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  Parris, Stanford E.
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameStanford E. Parris
Address
Woodbridge, Virginia , United States
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Born September 09, 1929
DiedMarch 27, 2010 (80 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifedDavid
Sep 09, 2020 01:41pm
Tags Episcopalian -
InfoStanford Elmer "Stan" Parris

born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 9, 1929; attended the public schools of Illinois; B.S., University of Illinois, Champaign, 1950; J.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1958; served in the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict, 1950-1954; awarded Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster, Air Medal with clusters, Purple Heart, and United States and Korean Presidential Citations; admitted to the Virginia bar in 1958 and commenced practice in Alexandria; president, Woodbridge Chrysler-Plymouth Corp., 1965, and Flying Circus Aerodrome, 1971; commercial pilot; Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, 1964-1967; member, Virginia house of delegates, 1969-1972; chairman, Joint senate-house Republican caucus; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; member, District of Columbia Law Revision Commission, 1975-1977; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1991); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress; appointed president of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation by President George Bush and served from 1991 to the present; is a resident of Alexandria, Va.

Also sought the 1985 Republican Gubernatorial nomination, but withdrew before the nominating convention took place.



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Mar 27, 2010 09:00pm Obituary Former six-term Rep. Stanford E. Parris dies at 80  Article RMF 

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  11/07/1995 VA State Senate 36 Lost 47.23% (-5.50%)
  11/06/1990 VA District 8 Lost 44.63% (-7.08%)
  06/13/1989 VA Governor - R Primary Lost 28.07% (-8.74%)
  11/08/1988 VA District 8 Won 62.32% (+24.65%)
  11/04/1986 VA District 8 Won 61.78% (+23.55%)
  11/06/1984 VA District 8 Won 55.79% (+12.39%)
  11/02/1982 VA District 8 Won 49.70% (+1.11%)
  11/04/1980 VA District 8 Won 48.82% (+0.56%)
  06/10/1980 VA District 8 - R Primary Won 60.20% (+20.41%)
  11/05/1974 VA District 8 Lost 42.35% (-15.29%)
  11/07/1972 VA District 8 Won 44.41% (+6.61%)
  06/13/1972 VA District 08 - R Primary Won 63.42% (+26.85%)
  11/02/1971 VA State House 019 Won 10.03% (+0.00%)
  11/04/1969 VA State House - Fairfax, Alexandria, Fairfax City, Falls Church Won 54.67% (+9.33%)
  04/08/1969 VA State House - Fairfax, Fairfax City, and Falls Church - Special Election Won 56.55% (+17.80%)
  11/07/1967 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Lost 37.96% (-0.54%)
  11/05/1963 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors - Mason Won 56.14% (+12.29%)
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