Background
Anne B. Crockett was born in Wytheville, Virginia.
Anne B. Crockett was born in Wytheville, Virginia.
She received a Bachelor of Surgery in English from Radford University in 1969, and an Master of Surgery in community college guidance in 1979.
Crockett-Stark announced that she would not run for reelection in 2013. She also did some graduate work at Virginia Technology She worked as an educator and guidance counselor
They had two daughters, Anne C. Carney and Susan C. Aker.
Crockett-Stark started her political career in 1978, when she became the first woman elected to the Wytheville Town Council. She served on the councill until 1982.
She also served on the Wythe County Board of Supervisors from 1988 through 2005, and was its chair in 2003. Electoral history
Crockett-Stark"s first race for in 2005 was notable in that it was the only incumbent Democratic loss in the House during the 2005 election cycle.
She defeated Benny Keister, a three-term member.
The 2011 election was the first in which she had no opponent. = Scandals Involving Campaign Staff During both her 2005 and 2007 campaigns, Delegate Crockett-Stark received negative press coverage for comments made by her campaign staff In 2005, a staffer made derogatory remarks on her personal blog about "trolling for votes among "rednecks" who resembled Bigfoot and freak show tattooed men who lived in places that looked like horror movie sets." In 2007, a local campaign staffer posted a quote on her online Facebook profile insinuating that Delegate Crockett-Stark referred to her donors using a derogatory name.
Both staffers were immediately terminated.
Legislative Record
= 2006 Legislative Session During the 2006 legislative session, Delegate Crockett-Stark proposed ten bills, two studies, and five commending resolutions. Both studies were killed, along with seven of her bills.
This left Delegate Crockett-Stark with a passage rate for legislation of 25%, 47% if her commending resolutions are included. = 2007 Legislative Session During the 2007 legislative session, Delegate Crockett-Stark proposed twelve bills and four commending resolutions.
The 2007 legislative session was notable in that all twelve house bills proposed by Delegate Crockett-Stark were killed, giving her a 0% passage rate for legislation during the 2007 session, 25% if her commending resolutions are included.
Interest group ratings for Crockett-Stark, as compiled by Project Vote Smart:
Businesses
Virginia Chamber of Commerce - 51% (2005)
Virginia FREE - 57% (2007)
Education
Virginia Education Association - 63% (2006)
Environment
Virginia League of Conservation Voters - 38% (2006)
Virginia League of Conservation Voters - 60% (2007)
Labor
Virginia American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer - 25% (2006)
Virginia American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer - 20% (2007).
Since 2006, she has been a Republican member of the Virginia representing the 6th District in the southwestern part of the state.