James Leslie (Virginia)
James L. Leslie was a 2015 Independent Green candidate for District 38 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Leslie was a 2013 Green Party candidate for District 38 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
Biography
Leslie earned a bachelor's degree from Slippery Rock College and works as a real estate broker. He spent 30 years in the United States Marine Corps, finishing his career as a colonel after serving in Vietnam, where he was wounded, as well as Granada, Panama, Kuwait and Iraq. He has also worked as a stock broker and a financial planner.[3]
Campaign themes
2013
Leslie’s Green Party website profile highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
- "More Candidates, Less Apathy"
- "More Trains, Less Traffic"
- "Fiscally Conservative, Socially Responsible"
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] Incumbent Kaye Kory was unopposed in the Democratic primary. James Leslie ran as an Independent Green candidate. Kory defeated Leslie in the general election.[6][7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kaye Kory Incumbent |
74.7% | 7,819 | |
| Independent Green | James Leslie | 25.3% | 2,655 | |
| Total Votes | 10,474 | |||
2013
Leslie ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 38. He was defeated by incumbent Kaye Kory (D) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[8]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kaye Kory Incumbent |
74.7% | 12,534 | |
| Green | James Leslie | 24.3% | 4,087 | |
| Other | Write-in | 1% | 166 | |
| Total Votes | 16,787 | |||
2011
Leslie ran in the 2011 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 38. He was defeated by incumbent Kaye Kory (D) in the November 8 general election.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kaye Kory Incumbent |
77.1% | 8,106 | |
| Green | James Leslie | 22.9% | 2,402 | |
| Total Votes | 10,508 | |||
2009
Leslie received 1 percent of the vote in the general election on November 3, 2009, losing to incumbent Vivian Watts.[9] Republican Joseph Bury and Libertarian Matthew Cholko also ran.
Personal
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Leslie is married and has five children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Leslie + Virginia + House"
See also
- Virginia State Legislature
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates Committees
- Virginia state legislative districts
External links
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
- ↑ Annandale Patch, "Profile: James Leslie, Candidate for 38th District State Delegate," October 4, 2011
- ↑ Independent Greens of Virginia, "Col. Jim Leslie, USMC," accessed August 30, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
