Virgil Goode

Virgil Goode
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Lewis Payne
Succeeded by	Tom Perriello
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 20th district
In office December 1973 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	William Stone
Succeeded by	Roscoe Reynolds
Personal details
Born	Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (1946-10-17) October 17, 1946 (age 77) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Constitution (2010–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican (2002–2010) Independent (2000–2002) Democratic (before 2000)
Spouse	Lucy Dodson
Children	1
Education	University of Richmond (BA) University of Virginia (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1969–1975
Unit	Army National Guard  • Virginia Army National Guard

Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia^[1] from 1997 to 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but became an independent in 2000 and switched to the Republican Party in 2002. He was narrowly defeated in 2008 by Democrat Tom Perriello.^[2]

In 2012, he was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party, receiving 122,388 votes or 0.09% of the total.