Brandon Bell (Virginia politician)
{{Short description|American former Virginia state senator and businessman}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Brandon Bell
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| image =
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| state_senate1 = Virginia
| district1 = 22nd
| term_start1 = January 14, 2004
| term_end1 =January 9, 2008
| preceded1 = Bo Trumbo
| succeeded1 = Ralph K. Smith
| state_senate2 = Virginia
| district2 = 21st
| term_start2 = January 11, 1992
| term_end2 =January 10, 1996
| preceded2 = Granger Macfarlane
| succeeded2 = John Edwards
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age | 1958 | 12 | 20}}
| birth_place = Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| restingplace =
| birthname = John Brandon Bell II
| party = Independent
| otherparty= Republican (formerly)
| spouse = Debbie Hurley Bell{{cite web|url=http://www.roanokefreepress.com/extended-interview-with-independent-candidate-brandon-bell/|title=Extended interview with Independent candidate Brandon Bell|publisher=}}
| children =
| residence = Roanoke County, Virginia
| alma_mater = BA, Business Administration, Mississippi State University, 1980{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134700/j-brandon-bell-ii#.WE4AALJ965M|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}
| occupation = Small Businessman, Financial Consultant
| website =
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John Brandon Bell II (born December 20, 1958) is an American former Virginia state senator and small businessman from Charlottesville. Bell was state senator for two non-consecutive terms, replacing Republican State Senator Malfourd W. Trumbo in an open race over Democratic Party Candidate Stephen H. Emick (a relative of Malfourd's predecessor Dudley J. Emick Jr.) when Trumbo retired after 3 terms, having first been elected in 1991.
Bell did not continue on to the General Election four years later in 2007, having lost the Republican Party Primary by 75 votes to the former one term Roanoke Mayor Ralph K. Smith, largely due to his proposal of a bill seeking to ban smoking in private businesses throughout the state, a bill which failed, however a similar bill, sponsored by Senator Ralph Northam, a Democrat from Norfolk, succeeded in banning smoking in private businesses in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/dan_casey/independent-brandon-bell-helped-clear-the-air-in-virginia/article_26deb5c2-3701-565f-97f7-3808b0a25ca6.html|title=Independent Brandon Bell helped clear the air in Virginia|publisher=}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin
| title = Virginia State Senate election in the 21st District, 1991
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = J. Brandon Bell II
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| percentage = 53.49%
| change = +16.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = John G. Macfarlane (inc.)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| percentage = 46.45%
| change = -16.89%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Republican Party (US)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = Virginia State Senate election in the 21st District, 1995
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = J. Brandon Bell II (inc.)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| percentage = 45.43%
| change = -8.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = John S. Edwards
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| percentage = 54.56%
| change = +8.11%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = Virginia State Senate election in the 22nd District, 2003
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = J. Brandon Bell II
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| percentage = 53.49%
| change = +16.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = John G. Macfarlane
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| percentage = 46.45%
| change = -16.89%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Republican Party (US)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = Virginia State Senate election in the 22nd District, 2007
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = J. Brandon Bell, II
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| percentage = 53.49%
| change = +16.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = John G. Macfarlane (inc.)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| percentage = 46.45%
| change = -16.89%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Republican Party (US)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly