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Fred Quayle

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Frederick MacDonald "Fred" Quayle (born February 16, 1936 in Suffolk, Virginia) is an American politician and Republican State Senator who represents the 13th District in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His district includes parts of Chesapeake City; Franklin City; Hopewell City; Isle of Wight County; Portsmouth City; Prince George County; Southampton County; Suffolk City; and all of Surry County. Quayle has been reelected three consecutive times since he was first elected in 1991. Senator Quayle currently sits on the following committees: Courts of Justice, Education and Health, Finance, Rules, and Local Government, for which he is the Chair. He is up for re-election in November, 2007.

Personal

Quayle grew up in Suffolk, VA and graduated from Suffolk High School in 1954. He earned a B.A. in economics at the University of Virginia in 1959, where he was an accomplished lacrosse player and a member of the now defunct Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. Quayle studied law at T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond and earned his LL.B. in 1966. He currently resides in Suffolk, VA.