Bob Calhoun
Bob Calhoun | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office December 12, 1988 – January 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Wiley F. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Patsy Ticer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Lathan Calhoun July 22, 1937 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 83) Berryville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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Robert Lathan Calhoun (July 22, 1937 – August 6, 2020) was a lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia, who served as a Republican member of the Alexandria City Council and the Senate of Virginia.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Calhoun was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 22, 1937. He graduated from Tufts University in 1959 and Yale Law School in 1963.
Political career
[edit]In 1975, Calhoun was elected to the Alexandria City Council on the Republican ticket, serving two three-year terms. In 1984, he ran again for a vacant seat on the city council and served until December 12, 1988, when he was elected in a special election to the Virginia Senate, representing the 30th Senate District, which included most of Alexandria and some precincts in Fairfax County, Virginia.[2] He served one partial and one full term in the Senate before being defeated by the mayor of Alexandria, Democrat Patsy Ticer, in 1995.[1]
He was selected as a director of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, serving from 1997 to 2003. He practiced law in Alexandria, Virginia.[3]
Death
[edit]On August 6, 2020, Calhoun died of prostate cancer in Berryville, Virginia, at age 83.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Becker, Sarah (January 16, 2012). "Alexandria Living Legend Bob Calhoun". Alexandrianews.org. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Virginia Elections Database: Robert L. Calhoun (R)". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Calhoun". rpb-law.com. Redmon, Peyton & Braswell LLP. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Former City Councilor and State Sen. Bob Calhoun dies at 83". Alextimes.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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