Chap for State Senate official campaign website
- Chap Petersen blog at OxRoadSouth.com
- Project Vote Smart - John Chapman 'Chap' Petersen profile
- Follow the Money - J Chapman Petersen
- Washington Post - Senate District 34 Race
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