John Buckley (Virginia politician)

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John Buckley
Delegate Buckley 1980.jpg
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 18th district
In office
January 9, 1980 – January 13, 1982
Preceded byRay Vickery
Succeeded byAndy Guest
Personal details
Born
John Smallpage Buckley

(1953-08-03) August 3, 1953 (age 68)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyLibertarian
Other political
affiliations		Republican
ResidenceMathias, West Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
William & Mary Law School

John Smallpage Buckley (born August 3, 1953) is an American attorney and a former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. At age 26, he was the youngest member of that body, when he won election in 1979.[1] He is the former chief of staff to the United States Court of Federal Claims.

West Virginia politics[]

In 2014, Buckley ran in neighboring West Virginia as the Libertarian candidate for US Senate, he came in third with 7,409 votes.[2] In 2016, Buckley was the Libertarian nominee for West Virginia Secretary of State.[3][4] Buckley was endorsed by the Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia's largest newspaper.[5]

Personal life[]

Buckley is gay and lives with a same-sex partner.[6][7] He is the cousin of William F. Buckley.

References[]

  1. ^ Harden, Blaine (December 20, 1979). "The Youngest Lawmaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Cardosi, Mandi (July 12, 2014). "5 questions with Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate John Buckley". The State Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ McDermott, Jackie (June 20, 2016). "John Buckley Running For West Virginia Secretary Of State". The Intelligencer. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Davis, Clark (October 20, 2016). "Warner, Buckley Challenging Tennant for Secretary of State Seat". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Daily Mail endorsement: Buckley for Secretary of State; Leonhardt for Commissioner of Agriculture". Charleston Gazette-Mail. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Ogles, Jacob (May 29, 2016). "Can Libertarian Gary Johnson Attract Conservative LGBT Voters?". The Advocate. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Doherty, Brian (July 24, 2014). "John Buckley, Libertarian Senate Candidate From West Virginia". Reason. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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