Ron Villanueva

Ron A. Villanueva is a former member of the Virginia [House of Delegates] for the Virginia's 21st [House of Delegates district|21st district], serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009 [Virginia House of Delegates election|2009], defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond, Virginia. Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government. He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms, but lost his bid for a 5th term on 2017 [Virginia House of Delegates election|November 7, 2017] to Kelly Convirs-Fowler.
In 2019, Villanueva pleaded guilty to fraud in regards to misuse of 8(a) [Business Development Program]; he was sentenced to serve years in jail, 3 years probation, and $524,000 in restitution. He served his time at Federal [Correctional Institution, Petersburg|FCI Petersburg Low] and was released after serving less than a year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Committee assignments

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Villanueva served on the following committees:

Virginia Committee Assignments, 2016

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