Rocky Holcomb

Rocky Holcomb
Sheriff of Virginia Beach
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 29, 2023
Preceded byKen Stolle
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council
from the Kempsville district
In office
August 12, 2021 – September 29, 2023
Preceded byJessica Abbott
Succeeded byDavid Hutcheson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 85th district
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 10, 2018
Preceded byScott Taylor
Succeeded byCheryl Turpin
Personal details
Born
Norman Dewey Holcomb III

1968 (age 55–56)
Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTracie Summerlin
Children2
Alma materRegent University (BS)

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]

Career

Holcomb 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

  1. ^ "Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle retires, Rocky Holcomb sworn in as interim sheriff". 13 News Now.
  2. ^ "Rocky Holcomb".
  3. ^ "About | Rocky Holcomb". rockyholcomb.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rocky Holcomb wins Virginia Beach House race". wavy.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Belichis, Justin (January 10, 2017). "Virginia Beach elects Republican Rocky Holcomb as its newest delegate". southsidedaily.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  9. ^ "House of Delegates District 85". VPAP. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Stacy, Parker (August 12, 2021). "Virginia Beach City Council appoints former state lawmaker to represent Kempsville". The Virginian-Pilot.