GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR., a Representative from Virginia; born in the City of Richmond, Va.,
October 17, 1946; graduated from Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, Va.,
1965; B.A., University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., 1969; J.D., University of
Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va., 1973; Virginia Army National
Guard, 1969-1975; lawyer, private practice; member of the Virginia state
senate, 1973-1997; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States
Senator in 1982; unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator
in 1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the
succeeding Congress, changed party affiliation from a Democrat to an
Independent on January 27, 2000; elected as an Independent to the One Hundred
Seventh Congress and changed party affiliation to Republican on August 1, 2002,
elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the two succeeding
Congress (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008; unsuccessful
Constitution Party candidate for election for the President of the United
States in 2012.