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Bill Cleaveland | |
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Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 17th district | |
In office January 13, 2010 –January 11, 2012 | |
Preceded by | William Fralin |
Succeeded by | Chris Head |
Personal details | |
Born | William Harrison Cleaveland December 14,1950 St. Mary's,Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Deborah Overstreet |
Alma mater | Alfred University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Committees | Courts of Justice Militia Police and Public Safety |
William Harrison "Bill" Cleaveland (born December 14,1950) is an American politician and jurist. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2010–2012,representing the 17th district,which included parts of Botetourt and Roanoke Counties and the city of Roanoke in the western part of the state. [1] On January 30,2013,he was sworn in as a judge of the General District Court of Botetourt and Craig Counties. [2]
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Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates,17th district | |||||
Jun 9,2009 [4] | Republican primary | Bill H. Cleaveland | 893 | 28.04 | |
Christopher T. Head | 769 | 24.15 | |||
Michael A. "Mike" Wray | 613 | 19.25 | |||
Josh C. Johnson | 549 | 17.24 | |||
Melvin E. Williams | 360 | 11.30 | |||
Nov 3,2009 [5] | General | Bill H. Cleaveland | Republican | 14,004 | 61.96 |
Gwen W. Mason | Democratic | 8,573 | 37.93 | ||
Write Ins | 24 | 0.10 | |||
William Fralin retired;seat stayed Republican |
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