Robert Bloxom Jr. | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 100th district | |
Assumed office February 26, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Lynwood Lewis |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Jr. February 12, 1963 Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
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Residence | Accomack County, Virginia |
Education | University of Richmond (BA) |
Profession | Sales/Aquaculturalist |
Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Jr. (born February 12, 1963) is an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 100th district, succeeding Lynwood Lewis. Bloxom is a member of the Republican Party.[1]
Bloxom's father, Robert Bloxom Sr., served in the House of Delegates before becoming Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.[2]
Bloxom currently serves as a member of the Privileges and Elections Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and the Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources Committee.[3]
In 2024, Bloxom was one of five Republican delegates who voted with their Democratic colleagues in support of safeguarding same-sex marriage in Virginia.[4]
Two of the four Republicans representing parts of the Tri-City area in the House of Delegates crossed the aisle Friday to join their Democratic colleagues in voting for a bill that would block marriage licenses from being denied to same-sex couples in the state. Dels. Carrie Coyner of Chesterfield County and Kim Taylor of Dinwiddie County were among five GOP legislators in the 54-40 vote to pass House Bill 174... Other Republicans joining with the Democrats on House Bill 174 were Robert Bloxom Jr. of Accomack County, Chad Green of York County, and David Owen of Goochland County.