District Includes: Roanoke County, Salem City, Montgomery County, Craig County
State Delegate: Joseph McNamara (since 2018)
VA House District 8
VA House District 9
District Includes: Counties of Franklin (part), Henry (part), and Patrick
State Delegate: Charlie Poindexter (since 2008)
Charlie Poindexter
Current Position: State Delegate for VA House District 9 since 2008
Former Positions: Franklin County Board of Supervisors from 1999 – 2007
Affiliation: Republican
Overview:
Some of Charlie Poindexter’s successful legislation includes establishment of a Drug Court for Franklin County, Betterment Loans for citizens financially unable to repair their septic systems, assurance of adequate water for private wells, reduced vehicle registration fees for handicapped-equipped vehicles, expanding the use of bio-mass materials for energy production, green jobs tax credits, alternative fuels refueling infrastructure, revocation of hospitality industry fees, local government procurement/sharing of technology, consolidation of water quality reporting, establishment of sexual offender registry data and granting an extension of time on behalf of consumers for the attorney general and the SCC to review utility rate increase requests.
