Lewis Medlin, Jr.
Lewis Medlin, Jr. was a Democratic candidate for Virginia House of Delegates District 19.[1]
Biography
Medlin's professional experience includes working as the vice-president and co-founder of E-Z Mount Bracket Company. He served in the Washington, D.C. Air National Guard from 1969-1975.
Campaign themes
2013
Medlin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Education
Excerpt: "In this changing economy all our children must have access to the same educational opportunities and resources that students in other areas of Virginia have. As your next delegate I will work to find the necessary funding to ensure all our children receive the same opportunities as other students across Virginia receive."
- Jobs
Excerpts: "We need to help our 19th District families who are out of work by": 1) "coordinating federal and state tuition assistance programs that will help displaced workers learn a new skill," 2) "providing low interest loans to help our small business owners," and 3) "providing a $500 tax credit for a new part time employee that is hired by our small businesses."
- Keeping our promises
Excerpt: "We can protect our senior citizens Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. As your next delegate, I will fight to protect our senior's earned benefits so they will never have to choose between heating their homes, buying food, or taking the medication they need."
- Route 220
Excerpt: "We can finish the Route 220 road improvement project. Surely 38 years of waiting for the Route 220 road improvements to be finished is long enough! As your next delegate I will insist that Virginia return the funding that has been allocated to get this long overdue and important road work completed."
2009
Medlin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Social Security and Medicare benefits
Excerpt: "The Republicans in Washington and Richmond are working to end Medicare and Social Security as we know it. With your support, I will fight to stop this assault and preserve our Medicare and Social Security for our senior citizens."
- Ensure that our local public schools are properly funded
Excerpt: "The children of Alleghany, Botetourt, and Bedford are our future. Clearly, Lacey Putney did not share our concerns, when he voted to cut 1.5 Billion dollars from our public schools. I believe our children are our most valuable asset, and I will work to ensure that our public schools are properly funded, and that our children receive the best education we can provide."
- Wasteful spending in state government
Excerpt: "The Republican controlled House of Delegates is throwing away our hard earned tax dollars. Putney and his Republican friends voted to borrow 1.8 Billion dollars to fund our transportation system, and obligated all of us to pay back 3.6 Billion dollars over the next 25 years for that loan. In these hard times, we simply cannot afford this kind of wasteful spending!"
- Electricity and gas rates
Excerpt: "Our electric bills have sky rocketed over 70% since Putney voted for a bill that the electirc utility companies supported. Isn’t eight rate increases in four years enough? Clearly, its time to stop electric utility companies excessive rate requests and insist on fair pricing for our electricity."
Elections
2013
Medlin ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19. Medlin ran unopposed in the June 11th Democratic primary. He was defeated by Terry Austin (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Terry Austin |
70% | 16,156 | |
| Democratic | Lewis Medlin, Jr | 29.7% | 6,849 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.4% | 90 | |
| Total Votes | 23,095 | |||
2011
Medlin ran in the 2011 election for Virginia House District 19. He was uncontested in the August 23 primary and was opposed by Jerry Johnson (R) and incumbent Lacey Putney (I) in the November 8 general election. Putney defeated Johnson and Medlin in the general election.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Lacey Putney Incumbent |
41.6% | 8,883 | |
| Republican | Jerry Johnson | 31.8% | 6,775 | |
| Democratic | Lewis Medlin, Jr. | 26.6% | 5,670 | |
| Total Votes | 21,328 | |||
2009
Medlin ran for the Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 in 2009. He received 20% of the vote in the general election on November 3, 2009, losing to incumbent Lacey Putney. Constitution Party candidate William Smith also ran, receiving 15%.[4]
Personal
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Medlin and his wife, Karen, have four children. Medlin served as the chairman of the Bedford County Democratic Committee, the president of the Montvale Rescue Squad, and as a member of the Jaycees.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lewis + Medlin + Virginia + House"
External links
- Official campaign site
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Virginia Public Access Project profile
- Vote VA profile
- The Roanoke Times, "Lewis Medlin joins race to represent 19th District in House of Delegates," May 21, 2013
- The News & Advance, "New candidate emerges in Bedford House race," May 22, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Lewis Medlin for Delegate, "On the Issues," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ WTOP 2009 Election Results
