Virgil H. Goode Jr.

A Representative from Virginia. Born in the City of Richmond, Va. , October 17, 1946. Graduated from Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, Va. , 1965. B. A. , University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. , 1969. J. D. , University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va. , 1973. Virginia Army National Guard, 1969-1975. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Virginia state senate, 1973-1997. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator in 1982. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator in 1994. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the succeeding Congress, changed party affiliation from a Democrat to an Independent on January 27, 2000. Elected as an Independent to the One Hundred Seventh Congress and changed party affiliation to Republican on August 1, 2002, elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the two succeeding Congress (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Unsuccessful Constitution Party candidate for election for the President of the United States in 2012.