Creigh Deeds
Obama seeks to save Senate seat, health vote
Jan 17, 2010 17:41 EST
His agenda at risk, President Barack Obama fought Sunday to save a struggling Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and the critical 60th vote needed for his health care plan. The White House and congressional Democrats scrambled to find a way to pass the bill quickly if Martha Coakley loses a special election Tuesday.
Obama seeks to save Senate seat, health vote
Jan 17, 2010 17:41 EST
His agenda at risk, President Barack Obama fought Sunday to save a struggling Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and the critical 60th vote needed for his health care plan. The White House and congressional Democrats scrambled to find a way to pass the bill quickly if Martha Coakley loses a special election Tuesday.
Obama seeks to save Senate seat, health vote
Jan 17, 2010 17:26 EST
Obama embarks on rescue mission to save Massachusetts Senate seat, health care vote. His agenda at risk, President Barack Obama fought Sunday to save a struggling Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and the critical 60th vote needed for his health care plan. The White House and congressional Democrats scrambled to find a way to pass the bill quickly if Martha Coakley loses a special election Tuesday.
Obama makes last-ditch attempt to save Senate seat
Jan 17, 2010 14:21 EST
Health care, prestige on the line as Obama makes late attempt to save Mass. Senate seat. President Barack Obama was making a last-ditch attempt Sunday to save a Democratic-held Senate seat in Massachusetts ? and an important 60th vote for his health care plan ? as the top Senate Republican called the shockingly close race a verdict against the bill no matter who wins.
Obama in last-ditch bid to save Mass. Senate seat
Jan 17, 2010 11:39 EST
President Barack Obama was making a last-ditch attempt Sunday to save a Democratic-held Senate seat in Massachusetts ? and an important 60th vote for his health care plan ? as the top Senate Republican called the shockingly close race a verdict against the bill no matter who wins.
Analysis: Voter ire evident in Mass. Senate race
Jan 16, 2010 16:12 EST
Analysis: Sour voters in tight Mass. Senate race show challenges for Obama, in-power Democrats. The ill winds of an angry electorate are blowing against Democrats, the warning signs clear in a closer-than-expected Massachusetts Senate race that may doom President Barack Obama's health care agenda and foreshadow the party's election prospects this fall.
Analysis: Biz has role in Va. gov-elect transition
Dec 11, 2009 15:39 EST
Analysis: Va.'s McDonnell melds CEOs, conservatives, Mark Warner allies and Dems in transition. Corporate titans, well-connected lobbyists and staunch conservatives share Virginia Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's transition team with some Democrats.
Analysis: Election lessons will shape '10 campaign
Nov 05, 2009 01:08 EST
Analysis: From Obama's limited clout to the power of independents, '09 lessons will shape '10. What we learned from the off-year elections: The president's influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, "It's the economy, stupid."
On election anniversary, Obama dismisses polls snub
Nov 04, 2009 19:00 EST
President Barack Obama is brushing aside a sharp rebuke at the polls on the first anniversary of his historic election, saying his administration had saved the nation from economic ruin.
On election anniversary, Obama dismisses polls snub
Nov 04, 2009 19:00 EST
President Barack Obama brushed aside a sharp rebuke at the polls on the first anniversary of his historic election, saying his administration had saved the nation from economic ruin.
Young voters who helped elect Obama stayed home
Nov 04, 2009 16:19 EST
Many young voters who helped elect Obama last year stayed home. Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Barack Obama bumper sticker on her townhouse door. She voted for Obama because she felt like the election was about "being a part of something."
Economy is big issue in Va. GOP governor's victory
Nov 04, 2009 14:15 EST
A year after helping send Obama to the White House, Va. voters pick Republican governor. A Republican who promised to create jobs won the Virginia governor's office just a year after state voters helped a Democrat who promised change ? and jobs ? win the White House.
GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Nov 04, 2009 13:13 EST
Republicans sweep governor races in Virginia, New Jersey _ troubling sign for Dems, Obama. Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
Steele: Election returns show 'transcendent' GOP
Nov 04, 2009 11:42 EST
GOP Chairman Steele hails election results, says GOP 'found its voice again'. An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate "a transcendent party" on the move again. The White House said the elections were not a repudiation of President Barack Obama.
Some notable races and measures on state ballots
Nov 04, 2009 03:46 EST
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
Some notable races and measures on state ballots
Nov 04, 2009 03:46 EST
Some notable races and measures on state ballots. Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
Analysis: Nervous voters send message to Obama
Nov 04, 2009 03:10 EST
Analysis: Voters, nervous about economy, mad at political establishment, send message to Obama. Voters nervous about the economy and fed up with the political establishment dominated the off-year elections, sending a strong message to President Barack Obama, who won the White House as a change agent but has himself become the face of political power and incumbency.
Some notable races and measures on state ballots
Nov 04, 2009 01:17 EST
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
Some notable races and measures on state ballots
Nov 04, 2009 01:12 EST
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
Some notable races and measures on state ballots
Nov 04, 2009 00:47 EST
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Creigh Deeds | |
 Deeds at a campaign rally in Arlington, Virginia | |
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Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 25th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Emily Couric |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 18th district | |
| In office 1991 – 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Malfourd Trumbo |
| Succeeded by | Clay Athey |
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| Born | January 4, 1958 Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pam Deeds |
| Children | Amanda, Rebecca, Gus, Susannah |
| Residence | Bath County, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Concord College Wake Forest University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Courts of Justice; Privileges and Elections; Transportation |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Website | www.deedsforvirginia.com |
