Chris Head (politician)
Christopher T. Head (born January 13, 1963) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He represents the 17th district, made up parts of Botetourt and Roanoke counties and the city of Roanoke, in the western part of the state.[1]
Chris Head | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2012 | |
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 | Privileges and Elections, Labor and Commerce Health, Welfare and Institutions |
Website | delegatechrishead.com |
Early life, education, business career
Chris Head grew up in Commerce, GA. He received a BMus degree from the University of Georgia in 1985.[1] Shortly after he moved to Virginia, where he was a small business owner. In 2001, Chris and his wife, Besty, co-founded their first franchise of Home Instead Senior Care, an in-home health care service business.[1] Chris and Betsy have three children, Victoria (Tori), Abigail (Abby), and Michael.[1] He is a deacon at his church, Bonsack Baptist, and sings in the choir. He is a member of multiple civic and philanthropic organizations in the Roanoke Valley and in 2009 was awarded the Roanoke Regional Small Business of the Year.[2]
Political career
When William Fralin retired in 2009 from his 17th House of Delegate seat, 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.[3]
Head is a member of the Appropriations; Health, Welfare & Institutions; and Military, Police, & Public Safety Committees.[4] He also serves on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, which reviews regulations of the executive branch.[2] He is also the founder and chairman of the Business Development Caucus in the House of Delegates.[5]
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 17th district | |||||
Jun 9, 2009[6] | 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[3] | 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 | |||||
Nov 5, 2013[7] | General | Chris T. Head Incumbent | Republican | 15,222 | 62 |
Freeda L. Cathcart | Democratic | 9,262 | 37.7 | ||
Write-ins | 68 | 0.3 |
Notes
- "Virginia House of Delegates 2012; Delegate Christopher T. Head;". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- "Richmond Sunlight » Delegate Chris Head (R-Roanoke)". www.richmondsunlight.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- "Business Development Caucus". Business Development Caucus. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
External links
- "Delegate Chris Head (R-Roanoke)". Richmond Sunlight.
- "Christopher Head". Virginia Public Access Project.
- "Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-04-29.
- "Delegate Chris Head". (campaign/constituent website)