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Charles William Carrico Sr.

C. W. Carrico Sr.
25th Anniversary Celebration at New River Trail State Park (7211330496).jpg
Carrico at the 25th anniversary of the New River Trail State Park
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 40th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2012
Preceded by William C. Wampler Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 5th district
In office
January 9, 2002 – January 11, 2012
Preceded by John H. Tate Jr.
Succeeded by Israel O'Quinn
Personal details
Born Charles William Carrico
( 1961 -11-06) November 6, 1961 (age 55)
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
Religion Church of God

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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