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American politician
Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a former member of the
Virginia House of Delegates for the
21st district , serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a
Republican who first won election in
2009 , defeating incumbent
Democratic Delegate
Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in
Richmond, Virginia .
[2] Villanueva was the first
Filipino American elected to Virginia state government.
[3] He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms,
[4] but lost his bid for a 5th term on
November 7, 2017 .
[5]
In 2019, Villanueva pleaded guilty to fraud in regards to misuse of
8(a) Business Development Program ; he was sentenced to serve 2+ 1 ⁄2 years in jail, 3 years probation, and $524,000 in restitution.
[6]
Electoral history
Date
Election
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Virginia House of Delegates, 21st district
Nov 3, 2009
[7]
General
Ron A. Villanueva
Republican
7,673
49.93
R. W. "Bobby" Mathieson
Democratic
7,659
49.84
Write Ins
33
0.21
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011
[8]
General
Ron A. Villanueva
Republican
6,194
57.27
Adrienne L. Bennett
Democratic
4,600
42.53
Write Ins
20
0.18
Nov 5, 2013
[9]
General
Ron A. Villanueva
Republican
10,642
54.37
Susan Bates Hippen
Democratic
8,895
45.44
Write Ins
38
0.19
Nov 3, 2015
[10]
General
Ron A. Villanueva
Republican
6,345
56.9%
Susan Bates Hippen
Democratic
4,812
43.1
Nov 7, 2017
[11]
General
Ron A. Villanueva
Republican
11,309
47.31%
Kelly Fowler
Democratic
12,540
52.46%
Write Ins
56
0.23%
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democrat
2016 Legislation
Chief Patron
(after prefiled period)
Chief Co-Patron
Co-Patron
Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees:
2015 legislative session
2014 legislative session
2012-2013 legislative session
2010-2011 legislative session
External links
References