Michael Webert | |
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| Member of theVirginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Clay Athey |
| Constituency | 18th district (2012–2024) 61st district (2024–present) |
| Republican Caucus Whip | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-09-24)September 24, 1979 (age 46) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rebecca Funkhouser |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Mason University |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Committees | Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Commerce and Energy Public Safety Rules |
| Website | www |
Michael J. Webert (born September 24, 1979) is anAmerican politician. ARepublican, he was elected to theVirginia House of Delegates in 2011. He currently represents[update] the 61st district, made up ofRappahannock County and parts ofCulpeper andFauquier, in the north central part of the state.[1][2]
A native ofDenver, Colorado, Webert graduated from theKent School inKent, Connecticut in 1998. After moving toVirginia, he received a B.A. in Communications fromGeorge Mason University in 2010.[1][2]
He is the general manager of Locust Hill Farm, LLC, a cattle farm nearMiddleburg, Virginia. He also owns a cattle marketing business.[update][1][2]
Webert married Rebecca Funkhouser. They have two sons and live outside of Warrenton.[1][2]
The 18th House district incumbent, RepublicanClay Athey ofFront Royal, did not run for re-election in 2011 following redistricting that radically altered the map of the district. The following year, the General Assembly appointed Athey acircuit court judge.[3]
In 2011, Webert won theRepublican primary with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin P. Kelley ofWarrenton with 2,016 votes to Kelley's 1,556.[4] He then won the general election with 69.6% of the vote, defeatingDemocratic candidate Bob L. Zwick ofThe Plains. He received 9,749 votes while Zwick received 4,264.[5]
In 2013, Webert won reelection with 63.3% of the vote, defeatingDemocratic nominee Colin S. Harris, a 22-year-old aerospace executive fromOrlean, in the general election. He received 15,549 votes while Harris received 8,979 votes, or 36.5% of the vote.[6] This was (and remains, as of 2019) the strongest Democratic performance in the strongly Republican 18th district since 2001, when Peter B. Schwartz ofMarshall won 37.3% of the vote in a three-way race against Athey and independent candidate Jerry M. Wood of Warrenton (who had previously served one term in the House of Delegates as a Democrat from 1992 to 1994).[7]
Webert ran unopposed in the 2015 election, winning 96.9% of the vote.[8]
In the 2017 election, Webert won his fourth term in the House of Delegates, defeatingDemocratic candidate Tristan D. Shields, a musician fromRixeyville, andGreen Party candidate Wilton King, a retired Marine and federal air marshal fromBealeton. He received 16,686 votes while Shields received 9,486 and King received 1,433.[9]
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