State Senate, District 13, Republican Primary

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The Candidates

Richard H. "Dick" Black (R)

Occupation
Lawyer.

Public Service

Member, Virginia General Assembly, 1998-2006; member, Loudoun County Library Board; member, National Federation of Independent Business; Law Enforcement Alliance of America; Virginia Society for Human Life; Knights of Columbus; Izaak Walton League; NRA; VFW; American Legion; Military Officers Association.

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Robert S. FitzSimmonds (R)

Occupation
Chief deputy clerk of court, Prince William County Circuit Court; small-business owner.

Public Service

Volunteer director, Keep It Simple Say NO abstinence program, 2000-11; founding chair, Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance; at-large board mem., Pr. William Community Services, 1999-2003; founding board mem., Pr. William Taxpayers Alliance; chair, Va. Crisis Pregnancy Center Directors Assoc., 1995-96; chair, board of directors, Care Net Pregnancy Help Center, 1992-94; mem., Home School Legal Def. Assoc., 1989-92.

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John T. Stirrup (R)

Occupation
Gainesville District supervisor, Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Public Service

Member, St. Katharine Drexel Mission; past member, board of directors, Prince William County Park Authority; past member, Prince William County Zoning Ordinance Review Committee; member, Gainesville Ruritans, Prince William Republican Committee, Optimist Club of Manassas; board of directors, Cold War Museum, Heritage Hunt Classic.

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