Bob Purkey
Harry R. "Bob" Purkey is a former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 82 from 1986 to 2014.
Purkey did not seek re-election in 2013. His seat was filled by Republican Bill R. DeSteph, Jr.
Biography
Purkey earned his B.S. in business administration and Economics from Old Dominion University in 1965. He attended Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Purkey works for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Incorporated, where he is first vice-president/resident manager.
Campaign themes
2007
Purkey's answers to the Virginia State Legislative Election 2007 National Political Awareness Test are available. In the test he listed his top priorities as "Allow Virginia's Gov to serve 2 consecutive terms," and "Establish Uninsured Healthcare Fund paid for by employers who make deductions from employe's wages who do not have health insurance matching funds to State who then redistribute to Hospitals an Doctors who provide medical care for the uninsured."[1]
Committee assignments
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 session, Purkey served on the following committees:
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 session, Purkey served on the following committees:
- Finance , Chair
- Subcommittee #3
- Commerce and Labor
- Subcommittee #2
- Science and Technology
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1614 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
- HB 1740 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; unlawful to convert any contributed money to personal use.
- HB 2085 Government, local; budget shall contain statement of current & proposed total debt.[2]
Elections
2011
On November 8, 2011, Purkey won re-election to District 82 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and ran unopposed in the November 8 general election.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
2009
In 2009, Purkey was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.[3]
| Virginia House of Delegates General Election, District 82 (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Bob Purkey (R)
|
12,768 | |||
| Peter Schmidt (D) | 7,426 | |||
| John Parmele (I) | 940 | |||
Delegate Purkey speaking |
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Purkey and his wife, Sonja, have three children. They reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Purkey sits on the board of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Museum and the Tidewater Automobile Association.[4]
External links
- Campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions:2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999
- Richmond Sunlight profile
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
- Facebook page
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Virginia House of Delegates District 82 1986–2014 |
Succeeded by Bill R. DeSteph, Jr (R) |
