Algie T. Howell, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 90th district | |
| In office January 14, 2004 –June 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Winsome Sears |
| Succeeded by | Joe Lindsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8,1938 Holland,Virginia,U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Leeser B. Howell (d. 2012) |
| Children | Algie T. Howell III,Alesia Howell Allen |
| Residence(s) | Norfolk,Virginia,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Norfolk Division,Virginia State College Hampton Institute |
| Profession | Educator |
| Committees | Appropriations Health,Welfare and Institutions Privileges and Elections Rules |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1956–1960 |
Algie Thomas Howell,Jr. (born January 8,1938) is an American politician. From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 90th district,made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [1]
Howell has served on the House committees on Appropriations (2006–),Counties,Cities and Towns (2010–2012),General Laws (2004–2005),Health,Welfare and Institutions (2004–),Privileges and Elections (2010–),Rules (2013–),and Science and Technology (2004–2009). [2]
Howell first ran for the House of Delegates in 2003,when 90th district Republican Delegate Winsome Sears announced she would not seek a second term. Howell won the Democratic nomination in a May 31,2003 caucus against 20-year House veteran William P. "Billy" Robinson,Jr.,who had lost the seat to Sears in 2001. [3] He was unopposed in the November 2003 general election.
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates,90th district | |||||
| Nov 4,2003 [4] | General | A T Howell Jr | Democratic | 3,850 | 97.47 |
| Write Ins | 100 | 2.53 | |||
| Winsome Sears retired;seat changed from Republican to Democratic | |||||
| Jun 14,2005 [5] | Democratic primary | A T Howell Jr | 1,040 | 60.82 | |
| K A Boose | 670 | 39.18 | |||
| Nov 8,2005 [6] | General | A T Howell Jr | Democratic | 9,438 | 98.73 |
| Write Ins | 121 | 1.27 | |||
| Nov 6,2007 [7] | General | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | Democratic | 3,619 | 97.07 |
| Write Ins | 109 | 2.92 | |||
| Jun 9,2009 [8] | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | 1,888 | 69.61 | |
| Lionell Spruill,Jr. | 824 | 30.38 | |||
| Nov 3,2009 [9] | General | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | Democratic | 7,398 | 66.64 |
| Jason E. Call | Republican | 3,672 | 33.07 | ||
| Write Ins | 31 | 0.27 | |||
| Aug 23,2011 [10] | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | 1,313 | 59.76 | |
| Richard "Rick" James | 884 | 40.23 | |||
| Nov 8,2011 [11] | General | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | Democratic | 4,193 | 97.08 |
| Write Ins | 126 | 2.91 | |||
| Jun 11,2013 [12] | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell,Jr. | 1,759 | 68.18 | |
| Richard "Rick" James | 821 | 31.82 | |||