C. W. Carrico
| C. W. Carrico Sr. | |
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Carrico at the 25th anniversary of the New River Trail State Park
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 40th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Wampler Jr. |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 5th district |
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In office January 9, 2002 – January 11, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Tate Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Israel O'Quinn |
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Charles William Carrico November 6, 1961 Marion, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Denise Sweet |
| Children | Charles Jr., Emily |
| Residence | Grayson County, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Virginia Highlands Community College |
| Profession | Virginia State Trooper (retired) |
| Committees | General Laws; Militia, Police and Public Safety; Transportation |
Charles William "Bill" Carrico Sr. (born November 6, 1961) is an American politician in the Republican Party. He is currently a member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 40th District. Carrico's campaign for Senate was heavily financed by coal mining interests such as Alpha Natural Resources, Consol Energy and Richard Baxter Gilliam. From 2002 to 2011, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 5th District in the southwestern part of the state. Prior to that, he was a Virginia State Trooper. He currently lives in unincorporated Grayson County (with a Galax address) with his wife Paula.
In 2005, Carrico introduced an amendment to the religious freedom clause of the Virginia state constitution, based on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. The amendment posited a positive right to permit prayer on "public property, including public schools". The proposed amendment passed the House but died in the Virginia State Senate.
Carrico was the Republican nominee for Virginia's 9th congressional district in the 2006 midterm elections, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Rick Boucher.
In January 2013, Carrico introduced a measure to reapportion Virginia's presidential electoral votes away from a winner-takes-all system to a proportional system similar to those in Maine and Nebraska.
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