Virgil Goode
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Lewis Payne
Succeeded by	Tom Perriello
Personal details
Born	Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. (1946-10-17) October 17, 1946 (age 78) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Constitution Party (2010–present) Republican Party (2002–2010) Independent (2000–2002) Democratic Party (Before 2000)
Spouse(s)	Lucy Dodson
Children	Catherine
Alma mater	University of Richmond University of Virginia
Military service
Branch/service	Army National Guard
Years of service	1969–1975
Unit	Virginia Army National Guard

Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. (/ɡuːd/,^[1] born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009, first as a Democrat; in 2000 he switched to the Republican Party. He represented the 5th congressional district of Virginia.^[2] He lost his seat in the 2008 election to Democrat Tom Perriello.^[3] Goode subsequently joined the Constitution Party. He was the party's 2012 presidential nominee.

• Virgil Goode for President 2012 Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine official campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Works by or about Virgil Goode in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Audio from Goode's August 9, 2006 debate with Al Weed Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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