Open Congress : News Articles for Thelma Drake

Virginia's Gender Gap

2008-12-29T19:00:00Z

...no longer have any female representatives in its 11 member House delegation. Virginia’s lone female member of Congress, Rep. Thelma Drake (R-2nd) was defeated on November 4th by Democrat Glenn Nye. As the 110th Congress opened in 2007, Virginia counte

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Byrne: â€˜a step backwardâ€™ for Va.

2008-12-27T19:00:00Z

The defeat of Rep. Thelma Drake, R-2nd, in the Nov. 4 election left the state without any female representatives. "This is a step backward for Virginia," ...

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Perriello emerges from Va. recount

2008-12-16T19:00:00Z

...one of three seats that Virginia Republicans lost in 2008. Democrats also took over retiring Rep. Tom Davis’s and outgoing Rep. Thelma Drake’s seats. Perriello won on the strength of strong turnout in the Charlottesville area, which is home to the U

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Your votes in Washington

2008-12-13T19:00:00Z

... The 111th Congress is scheduled to convene Jan. 6. Representatives are: Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-Westmoreland), Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Norfolk), Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Chesapeake) and Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Newport News). Senators are: Sen

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E-protocol for professional goodbyes

2008-12-12T19:00:00Z

...elections do not always go the way you want them to," Travis Burk, the soon-to-be-former press secretary to Virginia Rep. Thelma Drake, wrote in an e-mail sent on Nov. 21. "I will have limited access to my e-mail, and my cell number will be reassigned n

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E-protocol for professional goodbyes

2008-12-12T19:00:00Z

GOP rÃ©sumÃ©s are piling up on Capitol Hill

2008-12-11T19:00:00Z

â€œWe just lost 500000 jobs last month, so no area is immune to this,â€* said Travis Burk, press secretary to Virginia Rep. Thelma Drake. ...

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A Time of Transition

2008-12-08T19:00:00Z

Y.) and Nick Lampson (D-Texas) lost their seats, as did Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.), a member of the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ...

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A Time of Transition

2008-12-08T19:00:00Z

...aviation subcommittee members Robin Hayes (R-N.C.), Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) and Nick Lampson (D-Texas) lost their seats, as did Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.), a member of the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I). In the Senate aviation s

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Committee wants Tangier Ferry back

2008-11-28T19:00:00Z

Its membership includes LaMontagne; Sylvia Parks representing US Rep. Thelma Drake; Charles Stanton representing Sen. Jim Webb; Sen. Ralph Northam; Del. ...

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Not so fast: Some say Va. hasn't yet turned blue

2008-11-27T19:00:00Z

...in the future. Ebbin predicted that Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, whom he called “a right-wing, Pat Robertson-backed Republican,” would be the GOP’s nominee in the state’s gubernatorial election next year. McDonnell has no opposition

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Not so fast: Some say Va. hasnâ€™t yet turned blue

2008-11-27T19:00:00Z

Deeper in the state, another Democratic candidate, Congressman-elect Glenn Nye, scored an upset win over Republican incumbent Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va. ...

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Florida senator: Virginia being "piggy" on aircraft carriers

2008-11-24T19:00:00Z

...waste and simply a duplicate effort. This is probably one of the few times you're going to see a joint note from U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake and U.S. Rep-elect Glenn Nye. In addition to those signatures the letter also bears the names of U.S. Reps. Randy

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Virginia GOP Rep. Goode Defeated in Late-Decided Election

2008-11-23T19:00:00Z

Glenn Nye defeated Rep. Thelma Drake, R-2nd, and Democrat Gerald E. Connolly won the 11th District seat of retiring Republican Rep. Tom Davis. ...

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In need of a political makeover - roanoke.com

2008-11-22T19:00:00Z

...will send to Washington in January -- or among returning veterans, for that matter. The delegation's only woman, Republican Rep. Thelma Drake, lost in November to a Democratic challenger. So, asks longtime political observer Larry Sabato, director of th

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Congressional Update: Report on Virginiaâ€™s Senators and ...

2008-11-20T19:00:00Z

Republican Rep. Thelma Drake, R-2nd, and the Democrat who defeated her, Rep.-elect Glenn Nye, signed a joint letter with three other Virginia lawmakers to ...

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Shad Plank: The politics of moving a carrier named Bush

2008-11-18T19:00:00Z

...a waste and simply a duplicate effort. This is probably one of the few times you're going to see a joint note from U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake and U.S. Rep-elect Glenn Nye. In addition to those signatures the letter also bears the names of U.S. Reps. Ran

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Hampton Roads lawmakers ask Obama to keep carrier here

2008-11-18T19:00:00Z

...signed by Reps. J. Randy Forbes, R-Chesapeake; Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland; Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport News; and Thelma Drake, R-Norfolk; and the man who defeated her on Nov. 4, Rep.-elect Glenn Nye, a Democrat. The Navy has cited the need to st

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Hampton Roads lawmakers ask Obama to keep carrier here

2008-11-18T19:00:00Z

... Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport News; and Thelma Drake, R-Norfolk; and the man who defeated her on Nov. 4, Rep.-elect Glenn Nye, a Democrat. ...

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Local lawmakers petition Obama on carrier

2008-11-17T19:00:00Z