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To formulate policies for the Commonwealth which promote domestic and international travel to Virginia. The Virginia Legislative Tourism Caucus was founded in 2008 by Delegate Dave Nutter. From the very beginning, members of the General Assembly recognized the economic importance of travel and tourism within their communities and the vital need for a legislative advocacy organization to support this multi-faceted industry. From its inception, the caucus member pledge to work in a bipartisan manner to promote issues important to the travel and tourism industry and educate members and staff about these issues. According to the latest data, the travel industry in Virginia generated $18.7 billion in visitor spending, supported 210,000 jobs, provided $1.2 billion in state and local taxes for Virginia’s communities, and $4.3 billion in payroll and salaries for local, state, and federal economies. |
Caucus Members
Delegates
| Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. David B. “Dave” Albo Richard L. "Rich" Anderson Clifford L. “Clay” Athey, Jr. Richard P."Dickie" Bell Rob B. Bell Kathy J. Byron Charles W. “Bill” Carrico, Sr. William H. "Bill" Cleaveland Benjamin L. “Ben” Cline Mark L. Cole Barbara J. Comstock John A. Cosgrove John A. Cox M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox Anne B. Crockett-Stark James E. Edmunds, II T. Scott Garrett Thomas D. “Tom” Gear Thomas A. "Tag" Greason C. Todd Gilbert H. Morgan Griffith William J. "Bill" Howell |
Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo Sal R. Iaquinto Riley E. Ingram W.R. “Bill” Janis S. Chris Jones Terry G. Kilgore Barry D. Knight R. Steven “Steve” Landes James M. "Jim" LeMunyon L. Scott Lingamfelter Matthew J. “Matt” Lohr G. Manoli Loupassi Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III Robert G. “Bob” Marshall James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III Joe T. May Donald W. "Don" Merricks Jackson H. Miller James W. "Will" Morefield Harvey B. Morgan Samuel A. “Sam” Nixon, Jr. David A. “Dave” Nutter John M. O’Bannon, III |
G. Glenn Oder Robert D. “Bobby” Orrock, Sr. Christopher K. "Chris" Peace Brenda Lowe Pogge Charles D. Poindexter Lacey E. Putney Harry R. "Bob" Purkey Thomas Davis "Tom" Rust Edward T. "Ed" Scott Beverly J. "Bev" Sherwood Christopher P. "Chris" Stolle Robert "Bob" Tata Ronald A. "Ron" Villanueva R. Lee Ware, Jr. Thomas C. "Tommy" Wright, Jr. Terry G. Kilgore Joe P. Johnson Bud E. Phillips Bill W. Carrico James W. Morefield H. Morgan Griffith James M. Shuler |
Senators
| Harry Blevins John Edwards Mark Herring Edward Houck John Miller Yvonne Miller Ralph Smith Robert Hurt |
Phillip Puckett Frank Ruff Patricia Ticer Jill Vogel William Wampler Mary Margaret Whipple Roscoe Reynolds
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