Virginia House of Delegates
On March 24,2010,Governor Bob McDonnell appointed the 27th district incumbent,Republican Samuel A. Nixon,as Virginia's Chief Information Officer. [4] Robinson became the Republican nominee to succeed Nixon. She defeated Democrat William Brown,a county planning commissioner,in a special election on June 15,receiving 72% of the vote. [5] Robinson was unopposed for reelection in 2011 and 2013. [6]
In 2017,Robinson was opposed by Democrat Larry Barnett. The race was too close to call on election night,but Barnett conceded two days later,and Robinson won re-election by an estimated margin of 124 votes. [7]
In the 2018 Legislative Session,Robinson was appointed to chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee. [8]
In 2022,Robinson was promoted to chair of the Finance Committee. [9]
George Manoli Loupassi is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2008 to 2018, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 68th district, comprising parts of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County.
Richard Lawrence Saslaw is an American politician who served as Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia between 2020 – 2024, when he declined to run for reelection. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1976–80, then was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He represented the 35th district, made up of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria.
Charles Richard "Dick" Cranwell is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1972–2001, and was its Democratic floor leader 1991–2001. From 2005 to 2010, he was chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia.
Jennifer Leigh McClellan is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.
Benjamin Lee Cline is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018.
Robert Bernard Bell III is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2023. In 2013, Bell ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of Virginia. He resigned from his seat prior to his final term ending in 2023 to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.
Marvin Kirkland Cox is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022, representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020, he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates. Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009, representing the 46th district, made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County, near Washington, D.C.
David-Imad Ramadan is a Lebanese-born American politician and businessman. He is a former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th district in Loudoun and Prince William counties from 2012 to 2016. He opted not to seek re-election in 2015, and was succeeded by his 2013 opponent, Democrat John J. Bell.
Myron Keith Hodges is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He currently represents the 68th district, made up of the Middle Peninsula counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Mathews and Middlesex, and part of King William County.
Nicholas J. Freitas is an American politician and social media influencer. A Republican, he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2016. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2018, losing in the primary election to Corey Stewart. He was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, which he narrowly lost to Abigail Spanberger, the incumbent Democratic congresswoman. Before entering politics, he served in the United States Army.
Lashrecse Dianna Aird /ˌla.ʃəˈɹis/ is an American Democratic politician who represented the 63rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. The district includes Dinwiddie County and the city of Petersburg as well as parts of the counties of Chesterfield and Prince George. Aird served on the General Laws, Health, Welfare and Institutions, and Appropriations committees.
Virginia's 27th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 27 represents part of Chesterfield County, Virginia. Since 2010, the seat has been held by Republican Roxann Robinson.
Kathy Tran is an American politician who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat, she represents the 18th House of Delegates district.
Dawn Marie Adams is an American politician who served as the Delegate from the 68th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, concurrently with the elections for the Senate of Virginia, to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates, and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.
Wendell Scott Walker is an American politician. Since 2020, he has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 52nd district, consisting of parts of the city of Lynchburg, Bedford, and Amherst Counties.
Carrie Emerson Coyner is an American politician. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing district 75.
Kimberly A. Taylor is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 82nd district. A member of the Republican Party, she defeated incumbent Democratic delegate Lashrecse Aird in the 2021 election. Taylor represents parts of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George counties, taking in the city of Petersburg and parts of Hopewell.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023. Democrats gained 3 seats, winning back control with a 51-49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
