Roscoe Reynolds
{{short description|American politician}}
{{ Infobox officeholder
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| birthname = William Roscoe Reynolds
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| state_senate = Virginia
| district = 20th
| term_start = January 8, 1997
| term_end = January 11, 2012
| preceded = Virgil Goode
| succeeded = Bill Stanley
| state_delegate2 = Virginia
| district2 = 10th
| term_start2 = January 11, 1986
| term_end2 = December 30, 1996
| preceded2 = Mary Sue Terry
| succeeded2 = Barnie Day
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age | 1942 | 5 | 21}}
| birth_place = Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.
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| party = Democratic
| spouse = Linda Marshall
| children = 2
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| alma_mater = Duke University
Washington & Lee University
| profession = Lawyer
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William Roscoe Reynolds (born May 21, 1942) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1986–97 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a December 1996 special election. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Reynolds served as Commonwealth's Attorney for Henry County, Virginia. He represented the 20th Senate district, made up of four counties and parts of two others in southwestern Virginia, plus the cities of Galax and Martinsville.Senate of Virginia bio
Elections
In 2007, Roscoe Reynolds defeated his opponent, Jeff Evans, 62.88% to 37.06%, winning re-election to the Senate of Virginia.{{cite web|title=November 6, 2007 General Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/7_s.shtml |accessdate=2009-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002101836/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/7_s.shtml |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}
After redistricting changed the composition of the 20th Senate district, Reynolds was challenged by William Stanley, the incumbent from the 19th district. In a three-way race, Stanley defeated Reynolds by 644 votes, 46.80% to 45.54%.{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/7_p1_s.shtml |accessdate=2012-05-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219140009/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/7_p1_s.shtml |archivedate=2014-12-19 }}
Political positions
=Castle Doctrine=
- Reynolds has voted multiple times against Castle Doctrine bills.
- In January 2011, Reynolds voted against Senate Bill 876 (Castle Doctrine) which would have allowed "a lawful occupant use of physical force, including deadly force, against an intruder in his dwelling who has committed an overt act against him, without civil liability."Norfolk Examiner, January 19, 2011
- In February 2011, Reynolds was one of eight senators on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee who "passed by indefinitely" House Bill 1573, defeating the bill by an 8 to 4 margin.National Rifle Association, February 15, 2011
Notes
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References
- {{cite web|title=Senator Wm. Roscoe Reynolds; Democrat - District 20 |publisher=Senate of Virginia |url=http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/85c08952a4f3943c85256aa000719999?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115150525/http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/85c08952a4f3943c85256aa000719999?OpenDocument |archivedate=2009-01-15 }}
- {{cite web | title = Past member search; Roscoe Reynolds | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/Membios.nsf/HSearch/?SearchView&Query=%5BFullName%5D+Contains+roscoe%20and%20reynolds+&SearchMax=&SearchOrder=4 | accessdate = 2009-01-27}}
External links
- {{cite web | title = Senator Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville) | work = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/wmreynolds/}}
- {{cite web | title = William Roscoe Reynolds | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/44}}
- {{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084700/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html |archivedate=2010-06-17 }}
- [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=5183 Project Vote Smart - Senator William Roscoe Reynolds (VA)] profile
- Follow the Money - Wm Roscoe Reynolds
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200545&c=414045 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200345&c=59432 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200145&c=59898 2001] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199945&c=1878 1999] campaign contributions
- [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/votersguide/2007/va/races/va-senate-district-20/ Washington Post - Senate District 20 Race]
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