C. Todd Gilbert

Christopher Todd Gilbert, a former prosecutor for Shenandoah County, Virginia, is Delegate for House District 15 in the Virginia General Assembly. District 15 includes the counties of Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham (part), and Shenandoah. 

Gilbert won the "seat left open by retiring incumbent Republican Del. Allen Louderback." 

A Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Republican, Gilbert ran against Democratic candidate Jim Blubaugh in 2005 for the 15th House District. 

Issues: Death Penalty Bills 2006
Gilbert has been a Patron on two death penalty bills pending in the Virginia Legislature:
 * HB 782: Elimination of the Triggerman Rule. Patron: Del. C. Todd Gilbert & Sen. Mark D. Obenshain. Summary as introduced: Elimination of the triggerman rule. Eliminates the "triggerman rule," which provides that only the actual perpetrator of a capital murder is eligible for the death penalty, and that accessories and principals in the second degree can only be punished with first degree murder.
 * HB 1311: Capital Murder of a Witness. Patron: C. Todd Gilbert. Summary as introduced: Capital murder of a person assisting in a criminal investigation; penalty. Adds to the list of offenses punishable as capital murder the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of any person because he is assisting or previously assisted in a criminal investigation or prosecution.

Campaign Information

 * Wade Zirkle, co-founder of the pro-war in Iraq organization Vets for Freedom, was campaign spokesman.
 * Gilbert for Delegate: Summary, VPAP.org.

Contact Information
In-session Address: General Assembly Building, Room 509 Capitol Square Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 698-1015 Email: DelTGilbert AT House.state.va.us

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 309 Woodstock, Virginia 22664 Phone: (540) 459-7550