Russ Potts
| Russ Potts | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Wincester district |
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In office January 1992 – January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | William A. Truban |
| Succeeded by | Jill Holtzman Vogel |
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| Born | March 4, 1939 Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Strite |
| Residence | Winchester, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Profession | businessman |
| Committees | Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Education and Health; General Laws |
| Website | http://www.rppi.net/ |
H. Russell "Russ" Potts Jr. (born March 4, 1939), a Virginia businessman, was a Republican state senator in Virginia who represented Winchester (part-time) for nearly two decades. An independent candidate for governor in 2005, Potts received 2.22 percent of the vote in a race won by Democrat Tim Kaine, far below the votes received by Republican Jerry Kilgore. His running as an Independent produced a political firestorm so Potts retired from the state senate in the next election.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Potts graduated from the University of Maryland with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. Potts served in the U.S. Army Reserves (1958–64).
A former sports editor for the Winchester Star, Potts held various athletic management and marketing positions with the University of Maryland and Southern Methodist University. He was also once vice president of the Chicago White Sox. Since 1982 Potts has owned Russ Potts Productions Inc., a small business in sports marketing. The company claims to have promoted many of the biggest and most successful independent sporting events in North America in the past four decades, as well as worked with various collegiate teams, Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. Potts has been inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, NACMA Hall of Fame (National Association of College Marketing Administrators), Shenandoah University Hall of Fame, Potomac State College of West Virginia University Hall of Fame, John Handley High School Hall of Fame and the Phi Delta Theta Hall of Fame.
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