Virgil Goode | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Payne |
| Succeeded by | Tom Perriello |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office December 1973 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | William Stone |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. October 17, 1946 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Constitution (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (2002–2010) Independent (2000–2002) Democratic (before 2000) |
| Spouse | Lucy Dodson |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1975 |
| Unit | Army National Guard • Virginia Army National Guard |
Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (/ˌɡuːd/[1] born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia[2] from 1997 to 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but became an independent in 2000 and switched to the Republican Party in 2002. He was narrowly defeated in 2008 by Democrat Tom Perriello.[3]
In 2012, he was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party, receiving 122,388 votes or 0.09% of the total.
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- ^ "map". Archived from the original on September 9, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2005.
- ^ "Perriello declared winner in 5th District recount". Charlottesville Daily Progress. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009.