David Toscano
| David Toscano | |
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Toscano in 2010
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 57th district |
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Assumed office January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Mitchell Van Yahres |
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| Born |
June 28, 1950 Syracuse, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy M. Tramontin |
| Children | Mathieu Toscano |
| Residence | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Colgate University Boston College University of Virginia School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Courts of Justice; Rules; Transportation |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.davidtoscano.com |
David J. Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council 1990–2002 and was mayor 1994–96. In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, replacing Mitchell Van Yahres. He currently represents[update] the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County. In November 2011, Toscano was elected House Minority Leader.
David Toscano first won the Democratic nomination for the District 57 House of Delegates seat in 2005 with just 2,242 votes (out of 4,152 total). In 2017, Ross Mittiga announced his candidacy to challenge Toscano in the Democratic primary election--the first and only primary challenger in 12 years.
Toscano has only faced a general election opponent three times: in 2005, against Republican, T. W. McCrystal; and in 2009 and 2011 against Independent candidate, Robert Brandon Smith III.
In 2011, Toscano was elected Minority leader in the House of Delegates.
According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), David Toscano's top donors are:
Over David Toscano's tenure in the House of Delegates, he has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests, including a $1,719 dinner from the utility company Dominion Power.
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