Chris Head (politician)
Chris Head | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 17th district |
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Assumed office January 2012 |
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Preceded by | William Cleaveland |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher T. Head January 13, 1963 Commerce, Georgia |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ann Frost |
Children | Victoria, Abigail, Michael |
Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Occupation | In-home health care |
Committees | Finance Militia, Police and Public Safety, Health, Welfare and Institutions |
Religion | Baptist |
Website | delegatechrishead.com |
Christopher T. "Chris" Head (born January 13, 1963) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He currently represents[update] the 17th district, made up parts of Botetourt and Roanoke counties and the city of Roanoke, in the western part of the state.[1]
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Early life, education, business career
Head received a BMus degree from the University of Georgia in 1985.[1]
He operates a franchise of Home Instead Senior Care, an in-home health care service business.[update][1]
Head married Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Frost. They have three children, Victoria, Abigail and Michael.[1]
Political career
When 17th House district incumbent William Fralin retired in 2009, Head ran for the Republican nomination. He finished second in a five-way primary to William Cleaveland.
Cleaveland chose not to run for a second term in 2011, and Head was nominated to replace him. Head defeated Democratic candidate Freeda S. Cathcart in the general election, 11852-6207.[2]
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 17th district | |||||
Jun 9, 2009[3] | 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 8, 2011[2] | General | Chris T. Head | Republican | 11,852 | 65.46 |
Freeda L. Cathcart | Democratic | 6,207 | 34.28 | ||
Write-ins | 44 | 0.24 | |||
William Cleaveland retired; seat stayed Republican |
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