Lacey E. Putney Politician

Lacey Edward Putney (born June 27, 1928) is an American politician. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from January 1962 until January 2014, making him the longest-serving member in the history of the Virginia General Assembly. Putney, a lawyer from Bedford, Virginia, was first elected as a Democrat in 1961. He left that party later in the decade and has run as an independent since, although he caucused with the Republicans since 1998.Putney announced in March 2013 that he would not run for reelection in 2013.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 27, 1928
Birth place
Virginia , Bedford County Virginia , Big Island Virginia , United States
Religion
Baptists
Residence
Bedford Virginia
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Washington and Lee University
Profession
Lawyer

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Office holder

military operations
Korean War
military branch
United States Air Force
other party
Democratic Party (United States)
party
Independent (politician)
service end1954
service start1950
state delegate
Virginia

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Lacey E. Putney on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/22cda1b7096ae30685257535005773ca?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.1A96
  2. http://openstates.org/va/legislators/VAL000121/lacey-e-putney
  3. http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/leputney
  4. http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html
  5. http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/40