Senate District 2
Member Since: 2004
District: Hampton City (Part), Newport News City (Part), Portsmouth City (Part), York County (Part)
Congressional District: 2nd and 3rd
Congressional District Residence: 3rd
Capitol Office
Pocahontas Building
Room No: E510
Senate of Virginia
P.O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone Number: (804) 698-7502
Email: district11@senate.virginia.gov
District Office
Locke for State Senate
P.O. Box 9048
Hampton, VA 23670
Phone: 757-825-5880
Email: senlocke02@gmail.com
Personal Website: http://www.senatorlocke.com/
Biographical Information:
Birth Date and Place:
1954, Brandon, Mississippi
Education:
Tougaloo College (B.A.)
Atlanta University (M.A.)
Atlanta University (Ph.D.)
Certificate in Archives Administration, Emory University, 1979
American University in Cairo, Middle Eastern Studies, 1986
Certificate, Management Development Program, Harvard University, 1996
Civic Leadership Institute, Class of 2003
Occupation/Profession:
Professor of Political Science, Hampton University
Member, Hampton City Council, 1996-2004
Mayor, Hampton City, 2000-2004
Vice Mayor, Hampton City, 1998-2000
Commissioner, Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 1996-2004
Commissioner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 2000-2004
Membership/Affiliation:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Hampton Chapter
American Political Science Association, former Council member; 1993 Program Committee; Editorial Board PS: Politics and Political Science; Organized Section of Women and Politics Research, Secretary and Board member 1994-1999
Board Member, Downtown Hampton Child Development Center
Board Member, Towne Bank
Board of Directors, National League of Cities, 2003
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee
Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission
Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument Subcommittee
Enslaved African Americans in Virginia, Task Force to Assist in Identification of the History of Formerly
Former member of Editorial Board, National Political Science Review
Fort Monroe Authority Board of Trustees
Freedom of Information Advisory Council
Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Board
Joint Commission on Technology and Science
Joint Committee to Study the Future of Public Elementary and Secondary Education in the Commonwealth
Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding
Life Member, NAACP
Links, Incorporated, Hampton Chapter
Member, Hampton Roads Mayors and Chairs Caucus, 2000-2004
Member, Peninsula Mayors and Chairs Caucus, 2000-2004
Municipalities in Transition Panel: Families and Communities, National League of Cities, 2002
National League of Cities, 2001 Program Committee
Partnership and Expenditure Review Subcommittee
Past Board Member, Transitions (Family Violence Services)
Past Board Member, Virginia Law Foundation
Past President and Council Member, National Conference of Black Political Scientists
Progressive Caucus
Regional Director, Region 3, National Caucus of Local Elected Officials (National League of Cities), 1999-2002
Reproductive Rights Caucus
Revisions to SOQ & SOL
Second Vice President, Women in Municipal Government (National League of Cities), 2003
Senate Democratic Caucus
Southern Political Science Association, former member of Committee on the Status of Women
St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church
Virginia Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Virginia Housing Commission
Military Service:
None
Legislative Information:
Committees
Member
Education and Health
General Laws and Technology
Rehabilitation and Social Services
Rules
Legislation
SB 114 Absentee voting; no excuse.
SB 115 County food and beverage tax; increases maximum tax that any county is authorized to impose.
SB 133 Abortion; informed written consent.
SB 193 Plastic shopping bags, disposable; local option to distribute to consumers.
SB 194 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park, notice to sell park, penalties.
SB 195 Virginia Residential Rent-to-Own Real Estate Contracts Act; created.
SB 196 Law-enforcement officers; CJSB to adopt statewide professional standards of conduct.
SB 197 Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements, landlord’s acceptance of rent with reservation.
SB 348 Virginia Lottery; digital vendors.
SB 775 Public schools; military children, tuition.
SJ 6 Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study.
SJ 9 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote.
SJ 18 Celebrating the life of Nathan Watts.
SJ 19 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, report.
SJ 115 Celebrating the life of Annie Belle Daniels.
SJ 116 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Albert Woodfin Patrick III.
SR 26 Commending VersAbility Resources.
SR 48 Commending Dr. Katherine G. Johnson.
SR 53 Commending Hampton University.
SR 54 Commending Dr. William R. Harvey.
Top 10 Campaign Donors
|
Occupational Donors |
Amount |
|
Dominion Energy |
$34,500 |
|
Va Assn of Realtors |
$30,035 |
|
Va Beer Wholesalers Assn |
$29,250 |
|
Va Bankers Assn |
$24,595 |
|
Locke, Mamie |
$21,185 |
|
Va Wine Wholesalers Assn |
$17,100 |
|
Saslaw for Senate – Richard |
$16,000 |
|
Va AFL-CIO |
$14,630 |
|
Va Dental Assn |
$14,500 |
|
Democratic Party of Virginia |
$14,317 |
