Birthname: | William Roscoe Reynolds |
State Senate: | Virginia |
District: | 20th |
Term Start: | January 8, 1997 |
Term End: | January 11, 2012 |
Preceded: | Virgil Goode |
Succeeded: | Bill Stanley |
State Delegate2: | Virginia |
District2: | 10th |
Term Start2: | January 11, 1986 |
Term End2: | December 30, 1996 |
Preceded2: | Mary Sue Terry |
Succeeded2: | Barnie Day |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1942 |
Birth Place: | Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Linda Marshall |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | Duke University Washington & Lee University |
Profession: | Lawyer |
William Roscoe Reynolds (born May 21, 1942) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1986 - 97 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a December 1996 special election. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Reynolds served as Commonwealth's Attorney for Henry County, Virginia. He represented the 20th Senate district, made up of four counties and parts of two others in southwestern Virginia, plus the cities of Galax and Martinsville.[1]
In 2007, Roscoe Reynolds defeated his opponent, Jeff Evans, 62.88% to 37.06%, winning re-election to the Senate of Virginia.[2] After redistricting changed the composition of the 20th Senate district, Reynolds was challenged by William Stanley, the incumbent from the 19th district. In a three-way race, Stanley defeated Reynolds by 644 votes, 46.80% to 45.54%.[3]