Harry R. Purkey Explained

Birthname:Harry Robert Purkey
State Delegate:Virginia
District:82nd
Term Start:January 8, 1986
Term End:January 8, 2014
Preceded:Buster O'Brien
Succeeded:Bill DeSteph
Birth Date:13 July 1934
Birth Place:Parsons, West Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Sonja Helene Firing
Alma Mater:Old Dominion University
Occupation:Stockbroker
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1957 - 1962
Unit:U.S. Army Reserve

Harry Robert "Bob" Purkey (July 13, 1934 – February 16, 2018) was an American politician. Starting in 1986, he was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 82nd district in Virginia Beach.[1] [2]

Purkey announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio for Harry R. Purkey . Virginia House of Delegates . 2013-05-22.
  2. Web site: Harry "Bob" Purkey, former Virginia Beach delegate, dies at 84. Amy. Poulter. pilotonline.com. 21 February 2018. February 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161316/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/article_b9785351-3cf1-5d93-b753-cd21579ae93f.html. dead.
  3. News: Meola, Olympia . Another longtime delegate, Harry R. Purkey, is retiring . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2013-04-07 . 2013-05-22.