Virginia House of Delegates
Session 2002
Purkey, Harry R. (Bob)
R - 82nd District
District includes City of Virginia Beach (part)
Member from 1986


Committee AssignmentsLegislation
Commerce and Labor
Finance
Health Welfare and Institutions
Science and Technology
Chief Patron
Co-Patron
Personal Information
Born: Parsons, WV, July 13, 1934
Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist
Membership & Affiliation:
Methodist Church
Virginia Beach Republican Party (former chairman)
Chamber of Commerce (former member)
Virginia Public Beach Commission (former commissioner)
Norfolk Sports Club
Governor's Commission on Government Reform "Strike Force"
Select Committee on Transportation
Great Neck Recreation Association (former director)
Old Dominion University Education Foundation (former director)
Old Dominion University Intercollegiate Foundation (former director)
Industrial Development Authority (former director)
Tidewater Automobile Association (director)
Boy Scouts of America, Tidewater Council (former director)
Education:
Old Dominion University (B.S.; Business Administration; B.S.; Economics; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society)
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania; PA
entrepreneurial program
Virginia Colleges and Universities:
Old Dominion University
Military Service:
USAR (1957-62)
Occupation/Profession:
First vice president (Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.)