Onzlee Ware Explained

Onzlee Ware
State Delegate:	Virginia
District:	11th
Term Start:	January 14, 2004
Term End:	January 8, 2014
Preceded:	Chip Woodrum
Succeeded:	Sam Rasoul
Birth Date:	4 January 1954
Birth Place:	Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Children:	Gabrielle
Alma Mater:	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina Central School of Law
Profession:	Lawyer
Committees:	Appropriations; Counties, Cities and Towns; Education
Website:	delegateonzleeware.com

Onzlee Ware (January 4, 1954 – February 10, 2024) was an American politician and judge. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He formerly represented the 11th District, which is made up of part of the City of Roanoke. He also served as the Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms.^[1]

In November 2013, Ware announced his resignation from the House of Delegates, citing family issues.^[2] Ware then became the chief judge for Roanoke County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, in the 23rd Judicial District of Virginia, sworn in on September 18, 2014.^[3]

Ware died on February 10, 2024, at the age of 70.^[4]

Electoral history

Democratic Primary for Virginia House of Delegates, District 11: Results 2003 to 2011! Year!! Democrat! Votes! Pct!! Democrat! Votes! Pct

June 10, 2003^[5]				align="right"	1,898		56.44%			Brian Shepard	align="right"	1,465		43.56%
June 9, 2009^[6]				align="right"	1,877		68.5%			Martin Jeffrey	align="right"	863		31.49%

General Election for Virginia House of Delegates, District 11: Results 2003 to 2011! Year!! Democrat! Votes! Pct!! Republican! Votes! Pct!! Third Party! Party! Votes! Pct

November 4, 2003^[7]

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6,403

99.94%

No Candidate

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Write-Ins

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4

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.06%

November 8, 2005^[8]

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10,735

99.25%

No Candidate

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Write-Ins

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81

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.75%

November 6, 2007^[9]

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4,696

62.09%

No Candidate

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Delvis McCadden

Independent

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2,822

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37.31%

November 3, 2009^[10]

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7,519

60.28%

Troy Bird

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4,934

39.56%

Write-Ins

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19

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.15%

November 8, 2011^[11]

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9,885

97.26%

No Candidate

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Write-ins

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278

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2.73%

References

• Web site: Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate Onzlee Ware . Virginia House of Delegates . January 20, 2009.

External links

• Web site: Election Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084700/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html . June 17, 2010 .
• Web site: Onzlee Ware . Virginia Public Access Project .
• Web site: Delegate Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke) . Richmond Sunlight .
  • Follow the Money - Onzlee Ware
  • 2007 2005 2003 campaign contributions

Notes and References

1. Virginia House of Delegates bio, 2009
2. Web site: Sam Rasoul easily takes Roanoke House of Delegates seat . . January 8, 2014 . January 8, 2014 . Yoon, Erica.
3. News: Roanoke's Onzlee Ware named a juvenile court judge. Amy. Friedenberger. Roanoke Times. April 9, 2018. en.
4. News: Dillon . Kaitlyn . Former Delegate and Roanoke City Circuit Court judge dies . February 10, 2024 . WDBJ7 . February 10, 2024.
5. Web site: Election: Primaries - June 10, 2003 . May 16, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130707080923/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ElectionResults/2003/Jun/htm/c_08_011.htm . July 7, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: Archived copy . May 16, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060211/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Official/8_l_CEB8C21E-9E12-4DB0-B3F9-160C726336CF_s.shtml . dead .
7. Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . www.sbe.state.va.us . February 3, 2022 . https://archive.today/20130505163406/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ElectionResults/2003/Nov/H_08_011.htm . May 5, 2013 . dead.
8. Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . April 23, 2013 . December 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235413/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_11.htm . dead .
9. Web site: Archived copy . May 16, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052703/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_l_CE81756C-4A23-4E1D-AAAA-CE58341A19CE_s.shtml . dead .
10. Web site: Archived copy . May 16, 2013 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051959/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_l_8C34B9D8-F6C3-4347-811F-726B7D2491CA_s.shtml . dead .
11. Web site: Archived copy . May 16, 2013 . October 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006084928/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_l_E36BDAB3-5ACC-4EA4-96F4-E34242046050_s.shtml . dead .