Frank W. Wagner (born July 18, 1955) is an
American politician
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. A
Republican
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, he served in the
Virginia House of Delegates
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1992–2001, and was elected to the
Senate of Virginia
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in a
special election
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on December 19, 2000. He represented the
7th district in
Virginia Beach
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and
Norfolk
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from 2001 until 2019.
[Senate of Virginia bio] He was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws and Technology, Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Transportation committees.
Personal life
Wagner was born at a
United States Air Force
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base in England. He graduated from the
United States Naval Academy
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in 1977, with a
B.S.
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degree in Ocean Engineering. He served in the
United States Navy
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as a diving and salvage officer and an engineering duty officer, then went into the boat building and repair business. He the co-owner/vice president of Davis Boatworks.
Political career
His focus and expertise is on energy policy.
In August 2016, Wagner announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for
governor in 2017. He ran on the slogan "One veteran, one businessman, one Virginian, one choice."
He lost the primary election on June 13, 2017, placing in third behind
Corey Stewart
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Stewart was the Republica ...
and
Ed Gillespie
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, the latter of whom became the Republican nominee.
In March 2019, Wagner announced he would not seek re-election in the
2019 Virginia Senate election
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. Two months after announcing his retirement, Wagner resigned his Senate seat to accept Governor
Ralph Northam
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's appointment to become Deputy Director of the
Virginia Lottery
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.
He was succeeded in the Senate by Republican
Jen Kiggans
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.
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*''Follow the Money'' - Frank W Wagner
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campaign contributions
1955 births
Living people
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
Businesspeople from Virginia
Candidates in the 2017 United States elections
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
People from Ruislip
United States Naval Academy alumni
United States Navy officers
Republican Party Virginia state senators
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