Thelma Sawyers Drake (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Virginia (2)
- Birth Date: Nov. 20, 1949
- Occupation: Realtor, State Delegate
- Religion: United Church of Christ
- Web site: http://thelmadrake.com/
Thelma Drake was born in Elyria, Ohio, and lives in Norfolk.
She is a real estate agent who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 to 2004.
Republicans selected her to replace incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Schrock on the November 2004 ballot.
Drake was elected to the U.S. House in 2004.
She is married with two children.
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