Danville Register and Bee

Transportation Column

June 19, 2008

On Monday, June 23, 2008, the General Assembly of Virginia will convene in a Special Session at the request of the Governor to consider his plan to address the issue of transportation in Virginia.

Richmond - Delegate Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania County) is pleased to report that his legislation important to the Sixteenth District and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia has unanimously passed the House of Delegates and is headed to the Senate of Virginia.

Richmond – Delegate Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania County) is pleased to report that his study resolution important to the Sixteenth District and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia has unanimously passed the House of Delegates and is headed to the Senate of Virginia.

Richmond, Wednesday 18 January 2006 – Initiating the first in a series of briefings detailing legislative priorities for the House Republican Caucus, Del. Clifford “Clay” Athey, Jr. (R-Warren), Chairman of the Policy Committee of the House Republican Caucus, was joined by Delegates William H. Fralin, Jr. (R-Roanoke City), Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. (R-Chesterfield), and Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania) for a briefing highlighting legislation to protect children from abuse via the Internet.

Chatham – Robert Hurt was elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association (VBA) at its annual meeting in Williamsburg on January 20, 2007. The VBA’s mission is to serve as “a voluntary organization of Virginia lawyers committed to serving the public and the legal profession by promoting the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and excellence in the legal profession; working to improve the law and the administration of justice; and advancing collegial relations among lawyers.”

The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund just announced endorsement of Delegate Robert Hurt and Delegate Danny Marshall in their bids for reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates. This comes on the heels of endorsements from the National Federation of Independent Business and the Virginia AgPAC of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has announced its endorsement of local Delegates Robert Hurt and Danny Marshall in their candidacies for reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates. The letters of endorsement stated, “Virginia’s economy needs legislators who are fighting to ensure small business has an opportunity to develop and thrive. We appreciate your efforts to stand up and fight for small business.”

Senator Charles Hawkins, Delegate Robert Hurt and Delegate Danny Marshall

Virginia AgPAC, a political action committee of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, just announced its endorsement of Charles Hawkins of the 19th Senatorial District, Robert Hurt in the race for 16th District seat and Danny Marshall, candidate for 14th District seat, in the Virginia House of Delegates.

CHATHAM, Va.  – Delegate Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania County) was recently appointed by the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates William J. Howell to serve on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Commission.  The General Assembly established this Commission in 1986 to formulate and maintain standards to be followed by local Alcohol Safety Actions Programs and to allocate funds to those programs with budget deficits.

The Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, William J. Howell (R-Stafford County) is scheduled to tour Southside Virginia this weekend.

September 16 -20, 2002, was the National Conference of State Legislatures, America's Legislators Back to School Week.  This program is designed to teach young people what it's like to serve as an elected official, the structure of our government, how a bill becomes a law, and other aspects of a representative democracy.

September 16 -20, 2002, was the National Conference of State Legislatures, America’s Legislators Back to School Week.  This program is designed to teach young people what it’s like to serve as an elected official, the structure of our government, how a bill becomes a law, and other aspects of a representative democracy.

CHATHAM, Va.  –     Last  week Speaker of the House of Delegates S. Vance Wilkins, Jr. appointed Delegate Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania County) to the Interstate Route 73 Communications Committee.  This committee was created by House Joint Resolution No. 153 in the 1998 General Assembly Session to provide a link between the citizens and businesses of south-central Virginia and their legislative representatives and to facilitate communication between the Department of Transportation and those most concerned with the speedy completion and success of the Interstate Route 73 project.

CHATHAM, Va.  – Del. Robert Hurt (R-Pittsylvania County) was recently appointed to the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission’s e58 Task Force.  The task force is comprised of 11 members and its mission is to bring affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet connectivity to the rural areas of the Commonwealth. 

Also, Del. Hurt has been appointed to serve as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Board.  The Board is composed of 27 members and the duties consist of, among others, to establish and maintain standards for training of law enforcement personnel, receive and administer federal funds for criminal and juvenile justice programs and to plan program development to strengthen the criminal and juvenile justice system

Hurt said of his appointments, “I am very pleased to have been appointed to these positions.  Certainly, we all have an abiding interest in promoting our justice system.  Furthermore, the future of Southside Virginia is dependent upon building technology infrastructure that allows us to compete in a global marketplace.”

To get in touch with Delegate Hurt, please call 434-432-3431 or write to Post Office Box Two, Chatham, Virginia 24531.  You may contact us online by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by visiting our website at www.roberthurt.org.

Richmond - “Not so much the Band-Aid, but the long-term surgery," is how Del. Robert Hurt of Chatham described a package of bills designed to aid the economy of rural Virginia at a state Capitol news conference Thursday.

Flanked by about a dozen other delegates and state senators from rural areas, the freshman legislator explained to reporters 11 bills the lawmakers vowed to fight for in this session of the General Assembly.