Tony Strickland

• Biography:

  Strickland was first elected to the Assembly in 1998 with 49% of the vote in a three-way race.

  1. He was re-elected in 2000 with 51% of the vote again in a three-way race.

  2. He was re-elected to a third term with 63.1% of the vote in 2002.

  3. During his time in the Assembly, Strickland was Chairman of the Assembly Republican Caucus, the second-highest ranking position for a Republican in the Assembly. During his three terms, he was also Vice Chairman of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee and was also a member of the Assembly Committees on Banking and Finance; Elections, Redistricting, and Constitutional Amendments; Higher Education; and Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media;. In addition, he served on the Assembly Republican Education Reform Task Force, which developed a number of education reform proposals that were rejected.