Norman Dewey "Rocky" Holcomb III (born 1968) is an American politician who serves as the interim Sheriff of Virginia Beach since September 29, 2023.[1] He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.[2]
Rocky Holcomb | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Virginia Beach | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Stolle |
| Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Kempsville district | |
| In office August 12, 2021 – September 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica Abbott |
| Succeeded by | David Hutcheson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 85th district | |
| In office January 11, 2017 – January 10, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Turpin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Dewey Holcomb III 1968 (age 55–56) Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Tracie Summerlin |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Regent University (BS) |
Career
editHolcomb served in the United States Marine Corps and for the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office.[3] He won a special election to the Virginia House of Delegates held on January 10, 2017, to succeed Scott Taylor, who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives.[4][5] He went on to lose the November general election in 2017 to Cheryl Turpin, whom he had faced earlier that year in the special election.[6]
During the 2019 election cycle, instead of running for re-election, Cheryl Turpin decided to instead run for Virginia State Senate. The 85th district seat now vulnerable, Holcomb announced he would run for the seat once more.[7][8] He was challenged by Democrat Alex Askew, who served as a staffer for Barack Obama‘s 2012 presidential campaign. Holcomb lost to Askew by a margin of 3.46% [9]
On August 12, 2021, Holcomb was appointed to the Virginia Beach City Council after the seat was vacated by Jessica Abbott.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle retires, Rocky Holcomb sworn in as interim sheriff". 13 News Now.
- ^ "Rocky Holcomb".
- ^ "About | Rocky Holcomb". rockyholcomb.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Rocky Holcomb wins Virginia Beach House race". wavy.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Belichis, Justin (January 10, 2017). "Virginia Beach elects Republican Rocky Holcomb as its newest delegate". southsidedaily.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Hankerson, Mechelle (November 8, 2017). "Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Abides, Abigail (October 31, 2019). "GOP ex-delegate Holcomb wants his seat back in Virginia Beach. A Democratic consultant is opposing him". Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ "House of Delegates District 85". VPAP. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Stacy, Parker (August 12, 2021). "Virginia Beach City Council appoints former state lawmaker to represent Kempsville". The Virginian-Pilot.