Education
Duke University; Washington and Lee University School of Law.
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Roscoe Reynolds
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Career
A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1986-1997 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a December 1996 special election. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Reynolds served as Commonwealth"s Attorney for Henry County, Virginia. He represented the 20th Senate district, made up of four counties and parts of two others in southwestern Virginia, plus the cities of Galax and Martinsville.
After redistricting changed the composition of the 20th Senate district, Reynolds was challenged by William Stanley, the incumbent from the 19th district.
In a three-way race, Stanley defeated Reynolds by 644 votes, 46.80% to 45.54%. Castle Doctrine
Reynolds has voted multiple times against Castle Doctrine bills
In January 2011, Reynolds voted against Senate Bill 876 (Castle Doctrine) which would have allowed “a lawful occupant use of physical force, including deadly force, against an intruder in his dwelling who has committed an overt act against him, without civil liability.”
In February 2011, Reynolds was one of eight senators on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee who “passed by indefinitely” House Bill 1573, defeating the bill by an 8 to 4 margin.
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