Rocky Holcomb | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Virginia Beach | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Stolle |
| Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Kempsville district | |
| In office August 12,2021 –September 29,2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica Abbott |
| Succeeded by | David Hutcheson |
| Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 85th district | |
| In office January 11,2017 –January 10,2018 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Turpin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Dewey Holcomb III 1968 (age 56–57) Bluefield,West Virginia,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Tracie Summerlin |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Regent University (BS) |
Norman Dewey "Rocky" Holcomb III (born 1968) is an American politician who serves as the interim Sheriff of Virginia Beach since September 29,2023. [1] He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. [2]
Holcomb served in the United States Marine Corps and for the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office. [3] He won a special election to the Virginia House of Delegates held on January 10,2017,to succeed Scott Taylor,who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives. [4] [5] He went on to lose the November general election in 2017 to Cheryl Turpin,whom he had faced earlier that year in the special election. [6]
During the 2019 election cycle,instead of running for re-election,Cheryl Turpin decided to instead run for Virginia State Senate. The 85th district seat now vulnerable,Holcomb announced he would run for the seat once more. [7] [8] He was challenged by Democrat Alex Askew,who served as a staffer for Barack Obama‘s 2012 presidential campaign. Holcomb lost to Askew by a margin of 3.46% [9]
On August 12,2021,Holcomb was appointed to the Virginia Beach City Council after the seat was vacated by Jessica Abbott. [10]