Bill Grogan
Bill Grogan was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 68 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Grogan was a 2013 Independent candidate for District 68 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
Biography
Grogan attended West Point and earned a B.A. in history from Lynchburg College. He graduated with a J.D. from the University of Richmond in 1971. He is an attorney.[3]
Campaign themes
2013
Grogan’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
- Honest Government
Excerpt: "First, Bill favors term limits for Delegates and Senators to keep our elected officials more accountable. Second, Bill supports the idea of non-parisan [sic] redistricting commission to do away with the gerrymandering agenda of whatever party is in power."
- Regional Cooperation
Excerpt: "In order to get the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, and the City of Richmond, working together, we must promote regional cooperation for the betterment of schools and roads. Bill favors turning the Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA) into an elected body of officials from all three jurisdictions. The new RMA would be charged with regulating tax revenue allocated to the RMA from all three jurisdictions, money they would normally allocate for schools and roads, which would in turn be used to fund a regional transportation network and a regional school system."
- Women's Rights
Excerpt: "Bill is pro-choice and beleives [sic] a woman's heathcare [sic] concerns should be between her and her doctor, not the government. His opponent voted in support the personhood bill that would have outlawed many forms of birth control."
- Voting Rights
Excerpt: "The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. That’s why Bill opposes policies like requiring a voter ID at the polls aimed at making it harder for Virginians to vote. Bill favors legislation that supports restoration of voting rights for non-violent offenders."
- Tax Reform
Excerpt: "Virginia has always been a leader in national policy. That said, Bill beleives [sic] it's time for Virginia to take the lead on Tax Reform. As a Tax Lawyer, he thinks it's time that we do away with taxing people's earned income and impose a state consumption tax on the products and services we purchase with our money."
Elections
2015
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[5] Bill Grogan was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Manoli Loupassi was unopposed in the Republican primary. Mike Dickinson ran as an independent candidate. Loupassi defeated Grogan and Dickinson in the general election.[6][7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Manoli Loupassi Incumbent |
61.3% | 15,715 | |
| Democratic | Bill Grogan | 36.8% | 9,417 | |
| Independent | Mike Dickinson | 1.9% | 484 | |
| Total Votes | 25,616 | |||
2013
Grogan ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 68. He was defeated by incumbent Manoli Loupassi (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[8]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Manoli Loupassi Incumbent |
62.7% | 20,634 | |
| Independent | Bill Grogan | 36.8% | 12,108 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.5% | 163 | |
| Total Votes | 32,905 | |||
2009
Grogan received 30 percent of the vote in the general election on November 3, 2009, losing to incumbent Manoli Loupassi.[9]
Personal
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Grogan is married to Sandra. They live in Richmond, VA. He was President or served on the Board of Directors for the West Point Society of Richmond from 1986 to 2009 and the Richmond Rugby Club from 1968 to 2009, and as President or Treasurer of the Local Chapter of Federal Bar Association from 1973 to 2003. He was also a member of the Elks from 2003 to 2009.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bill + Grogan + Virginia + House"
External links
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Official campaign site
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Vote VA profile
- Candidate Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official general election candidate list," accessed June 24, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Project Vote Smart, "Bill Grogan - Biography," accessed September 6, 2013
- ↑ Bill Grogan for Delegate, "The Issues," accessed September 6, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ WTOP 2009 Election Results
