Frank Wagner (politician)

Frank W. Wagner (born July 18, 1955) is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–2001, and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election on December 19, 2000. He represented the 7th district in Virginia Beach and Norfolk from 2001 until 2019.[2][3] He was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws and Technology, Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Transportation committees.

Frank Wagner
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 9, 2001 – May 8, 2019
Preceded byEd Schrock
Succeeded byJen Kiggans[1]
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 21st district
In office
January 8, 1992 – January 9, 2001
Preceded byCharles R. Hawkins
Succeeded byJohn Welch
Personal details
Born (1955-07-18) July 18, 1955
Ruislip, England, UK
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1973–1982

Personal life

Wagner was born at a United States Air Force base in England. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977, with a B.S. degree in Ocean Engineering. He served in the United States Navy as a diving and salvage officer and an engineering duty officer,[4] then went into the boat building and repair business. He is currently the co-owner/vice president of Davis Boatworks.[2]

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.[5] He ran on the slogan "One veteran, one businessman, one Virginian, one choice."[6]

He lost the primary election on June 13, 2017, placing in third behind Corey Stewart and Ed Gillespie, 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.[7] Two months after announcing his retirement, Wagner resigned his Senate seat to accept Governor Ralph Northam's appointment to become Deputy Director of the Virginia Lottery.[8] He was succeeded in the Senate by Republican Jen Kiggans.

Notes
  1. Vozzella, Laura (December 27, 2019). "Virginia Senate gains two political outsiders and friends". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. Senate of Virginia bio
  3. "Commonwealth of Virginia; December 19, 2000 - Special Election". Archived from the original on January 17, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  4. "Frank Wagner for Senate » About Frank". Wagnervasenate.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. Wilson, Patrick (August 29, 2016). "Sen. Frank Wagner from Virginia Beach announces run for GOP nomination for governor of Virginia". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. Armour, Evanne (May 19, 2017). "Meet the candidates: Republican Frank Wagner". WRIC. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  7. "Longtime State Senator Frank Wagner announces he's not seeking re-election". WTKR. March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  8. "Gov. Northam appoints retiring Sen. Frank Wagner as Deputy Director of Virginia Lottery". WTKR. May 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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