Ron Villanueva

Ronald Villanueva
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district
In office
January 13, 2010 – January 10, 2018
Preceded byBobby Mathieson
Succeeded byKelly Fowler
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council, At Large
In office
July 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009
Preceded byWill Sessoms
Succeeded byRita Sweet Bellitto
Personal details
Born (1970-03-30) March 30, 1970 (age 56)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PartyRepublican
SpouseCathy Villanueva
EducationOld Dominion University (B.A., Political Science, 1992)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
ServiceUnited States Coast Guard Reserve (1987-95)

Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 21st district, serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond, Virginia. Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government. He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms, but lost his bid for a 5th term on November 7, 2017 to Kelly Convirs-Fowler (herself of Filipino descent).

In 2019, Villanueva pleaded guilty to fraud in regards to misuse of 8(a) Business Development Program; he was sentenced to serve 2+1⁄2 years in jail, 3 years probation, and $524,000 in restitution. He served his time at FCI Petersburg Low and was released after serving less than a year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
Virginia House of Delegates, 21st district
Nov 3, 2009 General Ron A. Villanueva Republican 7,673 49.93
R. W. "Bobby" Mathieson Democratic 7,659 49.84
Write Ins 33 0.21
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011 General Ron A. Villanueva Republican 6,194 57.27
Adrienne L. Bennett Democratic 4,600 42.53
Write Ins 20 0.18
Nov 5, 2013 General Ron A. Villanueva Republican 10,642 54.37
Susan Bates Hippen Democratic 8,895 45.44
Write Ins 38 0.19
Nov 3, 2015 General Ron A. Villanueva Republican 6,345 56.9%
Susan Bates Hippen Democratic 4,812 43.1
Nov 7, 2017 General Ron A. Villanueva Republican 11,309 47.31%
Kelly Fowler Democratic 12,540 52.46%
Write Ins 56 0.23%
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democrat

2016 Legislation

Chief Patron

(after prefiled period)

Chief Co-Patron

Co-Patron

Committee assignments

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees:

Virginia Committee Assignments, 2016
Commerce and Labor
Science and Technology
Transportation, Chair

2015 legislative session

2014 legislative session

2012-2013 legislative session

2010-2011 legislative session

References

  1. ↑ "Delegate Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach)". Richmond Sunlight. Open Virginia. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
    "Voters Guide Virginia House of Delegates 21st District". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bio for Ron A. Villanueva". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ Tagala, Don (21 July 2011). "Fil-Am Republican making history in Virginia Beach". ABS-CBN News. Philippines. ABS-CBN North America News Bureau. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ↑ F. Valencia (22 March 2017). "8 Fil-Ams Who Want to Help Trump Make America Great Again". Esquire Philippines. Phuilippines: EsquireMag.ph. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Nirappil, Fenit (8 November 2017). "Democrats poised to make significant gains in Virginia legislature". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Former Fil-Am lawmaker sentenced for defrauding federal government". ABS-CBN News. Philippines. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
    Weiner, Rachel (19 March 2019). "Former Del. Ron Villanueva of Virginia Beach pleads guilty to contracting fraud". Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
    "Former Virginia delegate sentenced for defrauding federal government". WTKR. Hampton Roads. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Former State Delegate Sentenced for Role in Defrauding United States". GSA Office of Inspector General. July 2, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ Fox, Andy (February 24, 2025). "Out of prison, former VB councilman, state delegate Ron Villanueva speaks only to 10 On Your Side". WAVY News. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  10. ↑ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  11. ↑ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2017 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2017.