Ronald Villanueva | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district | |
In office January 13, 2010 –January 10, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bobby Mathieson |
Succeeded by | Kelly Fowler |
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council,At Large | |
In office July 1,2002 –December 31,2009 | |
Preceded by | Will Sessoms |
Succeeded by | Rita Sweet Bellitto |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | March 30,1970
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cathy Villanueva |
Residence | Virginia Beach,Virginia |
Education | Old Dominion University (B.A.,Political Science,1992) |
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Service | United States Coast Guard Reserve (1987-95) [1] |
Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30,1970) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 21st district,serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009,defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond,Virginia. [2] Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government. [3] He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms, [4] but lost his bid for a 5th term on November 7,2017 to Kelly Convirs-Fowler (herself of Filipino descent). [5]
In 2019,Villanueva pleaded guilty to fraud in regards to misuse of 8(a) Business Development Program;he was sentenced to serve 2+1⁄2 years in jail, 3 years probation, and $524,000 in restitution. [6] [7] He served his time at FCI Petersburg Low and was released after serving less than a year due to COVID-19 restrictions. [8]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 21st district | |||||
Nov 3, 2009 [9] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 7,673 | 49.93 |
R. W. "Bobby" Mathieson | Democratic | 7,659 | 49.84 | ||
Write Ins | 33 | 0.21 | |||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
Nov 8, 2011 [10] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 6,194 | 57.27 |
Adrienne L. Bennett | Democratic | 4,600 | 42.53 | ||
Write Ins | 20 | 0.18 | |||
Nov 5, 2013 [11] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 10,642 | 54.37 |
Susan Bates Hippen | Democratic | 8,895 | 45.44 | ||
Write Ins | 38 | 0.19 | |||
Nov 3, 2015 [12] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 6,345 | 56.9% |
Susan Bates Hippen | Democratic | 4,812 | 43.1 | ||
Nov 7, 2017 [13] | General | Ron A. Villanueva | Republican | 11,309 | 47.31% |
Kelly Fowler | Democratic | 12,540 | 52.46% | ||
Write Ins | 56 | 0.23% | |||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democrat |
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees:
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2016 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Science and Technology |
Transportation, Chair |
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2015 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Courts of Justice |
Transportation, Vice-chair |
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2014 |
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Commerce and Labor |
Courts of Justice |
Transportation |
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2012 |
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Courts of Justice |
Finance |
Transportation |
Virginia Committee Assignments, 2010 |
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Courts of Justice |
Finance |
Transportation |