Gary Reese | |
|---|---|
| Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 67th district | |
| In office January 9, 2002 –January 11, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Roger McClure |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Caputo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) San Antonio,Texas,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carol Sue Gwaltney |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | College of William &Mary (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Committees | Counties Cities and Towns;Courts of Justice;Education |
Gary Alan Reese (born 1945) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 67th district from 2002 to 2006. The district included portions of western Fairfax County and a small part of eastern Loudoun County,and was situated in the Washington,D.C. suburbs of Northern Virginia. [1]
A moderate Republican,he was one of 34 Republican delegates who backed Virginia Governor Mark Warner's 2004 budget which included tax increases to balance the commonwealth's budget. [2] In 2005,he drew the attention of targeted by anti-tax activists [3] who spent massively for his opponent in the Republican primary,Chris Craddock. [4] Craddock defeated Reese in the primary. [5] [6] However,Craddock went on to lose the general election to Democrat Chuck Caputo. [7]
Prior to his election to the House of Delegates,he served as the Sully District School Board member on the Fairfax County School Board from 1992 until 2001. [8] [9]
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates,67th district | |||||
| November 6,2001 [10] | General | G. A. Reese | Republican | 10,987 | 60.6 |
| G.G. Schoenborn | Democratic | 7,131 | 39.3 | ||
| Write Ins | 19 | 0 | |||
| November 4,2003 [11] | General | G. A. Reese (Incumbent) | Republican | 9,724 | 98.0 |
| Write Ins | 198 | 2.0 | |||
| June 14,2005 [6] | Primary | G. A. Reese (Incumbent) | Republican | 1,349 | 34.0 |
| C. S. Craddock | Republican | 2,616 | 66.0 | ||