Clarence Edward "Bud" Phillips (born April 8, 1950) is an

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, he served 11 terms in the

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, 1990–2012. He represented a portion of southwestern Virginia that at times included parts of Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell and Wise counties and the independent city of Norton. Phillips elected not to run for a 12th term when his constituency, the 2nd district, was moved to the northern part of the state in a 2011

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* * * 1950 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates University of Virginia's College at Wise alumni East Tennessee State University alumni People from Russell County, Virginia People from Clintwood, Virginia 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly {{Virginia-delegate-stub