Emmett Hanger

For the gentleman from Augusta, retirement may be the biggest favor he could do for his fellow incumbents—regardless of who succeeds him.[read_more] Hanger is, by all accounts, a man universally liked by his colleagues. However, his reputation for collegiality and a genial disposition among his…

Last evening, by a vote of 6-1, the Republican Party’s 24th Senate Legislative District Committee threw down the gauntlet against a law, unchanged in the books for over 20 years, that is regarded as being designed to protect incumbents against successful nomination challenges.

Dan Moxley has announced his intention to run against Senator Emmett Hanger to represent Virginia’s 24th Senate district.[read_more] At his campaign kickoff yesterday Moxley said, “I entered the political sphere to help regain our freedoms.  In fact, because of being a father and business owner, words like…

In what was supposed to be just a session to debate Medicaid expansion and judges, the General Assembly is preparing to reconvene tomorrow where they will be asked to consider a new appropriations bill, just over two months into the fiscal year. They should reject…

UPDATE 06/30/14 11:49 AM: This article has been updated to reflect Marshall Pattie’s current status as a Republican and member of his local GOP committee. Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) will be challenged in next year’s Republican primary by Marshall Pattie, member of the Augusta County…

The sudden retirement of Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell) has apparently provided the impetus for pro-Obamacare Senate Republicans to agree to pass the House’s budget without the so-called “Marketplace Virginia” elements that would have expanded Medicaid. Things sure have moved fast since news broke of Puckett’s…

In a move ostensibly designed to give both sides of the budget standoff in Richmond something they want, Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) earlier today proposed a deal that would give House Republicans a budget free and clear of Medicaid expansion, in exchange for giving the…