Ronald Villanueva | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district | |
Assumed office January 2009 |
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Preceded by | Bobby Mathieson |
Succeeded by | Kelly Fowler (Elect) |
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council | |
In office 2002–2009 |
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Constituency | At-Large District |
Personal details | |
Born | March 30, 1970 (age 46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cathy Villanueva |
Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Education | Old Dominion University (B.A., Political Science, 1992) |
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Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Coast Guard Reserve (1987-95) |
Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st district, which includes part of Virginia Beach; since 2010. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond, Virginia. Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government. He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms, but lost his bid for a 5th term on November 7, 2017.
Villanueva is a small business owner and entrepreneur having worked in the ship repair, tactical and logistics, and cyber security fields. He and his wife Cathy have four children in Virginia Beach.
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees: