William C. Wampler, Jr.
| William C. Wampler Jr. | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 40th district |
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In office January 8, 1992 – January 11, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Charles William Carrico Sr. |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 39th district |
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In office January 13, 1988 – January 8, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | James P. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Madison Marye |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Creed Wampler Jr. September 9, 1959 Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Baker Thurmond |
| Children | Mary and W.C. III |
| Residence | Bristol, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Occupation | Insurance |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1981–1984 (Active) 1984–2002 (Reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | U.S. Army Reserve |
William Creed Wampler Jr. (born September 9, 1959) is an American politician. A Republican, he was a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1988 to 2011. He represented the 40th District in the southwest corner of the state, which included Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise Counties and parts of Washington County, along with the cities of Bristol and Norton.
Wampler was the only child of former U.S. Representative William Creed Wampler, Sr. and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Wampler. He was educated in the local public schools, then at the University of Tennessee across the state line. Wampler received a B.A. degree in political science (as had his father from Virginia Tech years earlier) and joined the U.S. Army reserves, where he rose to the rank of Major in the 80th Branch (ARMOR).
Senator Wampler sells insurance and is active in his local Episcopal Church, as well as the Jaycees and the Appalachian Independence Center.
Wampler was elected to the Virginia Senate to represent his native Bristol and adjacent counties in 1991. The district was numbered the 40th Senatorial district. He defeated Democrat J. Jack Kennedy Jr. in 1991 by winning 52% of the vote, and ran unopposed for re-election in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 before announcing that he would not seek re-election in 2011. Before retiring from the Virginia Senate, Wampler often served on the Senate Finance Committee and on the Budget Conference Committee.
He is also served on the Executive Committee of the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission which has played a vital role in the economic progress of the 40th district. Republican Charles William Carrico succeeded to the seat in
Wampler's father, William C. Wampler Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives.
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