Joseph Bouchard

Infobox State Representative
honorific-prefix = CAPT
name = Joseph F. Bouchard
honorific-suffix = USN (ret.)


caption = Joseph F. Bouchard, August 20, 2008
state_delegate = Virginia
district = 83rd
term_start = 2008
preceded = Leo Wardrup
succeeded = Incumbent
birth_date = Birth date and age | 1954 | 7 | 17
birth_place = Pensacola, Florida
party = Democratic
spouse = Rita Therese Lara
children = Ellen Lara
residence = Virginia Beach, Virginia
alma_mater = United States Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, Stanford University
occupation = Corporate executive
profession = Naval officer
committees = Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources; Science and Technology
religion = Roman Catholic
website = http://www.bouchardfordelegate.com/
branch = United States Navy
serviceyears = 1976-2003
rank = Captain
awards = Presidential Service Badge, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 awards)

"(This article is about a Virginia politician. For the former Blue Öyster Cult member, see Joe Bouchard.)"

Joseph F. Bouchard (born July 17, 1954 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He currently represents the 83rd district in Virginia Beach.

Early life

Bouchard graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1976. He served 27 years in the Navy, attaining the rank of Captain. Along the way, in 1989, he earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University. At the end of his career, on and after September 11, 2001, he worked on port security and counterterrorism efforts in the port of Hampton Roads.

Political career

In 2007 Bouchard was the Democratic nominee to replace Leo Wardrup, the retiring House Transportation Committee chair and former chair of the House Republican Caucus. The Republicans, caught in a spat between party factions fighting over state spending and the level of cooperation with Democratic Governor Tim Kaine, chose Chris Stolle, brother of state Senator Ken Stolle, over Carolyn Weems, a Virginia Beach school board member and Wardrup protege. [cite web | title = 2007 June Republican Primary Official Results, House of Delegates, District 83 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/Data/2007/08B0457F-B36B-4F4D-98D2-3DC67B8BC8F6/official/8_l_3911CD26-E697-4F5C-908D-F0C2F33F57BD_s.shtml | accessdate = 2008-08-22] Bouchard defeated Stolle in the November general election.

Notes

References

* [http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/5093bfa1388233d38525738a0052b665?OpenDocument Virginia House of Delegates: Bio for Joseph F. Bouchard (2008 session)]

External links

* [http://www.bouchardfordelegate.com 2007 campaign website]
* [http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/106426 Virginia Public Access Project: Joseph Bouchard]
*Virginia State Board of Elections results for 83rd House District
** [https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_l_44DF2FBD-03D5-48A5-A202-488602E5D377_s.shtml November 6, 2007 General Election]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Virginia Politician, United States Navy officer
DATE OF BIRTH=1954-07-17
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