- Edd Houck
Infobox_State_Senator
name=Edd Houck
width=
state_senate=Virginia
state=Virginia
district=17th
term_start=1984
term_end=
preceded=
succeeded= Incumbent
date of birth= Birth date and age|1950|09|11|
place of birth=Smyth County, Virginia
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Dana
profession=educator
religion=Episcopal
party=DemocraticR. Edward "Edd" Houck is a Democratic member of the
Senate of Virginia , representing the 17th District since 1984.Houck currently serves on the Finance, Transportation, Rules, General Laws, and Education and Health Committees. He is the Chairman of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and a member of the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Commission on Youth. Additionally, Senator Houck is a member of the following Joint Subcommittees: Conflicts of Interests and Lobbyist Disclosure Filings, Public Funding of Higher Education in Virginia, Public Records Act, and Assistance to Localities for K-12 School
Infrastructure .In 2005, Houck was appointed to serve on the Budget Committee of Conference. This committee meets with its counterparts from the House of Delegates to reconcile differences between the House and Senate budgets and recommend a final budget bill to be sent to each House for approval.
Senator Houck also serves as a member of START (the Statewide Transportation Analysis and Recommendation Taskforce). Earlier this year, he was named as a Senate member of the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability.
Houck was born in
Smyth County, Virginia and graduated from Marion High School. He received his Bachelor Degree from Concord College, nowConcord University , and a Master's in Education from theUniversity of Virginia .External links
* [http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/be032c3005b9a5bb85256bf3006d57e2/6c7cd381de08dcfc85256aa00071996f?OpenDocument Senate of Virginia - Senator R. Edward Houck] official government site
* [http://www.senatorhouck.com/ Re-Elect Senator Edd Houck] official campaign website
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=5085 Project Vote Smart - Senator R. Edward 'Edd' Houck (VA)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - R Edward Houck
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200545&c=414027 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200345&c=59338 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200145&c=59851 2001] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199945&c=1027 1999] campaign contributions
* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/votersguide/2007/va/races/va-senate-district-17/ Washington Post - Senate District 17 Race]
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