Bob Calhoun

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Bob Calhoun
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 30th district
In office
December 12, 1988 January 10, 1996
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Robert Lathan Calhoun (July 22, 1937 – August 6, 2020) was a lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia, who served as a Republican member of the Alexandria City Council and the Senate of Virginia. [1]

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Early life and education

Calhoun was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 22, 1937. He graduated from Tufts University in 1959 and Yale Law School in 1963.

Political career

In 1975, Calhoun was elected to the Alexandria City Council on the Republican ticket, serving two three-year terms. In 1984, he ran again for a vacant seat on the city council and served until December 12, 1988, when he was elected in a special election to the Virginia Senate, representing the 30th Senate District, which included most of Alexandria and some precincts in Fairfax County, Virginia. [2] He served one partial and one full term in the Senate before being defeated by the mayor of Alexandria, Democrat Patsy Ticer, in 1995. [1]

He was selected as a director of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, serving from 1997 to 2003. He practiced law in Alexandria, Virginia. [3]

Death

On August 6, 2020, Calhoun died of prostate cancer in Berryville, Virginia, at age 83. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Becker, Sarah (January 16, 2012). "Alexandria Living Legend Bob Calhoun". Alexandrianews.org. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. "Virginia Elections Database: Robert L. Calhoun (R)". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. "Robert Calhoun". rpb-law.com. Redmon, Peyton & Braswell LLP. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. "Former City Councilor and State Sen. Bob Calhoun dies at 83". Alextimes.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Senate of Virginia
Preceded by Virginia Senator for the 30th District
1988–1996
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