Which school did Rick Boucher go to from 1968 to 1971?
Rick Boucher Frederick Carlyle Boucher ( ; born August 1 , 1946 ) is an American politician who was the U.S . Representative for from 1983 to 2011 . He is a member of the Democratic Party . He was defeated in his bid for a 15th term by Republican Morgan Griffith in the 2010 elections . Early life , education and career . Boucher is a native of Abingdon , Virginia , where he currently lives . He earned his BA from Roanoke College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity . He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law . He has practiced law on Wall Street initially as an associate at Milbank Tweed in the firms New York City office , and later in Virginia . Prior to his election to Congress , he served for seven years as a member of the Senate of Virginia . His a former member of the Law and Justice Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures , the Board of Directors of the First Virginia Bank of Damascus , Virginia , and the Board of Directors of Client Centered Legal Services of Southwest Virginia . He formerly served on the Advisory Board of Virginia Cares Inc . In May 2011 , Boucher joined prominent Washington law firm Sidley Austin and was charged with leading their government strategies practice . The Internet Innovation Alliance ( IIA ) , an industry advocacy group , also announced that Boucher has joined as the honorary chair . The IIA includes among its members AT&T and Americans for Tax Reform and has focused on expanding broadband access and adoption with particular emphasis on increased mobile connectivity for underserved and rural communities . U.S . House of Representatives . Political campaigns . Boucher was first elected to Congress in 1982 , defeating 16-year Republican incumbent Bill Wampler by 1,100 votes . He was narrowly reelected in 1984 , defeating Delegate Jefferson Stafford by four points , even as Ronald Reagan carried the 9th in a landslide . However , he was completely unopposed for a third term in 1986 , and was reelected 11 more times without serious difficulty . Boucher remained very popular in his district even as its socially conservative tint made it friendlier to Republicans . The GOP won most of the areas seats in the Virginia General Assembly in 2001 , and has held them ever since . From 2002 to 2006 , he fended off three reasonably well-funded Republican challengers with relative ease . In 2002 , he defeated state delegate Jay Katzen with 66 percent of the vote . In 2004 , he defeated NASCAR official Kevin Triplett with 59 percent of the vote even as George W . Bush easily carried the district . In 2006 , he defeated state delegate Bill Carrico with 68 percent of the vote . He was reelected unopposed in 2008 even as John McCain carried the district with his largest margin in the state . It was generally thought that Boucher would be succeeded by a Republican once he retired . 2010 . In 2010 Boucher faced his strongest opponent to date in House of Delegates Majority Leader Morgan Griffith . Although Boucher charged that Griffith lived outside of the 9th ( Griffiths home in Salem was indeed just outside the 9ths borders ) , it was not enough to overcome Griffiths attacks that Boucher was an ally of Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi . Ultimately , Griffith unseated Boucher with 51 percent of the vote to Bouchers 46 percent . No Democrat has crossed the 40 percent mark in the district since Boucher left office . Committee assignments . - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications , Technology and the Internet ( Chairman ) - Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality ( Chairman ) - Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy Boucher served in the House Democratic leadership as an assistant whip from 1985 to 2010 . Political positions . Boucher has been active on Internet-related legislation , including cosponsoring the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991 . He chaired the Science Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Technology and through hearings oversaw the transition of the Internet from a National Science Foundation managed government research project ( known as NSFnet ) to the private sector . In that role , he authored the legislation which permitted the first commercial use of the Internet . His proposals to promote competition in the cable and local telephone industries contributed to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 . Boucher originated the House Internet Caucus and served as its co-chairman ( 1996-2011 ) . He also authored the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act ( DMCRA ) legislation and introduced the FAIR USE Act . He was named Politician of the Year for 2006 by the Association of American Libraries Library Journal , largely due to his efforts to protect the fair use doctrine and expand Internet technologies to rural areas . Boucher voted in favor of the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act , as well as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 . Boucher has received a rating of A+ from the National Rifle Association and is one of the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq . Boucher is a strong opponent of tax patents and has introduced bills to either have them banned or to exempt tax attorneys and tax payers from liability in infringing them . In June 2009 , Boucher voted in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act which , if enacted , would establish a cap-and-trade system . Boucher was chairman of the energy sub-committee of the previous Congress which first drafted the legislation , and was deemed to be instrumental in the bills development . Boucher opened his pre-vote remarks on the bill by saying that he was in strong support of the bill . In November 2009 , Boucher , along with 39 other Democratic members of the House , voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act . Also , on March 21 , 2010 , Boucher voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 . Rick Boucher endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president , while his district went solidly for Hillary Clinton . In 2007 , Congress.org ranked Rick Boucher as the 10th most powerful member of the U.S . House of Representatives . Personal life . Boucher announced his engagement at age 59 to Amy Hauslohner , an editor of the Galax Gazette in Galax , Virginia . Said Boucher of the engagement We have decided since I will be 60 in August and she just turned 50 last week , we probably are mature enough to handle marriage . Boucher and Houslohner were married on June 3 , 2006 . External links . - Rick Boucher for Congress official campaign site - Rick Boucher speaks of Hulu , Boxee , gains major tech cred at Comcast-NBC hearing , Top of the Ticket , Los Angeles Times , February 5 , 2010