Creigh Deeds Politician

Robert Creigh Deeds (/ˈkriː/; born January 4, 1958) is an American politician. He is a member of the Senate of Virginia representing the 25th district since 2001. Previously, he was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005 and Governor of Virginia in 2009. He was defeated in both of those races by Bob McDonnell. Deeds lost by just 323 votes in 2005, but was defeated by a wide margin of almost 18 percentage points in 2009. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2001.On November 19, 2013, Deeds was critically wounded during an incident at his home in Millboro, in Bath County, Virginia, where he was stabbed multiple times by his son Austin "Gus" Deeds. Gus was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the home. Senator Deeds recovered and was discharged three days later.

Personal facts

Creigh Deeds
Alias (AKA)Deeds Robert Creigh (birthname)
Birth dateJanuary 04, 1958
Birth place
Richmond Virginia , Virginia
Religion
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Residence
Bath County Virginia
Education
Wake Forest University
Concord University
Profession
Lawyer

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committeeAgriculture Conservation and Natural Resources; Courts of Justice; Privileges and Elections; Transportation
party
Democratic Party (United States)
state delegate
Virginia

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