Onzlee Ware
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 11th district
In office
January 14, 2004 – January 8, 2014
Preceded byChip Woodrum
Succeeded bySam Rasoul
Personal details
Born (1954-01-04) January 4, 1954
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenGabrielle
ResidenceRoanoke, Virginia
Alma materNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
North Carolina Central School of Law
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesAppropriations; Counties, Cities and Towns; Education
Websitedelegateonzleeware.com

Onzlee Ware (born January 4, 1954) is an American politician and judge. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He formerly represented the 11th District, which is made up of part of the City of Roanoke. He also served as the Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms.[1]

In November 2013, Ware announced his resignation from the House of Delegates, citing family issues.[2] Ware is now the chief judge for Roanoke County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, in the 23rd Judicial District of Virginia. Ware was sworn in on September 18, 2014.[3]

Electoral history

Democratic Primary for Virginia House of Delegates, District 11: Results 2003 to 2011
Year Democrat Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct
June 10, 2003[4] Onzlee Ware 1,898 56.44% Brian Shepard 1,465 43.56%
June 9, 2009[5] Onzlee Ware 1,877 68.5% Martin Jeffrey 863 31.49%
General Election for Virginia House of Delegates, District 11: Results 2003 to 2011
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct Third Party Party Votes Pct
November 4, 2003[6] Onzlee Ware 6,403 99.94% No Candidate Write-Ins 4 .06%
November 8, 2005[7] Onzlee Ware 10,735 99.25% No Candidate Write-Ins 81 .75%
November 6, 2007[8] Onzlee Ware 4,696 62.09% No Candidate Delvis McCadden Independent 2,822 37.31%
November 3, 2009[9] Onzlee Ware 7,519 60.28% Troy Bird 4,934 39.56% Write-Ins 19 .15%
November 8, 2011[10] Onzlee Ware 9,885 97.26% No Candidate Write-ins 278 2.73%

Notes

  1. ↑ Virginia House of Delegates bio, 2009
  2. ↑ Yoon, Erica (January 8, 2014). "Sam Rasoul easily takes Roanoke House of Delegates seat". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Friedenberger, Amy. "Roanoke's Onzlee Ware named a juvenile court judge". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Election: Primaries - June 10, 2003". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "General Election- November 4, 2003". www.sbe.state.va.us. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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