Adam Light

Adam Light

Republican Party

Education

High school

Richlands High School, 1988

Personal

Profession

Engineer

Contact

Personal website

Adam Light was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 38 of the Virginia State Senate.

Light received a certificate in Electronics Technology from Tazewell County Vocational School.

Light has worked in a variety of engineering positions. He and his father founded Light Surveying and Mapping in 2000. He is employed as General Manager for that company, which is now called LBL & Associates PC.

Elections

2011

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011

Light ran in the 2011 election for Virginia Senate District 38. He was defeated by incumbent Phillip Puckett in the November 8 general election.

Virginia State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phillip Puckett Incumbent	53%	26,339
	Republican	Adam Light	47%	23,328
Total Votes				49,667

Campaign themes

Light's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• 10th Amendment Rights and Virginia Sovereignty

Excerpt: "As your State Senator, I will vigorously fight any attempt by politicians in Washington to ignore your 10th Amendment rights, and I will work to assert the constitutional rights of Virginia and her citizens in all cases where the federal government has infringed on those rights in violation of the 10th Amendment."

• The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Excerpt: "As your State Senator, I will always defend your constitutional rights, including your right to own and carry a firearm. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from infringing upon your right to keep and bear arms."

• Education

Excerpt: "As the son of a teacher in our public school system, and the parent of two recent high school graduates, I understand the issues that our students and our teachers face."

• Energy Costs

Excerpt: "The rising cost of energy is a huge concern to citizens in Southwest Virginia. As your State Senator, I will use the limited tools available to state government to encourage more energy competition while pushing for greater energy independence for the state, in order to hold down prices for consumers and businesses."

• Jobs & Economy

Excerpt: "As a small business owner, I understand how jobs are created, and how difficult it is to keep them in today’s environment. Growing private sector businesses create good jobs, not government.

• Right to Life

Excerpt: "I strongly support the right to life from the moment of conception until natural death."

• Taxes & Spending

Excerpt: "Taxes are economic inhibitors. Whatever money that government takes in the form of taxes, is money removed from the economy. It is money that a business would spend on research and development, or expansion, or business development."

• Transportation

Excerpt: "One of the most important things to remember here is that we must be responsible and smart with our limited funding. We do not face any transportation emergencies in Southwest Virginia. As your Senator, I will only support transportation projects that are fully funded."

Personal

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Light and his wife, Jennifer, have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Adam Light's campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Adam Light on Facebook
• Adam Light on Twitter

Footnotes

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Current members of the Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Scott Surovell

Minority Leader:Ryan McDougle

Senators

District 1

Timmy French (R)

District 2

Mark Obenshain (R)

District 3

Chris Head (R)

District 4

David Suetterlein (R)

District 5

Travis Hackworth (R)

District 6

Todd Pillion (R)

District 7

Bill Stanley (R)

District 8

Mark Peake (R)

District 9

Tammy Mulchi (R)

District 10

Luther Cifers (R)

District 11

Creigh Deeds (D)

District 12

Glen Sturtevant (R)

District 13

Lashrecse Aird (D)

District 14

Lamont Bagby (D)

District 15

Ghazala Hashmi (D)

District 16

Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)

District 17

Emily Jordan (R)

District 18

Louise Lucas (D)

District 19

Christie Craig (R)

District 20

Bill DeSteph (R)

District 21

Angelia Graves (D)

District 22

Aaron Rouse (D)

District 23

Mamie Locke (D)

District 24

J.D. Diggs (R)

District 25

Richard Stuart (R)

District 26

Ryan McDougle (R)

District 27

Tara Durant (R)

District 28

Bryce Reeves (R)

District 29

Jeremy McPike (D)

District 30

Danica Roem (D)

District 31

Russet Perry (D)

District 32

Kannan Srinivasan (D)

District 33

Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)

District 34

Scott Surovell (D)

District 35

Dave Marsden (D)

District 36

Stella Pekarsky (D)

District 37

Saddam Salim (D)

District 38

Jennifer Boysko (D)

District 39

Adam Ebbin (D)

District 40

Barbara Favola (D)

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