| 词条 | William C. Wampler Jr. |
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| birthname = William Creed Wampler Jr. | name = William C. Wampler Jr. | image = | caption = | state_senate = Virginia | district = 40th | term_start = January 8, 1992 | term_end = January 11, 2012 | preceded = John Chalkley Buchanan | succeeded = Bill Carrico | state_senate2 = Virginia | district2 = 39th | term_start2 = January 13, 1988 | term_end2 = January 8, 1992 | preceded2 = James P. Jones | succeeded2 = Madison Marye | birth_date = {{Birth date and age | 1959 | 9 | 9}} | birth_place = Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse =Mary Baker Thurmond | children = Mary and W.C. III | residence = Bristol, Virginia | alma_mater = University of Tennessee | occupation = Insurance | religion = Episcopalian | website = | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = United States Army | serviceyears = 1981–1984 (Active) 1984–2002 (Reserve) | rank = Colonel | unit = U.S. Army Reserve | commands = | battles = | awards = }}William Creed Wampler Jr. (born September 9, 1959) is an American politician. A Republican, he was a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1988 to 2011. He represented the 40th District in the southwest corner of the state, which included Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise Counties and parts of Washington County, along with the cities of Bristol and Norton.[1] Early and family lifeWampler was the only child of former U.S. Representative William Creed Wampler, Sr. and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Wampler. He was educated in the local public schools, then at the University of Tennessee across the state line. Wampler received a B.A. degree in political science (as had his father from Virginia Tech years earlier) and joined the U.S. Army reserves, where he rose to the rank of Major in the 80th Branch (ARMOR).[2] CareerSenator Wampler sells insurance and is active in his local Episcopal Church, as well as the Jaycees and the Appalachian Independence Center.[3] Wampler was elected to the Virginia Senate to represent his native Bristol and adjacent counties in 1987. The district was numbered the 39th Senatorial district. It was renumbered as the 40th before the 1991 election. He defeated Democrat J. Jack Kennedy Jr. in 1991 by winning 52% of the vote, and ran unopposed for re-election in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 before announcing that he would not seek re-election in 2011.[4] Before retiring from the Virginia Senate, Wampler often served on the Senate Finance Committee and on the Budget Conference Committee.[5][6] He has also served on the Executive Committee of the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission which has played a vital role in the economic progress of the 40th district.[7] He was succeeded in the Senate by Republican Charles William Carrico. Wampler's father, William C. Wampler Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Notes1. ^Senate of Virginia bio 2. ^Bruce F. Jamerson et al., The General Assembly of Virginia 1982-1995, p. 184 3. ^General Assembly 1982-1995 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:1984/year_to:2016/office_id:9/district_id:27303|title=Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections|website=Virginia Elections Database|accessdate=2 February 2018}} 5. ^ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/02/post_613.html Retrieved 2010-08-24 6. ^For more on the budget process see http://www.virginia.edu/vfh/support/advocacy/Budget%20Process%20and%20Timeline.doc Retrieved 2010-08-24 7. ^http://www.tic.virginia.gov/index.shtml Retrieved 2010-08-24 External links
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