2015 Elect No Strangers

Contents

Organizations . 2

Elect No Strangers . 4

Senate. 5

Tribute to Senator Colgan. 20

House . 25

This Week in Richmond . 32

2016 General

Assembly Calendar

December 7

All requests for drafts of legislation to be prefiled shall be

submitted to Legislative Services by 5:00 p.m.

January 1

All drafts of legislation to be prefiled available for requester’s

review by midnight.

January 8

All requests for drafts, redrafts, and corrections of legislation

creating or continuing a study shall be submitted to

Legislative Services by 5:00 p.m.

January 12

All drafts of legislation to be prefiled shall be made available

to requesters by noon.

January 13

Prefiling ends at 10:00 a.m. 2016 Session convenes at noon.

This marks our twenty-fifth year of publishing this guide to

Virginia elections. We thank the candidates who responded to

our requests for information.

Elect No Strangers, 2015

A nonpartisan annual publication dedicated to

a more informed electorate, seeking neither the re-election

nor the defeat of any candidate.

Published by

David Bailey Associates

A Government Relations Firm

Old City Hall • 1001 East Broad Street • Suite 215

Richmond, VA 23219 • (804) 643-5554