| 词条 | Tom Gear |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Tom Gear | honorific-suffix = | image = | caption = | state_delegate = Virginia | district = 91st | term_start = 2002 | term_end = 2010 | preceded = Phil Larrabee | succeeded = Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date | 1949 | 5 | 2}} | birth_place = Hampton, Virginia |death_date={{death date and age|2018|6|13|1949|5|2}} |death_place=York County, Virginia, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Janice Graham Sigler | children = Ryan, Shannon | residence = Hampton, Virginia | alma_mater = | occupation = Real estate, printer | committees = Education; Finance; General Laws; Transportation | religion = Roman Catholic | website = | branch = United States Army | serviceyears = 1968–1974 | rank = | unit = Virginia Army National Guard | commands = | battles = | awards = }}Thomas Donald "Tom" Gear (May 2, 1949 – June 13, 2018) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2010. He represented the 91st district on the Virginia Peninsula, made up of the city of Poquoson plus parts of York County and the city of Hampton.[1] He resigned his seat on December 31, 2010 citing health problems.[2] BackgroundGear was born in Hampton, Virginia and graduated from Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Virginia. He served in the Virginia National Guard from 1968 to 1974. Gear was a commercial printer and was also in the real estate business. He served on Hampton City Council from 1998 to 2001.[3] Elections2005Gear was re-elected in the November 6, 2005 General Election with 11,057 (59.43%) votes, versus 7,419 (39.88%) votes for Independent candidate Randy A. Gilliland, with 128 voters casting write in votes. Voter turnout was 47.69%.[4] 2007Gear was re-elected in the November 6, 2007 General Election with 9,156 (93.15%) votes, with 673 voters casting write in votes. Voter turnout was 24.06%.[5] 2009Gear was up for re-election in a three way race with Independent Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. the then-current Mayor of the City of Poquoson, Virginia.[6] and Democrat Samuel L. Sam Eure, Jr. (a Social Studies Teacher in the York County School Division) of York County, Virginia,[7] As of August 31, 2009 the State Board of Elections website reported that Gear had raised $25,976.00, Helsel had raised $65,261.00, and Eure had raised $5,076.00. Helsel has run on the Republican ticket in the past, but did not secure the Republican nomination for this election.[8] Republican Gear captured 9,576 votes (48 percent). Independent Helsel finished in second with 6,463 votes (about 33 percent). Democrat Eure finished third in the race with 3,757 votes (19 percent).[9][10] ControversiesTeddy Thompson controversyTom Gear sponsored and fought for legislation giving Teddy P. Thompson $270,000 for spending seven years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. Since the legislation passed, Thompson has committed three misdemeanors, including two assault charges and a breach of peace count, and on August 17, 2009 Thompson faced revocation of a suspended sentence on an older robbery charge, for which he received a suspended sentence.[11] Hampton judicial appointment controversyIn the 2007 session, Virginia General Assembly members representing Hampton reached a tentative deal to fill nominations for several Hampton judgeships that have been vacant for six years. Gear's insistence that his sister, Kathy Gear Owens,[12] an attorney and substitute judge, be appointment to Hampton's Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court was one of several issues raised by Gear to hold up the appointment of the judges. Because the tentative deal included the appointment of his sister, Gear's fellow Senate Republicans walked off the floor in protest when the selections came up for a vote. Several Democrats also voted against the resolution. During the 2009 General Assembly Session Gear Owens finally removed her name from consideration.[13] DeathGear was found dead in his automobile in York County, Virginia and had committed suicide.[14] References1. ^Virginia House of Delegates; Thomas D. Gear 2. ^Del. Tom Gear resigns from House of Delegates - Daily Press 3. ^[https://pilotonline.com/news/article_7ff12eac-fede-5fdc-b2bf-36b8ba78e148.html Virginia House candidate biographies, The Virginia Pilot, September 27, 2009] 4. ^http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_91.htm 5. ^https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p6_s.shtml 6. ^Gordon Helsel :: Delegate (R) 91st District :: Virginia Assembly 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://eure.pbbakkum.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013125727/http://eure.pbbakkum.com/ |archivedate=2009-10-13 |df= }} 8. ^Gordon Helsel :: Delegate (R) 91st District :: Virginia Assembly 9. ^Topic Galleries - dailypress.com 10. ^Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009 11. ^WTKR 12. ^[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=148755418 Kathy Gear Owens-obituary] 13. ^{{cite web | last = Dujardin | first = Peter | author2 = Kimball Payne and Jon Cawley | title = Judge saga ends; new one may begin | website=dailypress.com | date = 1 March 2009 | url = http://www.dailypress.com/news/columnists/dp-local_tamara_0220feb20,0,810840.column | accessdate = 5 May 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303060738/http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_insidejudges_0301mar01,0,317490.story |archivedate=3 March 2009}} 14. ^Tom Gear, former state delegate and Hampton City Council member, dies External links
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