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Rocky Holcomb

Rocky Holcomb

American politician

Norman Dewey "Rocky" Holcomb III (born 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Kempsville district, Preceded by ...

Career

Holcomb served in the United States Marine Corps and for the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office.[2] He won a special election to the Virginia House of Delegates held on January 10, 2017, to succeed Scott Taylor, who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives.[3][4] He went on to lose the November general election in 2017 to Cheryl Turpin, whom he had faced earlier that year in the special election.[5]

During the 2019 election cycle, instead of running for re-election, Cheryl Turpin decided to instead run for Virginia State Senate. The 85th district seat now vulnerable, Holcomb announced he would run for the seat once more.[6][7] He was challenged by Democrat Alex Askew, who served as a staffer for Barack Obama‘s 2012 presidential campaign. Holcomb lost to Askew by a margin of 3.46% [8]

On August 12, 2021, Holcomb was appointed to the Virginia Beach City Council after the seat was vacated by Jessica Abbott.[9][10]

References

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    "Rocky Holcomb wins Virginia Beach House race". wavy.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
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    Belichis, Justin (January 10, 2017). "Virginia Beach elects Republican Rocky Holcomb as its newest delegate". southsidedaily.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
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    Hankerson, Mechelle (November 8, 2017). "Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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    Abides, Abigail (October 31, 2019). "GOP ex-delegate Holcomb wants his seat back in Virginia Beach. A Democratic consultant is opposing him". Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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    "The Voter's Self Defense System".
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    "House of Delegates District 85". VPAP. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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    https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/city-clerk/city-council/Pages/city-council-members.aspx
  10. [10]
    "Virginia Beach City Council appoints former state lawmaker to represent Kempsville".
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