Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
C. Richard Cranwell
| C. Richard Cranwell | |
 | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Cranwell & Moore P.L.C. |
| Role: | Senior Partner |
| Location: | Vinton, Virginia |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | •Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1965) •T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1968) |
| Website: | Official website |
C. Richard "Dickie" Cranwell works as a senior partner at the Virginia law firm Cranwell & Moore P.L.C. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 29 years beginning in 1972. He was the chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia from 2005 to 2010.
Career
Cranwell earned a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1965 and a J.D. from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in 1968.[1]
He has the following Bar admissions:[1]
- Virginia, 1968
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1968
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
Cranwell also serves on several boards:[2]
- Roanoke Valley Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and McVitty House
- Vinton Drug Control Council
- Vinton Chamber of Commerce
- Vinton, Mount Pleasant and Montvale Rescue Squads
Virginia politics
Cranwell served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1972 to 2001. During his legislative career, he served as Majority Leader from September 19, 1991 to January 12, 2000. After that, he served as Minority Leader until he retired in 2001. Cranwell won the "Who's Who in Politics in the South" award and the "Distinguished Legislators of America" award while working in the Virginia legislature.[2]
He became chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia on June 18 2005, where he served until the end of 2010.[3]
Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2015, Ballotpedia identified C. Richard Cranwell as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms C Richard Cranwell. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cranwell & Moore Law, "C. Richard Cranwell," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Virginia House of Delegates, "Session 2001: Cranwell, C. Richard (Dick)," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Roanoke Free Press, "Virginia's Democratic Party Chair to step down - McAuliffe's Statement," October 14, 2010
| |||||||
