Leo Wardrup

{{Short description|American politician (1936–2014)}}

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| name = Leo Wardrup

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| state_delegate = Virginia

| district = 83rd

| term_start = January 8, 1992

| term_end = January 9, 2008

| preceded = Billy O'Brien

| succeeded = Joseph Bouchard

| birth_name = Leo Clyde Wardrup Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|09|05}}

| birth_place = Middlesboro, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|07|02|1936|09|05}}

| death_place = Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.

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| party = Republican

| spouse = Gloria Anne Wirth

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
George Washington University (MBA)
Naval War College (MS)

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| allegiance =United States

| branch = United States Navy

| serviceyears = 1958–1986

| rank = Captain

| battles = Vietnam War

| mawards = Meritorious Service Medal

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Leo Clyde Wardrup Jr. (September 5, 1936 – July 2, 2014) was an American naval officer and politician.

Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Wardrup received his bachelor's degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master's degrees from George Washington University and Naval War College. Wardrup was a captain in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1986. He lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as a Republican from 1992 until 2007.[http://hamptonroads.com/2014/07/former-va-beach-delegate-leo-wardrup-dies-77 Former Va. Beach delegate Leo Wardruo dies at 77][http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5200/leo-wardrup-jr Votesmart.org.-Leo Wardrup, Jr.]