Gary Reese
Virginia politician (born 1945)
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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]
Gary Reese | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 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 80–81) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 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 |
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 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, Reese served as the Sully District School Board member on the Fairfax County School Board from 1992 until 2001.[8][9]
Electoral history
| 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 | ||