What is Virgil Goode?
{{Infobox Congressman |birth_name =Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. |image = Rep Virgil Goode.jpg |state = [[Virginia]] |district = [[Virginia's 5th congressional district|5th]] |term_start = January 3, 1997 |term_end = January 3, 2009 |predecessor = [[Lewis F. Payne, Jr.|Lewis Payne]] |successor = [[Tom Perriello]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|17}} |birth_place = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] <br> <small>(2010–present)</small><br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] <br><small>(2002–2010)</small><br>[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] <br> <small>(2000–2002)</small><br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] <br><small>(Before 2000)</small> |spouse = Lucy Dodson |children = Catherine |alma_mater = [[University of Richmond]]<br>[[University of Virginia School of Law|University of Virginia]] |branch = [[Army National Guard]] |serviceyears = 1969–1975 |unit = [[Virginia Army National Guard]] }} '''Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|g|uː|d}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah|title=The Daily Show with Trevor Noah|website=Comedy Central|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2015-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820072820/http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/bxtuzh/post-democalypse-2012---america-takes-a-shower---karl-rove-s-math|url-status=dead}}</ref> born October 17, 1946) is an [[United States|American]] politician who was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1997 to 2009, first as a Democrat; in 2000 he switched to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He represented the [[Virginia's 5th congressional district|5th congressional district]] of [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/va05_109.gif|title=map|publisher=|access-dat