Thelma Drake
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Thelma Drake
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| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Schrock |
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| Succeeded by | Glenn Nye |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 87th district |
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| In office 1996 – 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Copeland |
| Succeeded by | Paula Miller |
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| Born | November 20, 1949 Elyria, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ted Drake |
| Residence | East Ocean View, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
Thelma D. Drake (born November 20, 1949 in Elyria, Ohio) was a Member of Congress of the Republican party from the state of Virginia. She was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2004 to represent Virginia's 2nd congressional district. She was defeated by Democrat Glenn Nye in 2008.
Thelma Drake grew up in Ohio and attended Elyria High School. She later attended Old Dominion University, but did not graduate. She worked as a real estate agent in Norfolk, Virginia.
Drake is married and has two adult children. She and her husband reside in Norfolk.
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[edit] Career in the House of Delegates
In 1995 Drake became the second Republican to be elected from the Norfolk area to the Virginia House of Delegates since Reconstruction. She served in the House of Delegates for nine years representing the 87th District. Drake served as chairman of the Virginia Housing Commission and as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
[edit] Career in the U.S. Congress
[edit] Election history
In 2004, Drake was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives of the 109th United States Congress. She entered the race after incumbent Republican congressman, Ed Schrock, dropped out of the race on August 30, 2004 after being caught on tape soliciting sex from a gay prostitute. She defeated Democrat David Ashe 55%-45% in the general election becoming the third woman to represent Virginia in Congress after Leslie Byrne and Jo Ann Davis.
In 2006, Drake defeated Democrat Phillip Kellam 51% to 49%. Kellam, a Democratic officeholder in Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently serves as its Commissioner of Revenue.
In 2008, Drake's opponent was Democratic nominee Glenn Nye. Nye received the endorsement of The Virginian-Pilot, which endorsed Drake in 2006. The Virginian-Pilot editors stated that Drake had been ineffective in Congress.[1] Nye won the election and took office in January 2009.
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 2004 | David Ashe | 108,180 | 45% | Thelma D. Drake | 132,946 | 55% | * | ||
| 2006 | Philip J. Kellam | 83,901 | 48% | Thelma D. Drake | 88,777 | 51% | * | ||
| 2008[3] | Glenn Nye | 141,857 | 52.40% | Thelma D. Drake | 128,486 | 47.46% | * |
[edit] See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2008#District 2
- Virginia's 2nd congressional district
[edit] References
- ^ For Congress: Glen Nye, The Virginian-Pilot, October 24, 2008
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ November 2008 Unofficial Results Virginia State Board of Elections
[edit] External links
- Congresswoman Thelma Drake official U.S. House website
- Thelma Drake for Congress official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Biography from the Virginia House of Delegates, Session 2002
