  virgil hamlin goode, jr. (,daily show, jan 9, 2007 born october 17, 1946) is an american politician who served as a member of the united states house of representatives from 1997 to 2009, first as a democrat; in 2000 became an independent; in 2002 he switched to the republican party. he represented the 5th congressional district of virginia.map he lost his seat in the 2008 election to democrat tom perriello. goode subsequently joined the constitution party and was the party's 2012 presidential nominee. == early life and education == goode was born in richmond, virginia, the son of alice clara (nÃ©e besecker) and virgil hamlin goode.http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/goode.htm goode graduated with a b.a. from the university of richmond (phi beta kappa) and with a j.d. from the university of virginia school of law. he also is a member of lambda chi alpha fraternity and serve
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