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R. Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
Member of the Virginia State Senate
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2002
Preceded by Emily Couric
Born January 4, 1958 (1958-01-04) (age 50)
Richmond, Virginia
Political party Democratic
Spouse Pam Deeds
Profession Attorney
Religion Presbyterian

Robert Creigh Deeds (born January 4, 1958 in Richmond) is a Virginia lawyer and politician who serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 25th District since 2002. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 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 Presbyterian Church (USA or PC (USA is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005, eventually losing by the closest margin in Virginia history, 323 votes or about 0. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Attorney General of Virginia is an executive office in the Government of Virginia. 017%.

Senator Deeds is the only declared Democratic candidate for the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Virginia gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2009.

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Early life

Deeds was born in Richmond, Virginia, and named for confederate hero David Creigh. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 As such, Deeds simply goes by the name Creigh. However, his family soon moved to rural Bath County, their ancestral home. Bath County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. His family had historically been important in Bath County politics and his grandfather, Creigh Tyree, ran the Democratic Party in the county during the Great Depression. Perhaps as a result of this heritage, Deeds was drawn to a political career from a young age, and declared in high school, "I want to be president of the United States".

After graduating from high school, Deeds enrolled in Concord College, graduating in 1980. Concord University is a comprehensive public liberal arts institution located in Athens West Virginia, founded on February 28 1872, when the Next, Deeds entered the Wake Forest University School of Law from which he received his JD in 1984. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional In 1987, only three years after finishing law school, Deeds was elected Commonwealth's Attorney in Bath County after defeating the incumbent with more than 65% of the vote, beginning a long political career. Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected Prosecutor of Felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia.

State Legislature

In 1991, Deeds won a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 18th as a Democrat, defeating incumbent Republican Delegate Emmett Hanger with an unheard of 57% of the vote. Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. He was re-elected 5 times with an average 82% of the vote, serving as a delegate for ten years. He was elected to the Virginia State Senate in a special election in 2001 after the death of Senator Emily Couric. He was subsequently re-elected in 2003.

During his legislative career, Deeds campaigned for environmental legislation, including cleaning up a landfill in Alleghany County, a part of his district. Alleghany County is the name of two counties in the United States of America Alleghany County North Carolina Alleghany County Virginia Deeds also supported hunting and fishing rights and drafted an amendment to the Virginia Constitution that guarantees hunting and fishing as fundamental rights to Virginians. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the United States Deeds also helped pass Megan's Law, a law requiring that sex offenders register with the state. Megan's Law is an informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered Sex offenders A sex offender is a person who has been criminally charged and convicted of or has pled guilty to or pled Nolo contendere to a Sex crime.

Campaign for Attorney General

In 2005, Deeds and John Edwards, another Virginia state senator from Roanoke, both announced that they planned to run for Attorney General of Virginia in the Democratic primary. For the metropolitan area see Roanoke Metropolitan Area. Roanoke is an Independent city located in the Roanoke Metropolitan Area in The Attorney General of Virginia is an executive office in the Government of Virginia. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates However, 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. Robert F McDonnell (born June 15, 1954 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) a Republican, is the A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election

Issues and Positions

In the campaign, Deeds presented himself as a conservative Democrat, supporting gun rights, strong punishment for criminals, and the death penalty. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Senator Deeds is strongly pro-choice, although he did profess opposition to partial birth abortions. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and Intact dilation and extraction ( IDX or intact D&X) also known as intact dilation and evacuation ( intact D&E) dilation and extraction In what many considered a victory omen, 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 whereas Deeds spent $3,103,040).

Outcome

Recount

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. An election recount takes place in the event that the initial vote tally during an Election is extremely close and that therefore a recount of the Ballots is Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An inauguration is a ceremony of formal Investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power However, the recount reaffirmed the earlier outcome and McDonnell became Attorney General.

Return to the Senate

After losing the Attorney General race, Deeds returned to work in the Virginia Senate. Deeds quickly introduced several bills inspired by his defeat including SB 628 to limit out of state campaign contributions, and SB 272 to require voting "paper trails" from electronic voting machines. Deeds also introduced bills to address some of the issues he had raised in his campaign including SB 146 to limit the sale of materials used to produce methamphetamine and measures to regulate sex offenders that became SB 559.

Future

Although Deeds lost the election for Attorney General, he is considered to be one of the front-runners for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2009. The Virginia gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2009. Deeds has formed a PAC to promote Democratic candidates across Virginia.

The National Journal, a publication that watches politics, in a section entitled "Virginia's stars" said that Senator Deeds was, "one of the best fighters we got. National Journal is a weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends " and "He'll be seen again in the future. "

On December 13, 2007, Deeds officially enterd the 2009 gubernatorial race.

Professional career

Prior to beginning his service in the General Assembly, Deeds was the Commonwealth's Attorney for Bath County. He maintained a private practice in Bath County from 1991 until 2006, when he joined the large Richmond corporate firm Hirschler Fleischer. In June of 2007 Deeds left Hirshler Fleicher and moved to Framme Law Firm, PC.

Future Deeds PAC

In September 2006, Senator Deeds founded Future Deeds PAC, an organization devoted to regaining a Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly. In a letter on the PAC’s site, Senator Deeds says:

"I’d like to take this opportunity to let you know what I’ve been up to the past few months and let you know about the “Future Deeds” I have been planning. We must elect Democratic majorities to the General Assembly if we want to keep Virginia moving forward. I’m convinced that we can take important steps toward regaining control of the General Assembly in the 2007 elections. That’s why I’m proud to announce the formation of my new political action committee – the Future Deeds PAC – an organization that will work to get Democrats elected to the Virginia General Assembly and take back the majority in the state senate. "
"Next year provides us with a unique opportunity to regain the majority. I know that with hard work we can take back the Virginia Senate. Right now I’m recruiting strong candidates with a commitment to moving our state forward and we already have some exceptional ones ready to share their visions for Virginia’s future. I hope we can all join together in these efforts to give Governor Tim Kaine the help he needs in the General Assembly to bring responsible leadership back to our commonwealth. In the coming years Virginia will face real challenges, and we need real leaders with real solutions to keep us moving forward. "

Interest Group Ratings

Election Results

General Election for Virginia Senate, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 98. NARAL Pro-Choice America (pronounced "NAY-ral" is a Pro-choice organization in the United States that engages in political action to oppose restrictions Planned Parenthood is the collective name of organizations worldwide who are members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF The League of Conservation Voters (LCV is a political advocacy organization that was founded in 1969 by American Environmentalist David Brower. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV is a political advocacy organization that was founded in 1969 by American Environmentalist David Brower. The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 79
General election for Virginia Attorney General, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob McDonnell 970,886 49. 96 -10. 1%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 970,563 49. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 95 +10. 03%
General Election for Virginia Senate, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 98. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 4
Special Election for Virginia Senate, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 69
Republican Jane Maddux 31
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 77. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 7
Independent Kathleen Orion 22. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 3
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 74. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 3
Republican Michael Collins 25. 6
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 85. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 3
Independent Kathleen Orion 14. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 4
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 72. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 2
Republican BW Nicely 24. 3
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 99. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 7
General election for Virginia House of Delegates, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Creigh Deeds 57. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 1
Republican Emmett Hanger (Incumbent) 42. 9

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