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Summary

Representative Richard 'Dickie' P. Bell

Full Name: Richard 'Dickie' P. Bell
Office: State House (VA) - District 20, Republican
First Elected: 11/03/2009
Last Elected: 11/08/2011
Next Election: 2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Anne; 2 Children: Erin, Brian
Birth Date: 10/26/1946
Birth Place: Staunton, VA
Home City: Staunton, VA
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

SB 1256 - Requires Photo Identification for Voting
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 20, 2013 - Requires individuals to present a valid form of photo identification prior to voting, whereas current law permits certain forms of identification without a photograph ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: What the People of the 20th Want

Jan. 1, 2011 - The people of the 20th District want good jobs that pay a decent wage and provide benefits. They want to provide for their families. They ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 Virginia FREE Effectiveness Score 61%
2012 Virginia FREE Stewardship Score 72%
2012 Virginia FREE Business Rating 81%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($37,095.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dickie Bell refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2011 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
DelDBell@house.virginia.gov

Capitol Website
http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/f43388ac3daacfd885257b64004568ed?OpenDocument

Capitol
General Assembly Building
Post Office Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-698-1020
Fax: 804-698-6720

District
Post Office Box 239
Staunton, VA 24402
Phone: 540-332-3998

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