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{{Infobox officeholder
|name            = Frank Wagner
|image           = File:Frank Wagner.jpg
|state_senate    = Virginia
|district        = [[Virginia's 7th Senate district|7th]]
|term_start      = January 9, 2001
|term_end        = May 8, 2019
|predecessor     = [[Ed Schrock]]
|successor       = [[Jen Kiggans]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-senate-gains-two-political-outsiders-and-friends/2019/12/22/a7008dd0-21bf-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html|title=Virginia Senate gains two political outsiders and friends|last=Vozzella|first=Laura|date=2019-12-27|website=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>
|state_delegate1 = Virginia
|district1       = [[Virginia's 21st House of Delegates district|21st]]
|term_start1     = January 8, 1992
|term_end1       = January 9, 2001
|predecessor1    = [[Charles R. Hawkins]]
|successor1      = [[John Welch (Virginia politician)|John Welch]]
|birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1955|7|18}}
|birth_place     = [[Ruislip]], England, [[United Kingdom|UK]]
|death_date      = 
|death_place     = 
|party           = Republican
|alma_mater      = [[United States Naval Academy]] (BS)
|allegiance      = [[United States of America|United States]]
|branch          = [[United States Navy]]
|serviceyears    = 1973–1982
}}
'''Frank W. Wagner''' (born July 18, 1955) is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992&ndash;2001, and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election on December 19, 2000. He represented the [[Virginia's 7th Senate district|7th district]] in Virginia Beach and Norfolk from 2001 until 2019.<ref name="sov">Senate of Virginia bio</ref><ref name="sbe200012">{{cite web | title = Commonwealth of Virginia; December 19, 2000 - Special Election | url = http://www2.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs/election/results/2000/dec_special/ | accessdate = 2009-01-27 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060117142836/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs/election/results/2000/dec_special/ | archivedate = January 17, 2006}}</ref> He was a member of the Commerce and Labor, General Laws and Technology, Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Transportation committees.

==Personal life==
Wagner was born at a [[United States Air Force]] base in England. He graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1977, with a B.S. degree in Ocean Engineering. He served in the [[United States Navy]] as a diving and salvage officer and an engineering duty officer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wagnervasenate.com/about-us/|title=Frank Wagner for Senate » About Frank|website=Wagnervasenate.com|accessdate=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404103412/http://www.wagnervasenate.com/about-us/|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> then went into the boat building and repair business. He {{as of | 2013 | 01 | alt=is currently}} the co-owner/vice president of Davis Boatworks.<ref name="sov"/>

==Political career==
His focus and expertise is on energy policy.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}

In August 2016, Wagner announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/sen-frank-wagner-from-virginia-beach-announces-run-for-gop/article_646d8cb8-8ee7-50ce-81da-5d35b8ff8e3f.html|title=Sen. Frank Wagner from Virginia Beach announces run for GOP nomination for governor of Virginia|work=The Virginian-Pilot|last=Wilson|first=Patrick|date=August 29, 2016|accessdate=August 29, 2016}}</ref> He ran on the slogan "One veteran, one businessman, one Virginian, one choice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wric.com/news/politics/meet-the-candidates/meet-the-candidates-republican-frank-wagner_20180320022004210/1059823919|title=Meet the candidates: Republican Frank Wagner|first=Evanne|last=Armour|date=19 May 2017|website=WRIC|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>

He lost the primary election on June 13, 2017, placing in third behind [[Corey Stewart]] and [[Ed Gillespie]], the latter of whom became the Republican nominee.

In March 2019, Wagner announced he would not seek re-election in the 2019 Virginia Senate election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtkr.com/2019/03/07/longtime-state-senator-frank-wagner-announces-hes-not-seeking-re-election|title=Longtime State Senator Frank Wagner announces he’s not seeking re-election|date=7 March 2019|website=WTKR|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> Two months after announcing his retirement, Wagner resigned his Senate seat to accept Governor [[Ralph Northam]]'s appointment to become Deputy Director of the [[Virginia Lottery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtkr.com/2019/05/03/gov-northam-appoints-retiring-sen-frank-wagner-as-deputy-director-of-virginia-lottery|title=Gov. Northam appoints retiring Sen. Frank Wagner as Deputy Director of Virginia Lottery|date=3 May 2019|website=WTKR|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> He was succeeded in the Senate by Republican [[Jen Kiggans]].

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite web | title = Senator Frank W. Wagner; Republican - District 7 | publisher = Senate of Virginia | url = http://apps.lis.virginia.gov/sfb1/Senate/senatorwebprofile.aspx?id=238 | accessdate = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121203033132/http://apps.lis.virginia.gov/sfb1/Senate/senatorwebprofile.aspx?id=238 | archivedate = 2012-12-03}}
*{{cite web | title = Past member search; Frank Wagner | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/Membios.nsf/HSearch/?SearchView&Query=%5BFullName%5D+Contains+frank%20and%20wagner+&SearchMax=&SearchOrder=4}}
*{{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084700/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html |archivedate=2010-06-17}}

==External links==
*{{cite web | title = Senator Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) | work = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/fwwagner/}}
*{{cite web | title = Frank W Wagner | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/5699}}
*''Follow the Money'' - Frank W Wagner
**[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200545&c=414051 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200345&c=59468 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200145&c=59916 2001] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199945&c=2342 1999] campaign contributions

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