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Michael Futrell
Michael T. Futrell is a former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 2 2013 to 2016.
Futrell did not seek re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2015. Futrell was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 29 of the Virginia State Senate.[1]
Biography
Futrell received his Bachelor's in education from Lindsey Wilson College in 2007. He is a pharmaceutical representative for Novo Nordisk. Futrell is also the founder of Make The Future, Inc., a nonprofit organization that hosts summer basketball camps in Virginia. Before working as a pharmaceutical representative, he was a teacher and a sales manager.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Futrell served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Finance |
| • Privileges and Elections |
| • Science and Technology |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Futrell served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2014 |
|---|
| • Finance |
| • Privileges and Elections |
Campaign themes
2013
Futrell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Fight For Real Transportation Solutions
Excerpt: "Prioritize Prince William & Stafford's transportation funds today; Extend the Blue Line through Woodbridge to Dale City"
- Fund A Worldclass Education For Our Children
Excerpt: "Universal preschool education regardless of income; Provide competitive educator salaries and lower class sizes to attract the best educators to Virginia"
- Equal Access To Vote
Excerpt: "Establish no more than 30-minute wait to vote; No Excuse early voting"
- Expand Medicaid
Excerpt: "Create 30,000 Virginia jobs; End out of control healthcare costs"
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate 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.[4] Jeremy McPike defeated Atif Qarni and Michael Futrell in the Democratic primary. Hal Parrish was unopposed in the Republican primary. McPike defeated Parrish in the general election.[5]
Race snapshot
In this Democratic-leaning district, a mayor and city administrator faced off for the open seat to replace outgoing Sen. Charles Colgan (D). Colgan, the longest serving senator in the state's history, decided to retire at the end of his 10th term.[6] Colgan was re-elected to the seat in 2011 by a 10 percent margin of victory. President Barack Obama (D) won the district by 28 points in 2012, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) won the district by 18 points in 2013.[6] Even though the district leans Democratic, Republicans fielded a well-funded and well-connected candidate in Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish. Parrish served as mayor beginning in 2009, is an U.S. Air Force veteran and is the owner of Manassas Ice and Fuel. Parrish's father, Harry Parrish, also served as mayor of Manassas and then in the Virginia House of Delegates.[6] Jeremy McPike is an administrator in the city of Alexandria and a Dale City volunteer firefighter.[7] He previously ran for District 31 of the House of Delegates in 2013, but he was defeated by incumbent Scott Lingamfelter (R) by less than 300 votes. Some Democrats were worried about the district, since Parrish dominated fundraising.[6] According to the Virginia Public Access Project, Parrish raised $895,000, compared to McPike, who raised $740,000 through September.[6][7] As of September 30, 2015, Parrish had $143,078 in cash-on-hand, while McPike had $19,841.[8]
On October 19, 2015, The Washington Post endorsed Jeremy McPike for his "nuts and bolts" mentality of effective governance from working for Alexandria’s city government. He also wrote that McPike has some good ideas on fixing traffic and commuting problems. By contrast, he wrote that Hal Parrish has strong positions on Medicaid expansion and "common-sense gun safety" and would just "join the choir of pro-gun voices in Richmond."[9]
On October 22, 2015, Everytown for Gun Safety, a group financed by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced that it planned to spend $1.5 million in TV and online ads for Democrat Jeremy McPike.[10]
In an open letter published October 27, 2015, fourteen members of Colgan's family endorsed Parrish.[11]
| Virginia State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeremy McPike |
53.9% | 16,489 | |
| Republican | Hal Parrish | 46.1% | 14,131 | |
| Total Votes | 30,620 | |||
| Virginia State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Atif Qarni |
36.1% | 1,152 |
| Jeremy McPike |
43.2% | 1,377 |
| Michael Futrell | 20.7% | 660 |
| Total Votes | 3,189 | |
2013
Futrell won the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 2. Futrell ran unopposed in the June 11 Democratic primary. He defeated incumbent Mark Dudenhefer (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[12]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 2 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Futrell |
50.6% | 8,189 | |
| Republican | Mark Dudenhefer Incumbent | 49.2% | 7,966 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.3% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 16,198 | |||
Race snapshot
Futrell faced incumbent Mark Dudenhefer in this new and fast-growing exurban and suburban district south of Washington, DC. The district gave Governor Bob McDonnell (R) 58 percent of the vote in 2009, but Democrats hoped to replicate the results of 2012, when President Barack Obama (D) earned 58 percent of the vote in this district. Dudenhefer was elected in the 2011 cycle, so he had not been in office long at the time of the 2013 election. However, Futrell posted information copied from another candidate's website on his own page, reportedly mistakenly, which some interpreted as indicating a lack of organization in his campaign.[13][14]
Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 14 to February 28, 2015.
- NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia: 2014-2015 Legislative Voting Record
- Legislators are scored based on their voting record on reproductive issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia: 2014-2015 voting record
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
- Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on business and quality of life issues.
- The American Conservative Union: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Family Foundation of Virginia: 2014-2015 Report Card
- Legislators are scored by the Family Foundation on their votes on bills related to "principles of life, marriage, parental authority, constitutional government and religious liberty."
- Virginia Chamber of Commerce: 2015 Legislative Report Card
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues during the 2014-2015 legislative session.
- Virginia Chapter Sierra Club: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the climate and energy.
- Virginia Citizens Defense League: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the Second Amendment.
- Virginia Education Association: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- Virginia Free: 2014/2015 Legislator Ratings
- Legislators are scored based on legislation related to business and industry issues.
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental and conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on 16 bills chosen by the Virginia Tea Party Patriots.
2014
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In 2014, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 10.
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Personal
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Futrell and his wife, Bernadine, have one child, Mike Futrell II. Futrell currently resides in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Recent news
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See also
- Virginia State Legislature
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates Committees
- Virginia state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Virginia Public Access Project page
- Profile from Open States
- Facebook page
- Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
- Video: House Delegate Candidates for Northern Virginia
- Potomac Local News, "Futrell Sees Future in Virginia House of Delegates," January 28, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Qarni for Senate, "Home," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michael Futrell," accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑ Michael Futrell, "Home page," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Bradenton Herald, "Mayor, administrator vie to succeed popular Colgan in Senate," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Washington Post, "Virginia’s hopes hang on two Senate races," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Public Access Project, "Cash on Hand," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Virginia’s state Senate," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Bloomberg’s gun-control group bankrolls $1.5 million ad buy in second Va. race," accessed October 23, 2015
- ↑ InsideNoVa, "Letter: Colgan family supports Hal Parrish for state senate," October 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ The Free Lance-Star, "Political website a copy?" March 12, 2013
- ↑ VPAP, "House of Delegates District 2," accessed October 2, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark Dudenhefer (R) |
Virginia House of Delegates District 2 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Mark Dudenhefer (R) |
