Background
Hanger, Emmett Wilson was born on August 2, 1948 in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
politician member of Virginia State Senate
Hanger, Emmett Wilson was born on August 2, 1948 in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
Bachelor of Science, James Madison U.
He currently represents the 24th district. This district, located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains, includes the independent cities of Staunton, and Waynesboro, as well as Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County. Though he is a Republican, Emmett Hanger is known for his open support of Medicaid expansion.
Two other Republicans in the Virginia Senate voted with Hanger to push Medicaid expansion through the SenateJohn Watkins and Walter Stosch, both of whom have opted out of running another term.
Due to his open support of Medicaid expansion, many organizations have taken it upon themselves to oppose Emmett Hanger. In October 2013, the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) group began, according to Hanger, “an attempt to intimidate me” in the AFP group"s campaign to oppose "Obamacare" in the state of Virginia.
In 2015, Emmett Hanger was challenged for the Republican nomination by Dan Moxley, former Augusta County Grand Old Party chairman and Republican activist, and Marshall Pattie, former Augusta County Democratic Committee chairman and Augusta County Board of Supervisors member from Augusta County"s North River District.
He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia. He is a member of the Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Finance, Local Government, and Rehabilitation and Social Services committees.
Married Sharon Michael. Children: Shelley R., E. Michael, Scott T., Heidi Y., Chad N.