Meet Your Virginia Delegate

By: RenaRF
Published On: 11/24/2006 4:28:48 PM

Today's Virginia Delegate is Mamye BaCote.  Follow to the extended to see more about Mamye.
Mamye BaCote
District: 95th - Cities of Hampton (part) and Newport News (part)
Committees: Transportation, Appropriations, Health Welfare and Institutions
Subcommittees: Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations - Health and Human Resources; Health Welfare and Institutions - Institutions; Transportation - Subcommittee #2 (Saxman)
Legislation (as Chief Patron):

HB 278 Animal license tax; City of Newport News to impose fee on dog or cat not spayed or neutered.
HB 279 Urban Affairs, Secretary of; position created.
HB 280 Motorcycle drivers; training course certified by Motorcycle Safety Foundation for licensure thereof.
HB 751 Computer crimes; removes term without authority from definition of fraud.
HB 752 Drug treatment courts; established in City of Newport News.
HB 1530 Discharge of prisoner; records required upon release.
HB 1550 Residential community programs; Dept. of Corrections to allow nonviolent prisoners to participate.
HJ 275 Commending St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
HJ 393 Celebrating the life of Pinkie L. Riddick.
HJ 394 Celebrating the life of Ardell C. Johnson.
HJ 434 Celebrating the life of Cecilia Murphy Hall.
HJ 465 Celebrating the life of Dr. Cyrus Uriah Brown.
HJ 507 Commending the Newport News/Hampton Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; 50th anniversary.
HJ 529 Commending McKinley L. Price.

Legislation (as Co-Patron)

Interesting Personal Information:

Born: Halifax, VA, February 18, 1939
Gender: F
Race: None Given
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Virginia Union University (A.B., 1960); Hampton Institute (M.A., 1967)
Occupation/Profession: Adjunct professor of political science (retired educator)
Membership & Affiliation: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church; National League of Cities Constituency Group; Women in Municipal Government (president); Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority (former vice chairman); Peninsula Airport Commission (former vice chairman); NAACP; Boys and Girls Club
Virginia Municipal League (former member); The Links, Inc., Newport News Chapter; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Virginia Commission on Youth
Spouse: Theodore Edward BaCote, Jr.
Children: Theodore III, Derek and Marlon
Awards: YWCA of Virginia, Peninsula, Invincible Woman Award; Pan-Hellenic Council, Greek of the Year - Outstanding Contributions; Alpha Kappa Alpha, Margaurite Adams Political Action Award

Press Mentions:
Public forum to focus on state transportation funding

Previous Delegates:
Kenneth C. Alexander
Kristen J. Amundson
Ward L. Armstrong

Comments



Another HR delegate (Vivian J. Paige - 11/24/2006 5:38:20 PM)
And she's one of the good ones. (BTW - in case youd don't recognize the folks in the photo - that is Delegate Jeion Ward on the left.)


I recognized one (RenaRF - 11/24/2006 6:06:31 PM)
but not the other.  Or rather, I knew who two of them were.  :-)


2006 Democrat of the Year (Newport News Dem - 11/24/2006 6:06:50 PM)
Delegate BaCote shared our "Hunter Andrews Peninsula Democrat of the Year" with Delegate Ward. This is presented by the combined Committees of Newport News, Hampton and York County.

Last year's winner was Congressman Scott.



Yea Mamie (lgb30856 - 11/24/2006 6:41:31 PM)
she is one tough cookie, that lady. She is awesome.
We need more like her.


Is She a ProChoice Catholic? (d'moore - 11/25/2006 8:47:48 AM)
Just wondering since she hightlights her involvement with the Catholic church.
I'm guessing she voted in favor of sending the marriage amendment to the voters, right or wrong?


Voted Nay (Newport News Dem - 11/26/2006 4:21:40 PM)
http://leg1.state.va...


Del. BaCote is wonderful. (summercat - 11/25/2006 5:18:17 PM)
She and Del. Ward are models of responsiveness and responsibility.  Our Hampton Roads Republican delegates could take lessons from them.