Charles William Carrico Sr.
Charles William Carrico Sr. (born November 6, 1961) is an American politician who served as a member of the Senate of Virginia from 2012 to 2020, representing the 40th district.From 2002 to 2011, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 5th district in the southwestern part of the state.[citation needed] Carrico's campaign for Senate was heavily financed by coal mining interests such as Alpha Natural Resources, Consol Energy and Richard Baxter Gilliam.[2] Carrico was the Republican nominee for Virginia's 9th congressional district in the 2006 midterm elections, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Rick Boucher."[6] Along with this he introduced SB 41, which would provide "that no individual authorized to solemnize any marriage shall be required to do so and no religious organization shall be required to provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization of any marriage if the action would cause the individual or organization to violate a sincerely held religious belief.