The House of Burgesses was the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly from 1619 to 1776. It existed during the colonial history of the United States when Virginia was a British colony. From 1642 to 1776,the House of Burgesses was an important feature of Virginian politics alongside the Crown-appointed colonial governor and the Virginia Governor's Council,the upper house of the General Assembly.
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia,the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere,and the first elected legislative assembly in the New World. It was established on July 30,1619.
The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body:the upper chamber,the Maryland Senate,has 47 representatives,and the lower chamber,the Maryland House of Delegates,has 141 representatives. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Each house elects its own officers,judges the qualifications and election of its own members,establishes rules for the conduct of its business,and may punish or expel its own members.
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral,consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly,the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years;unlike most states,these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House,who is elected from among the House membership by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and,as Speaker,becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate,the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses,which first met at Jamestown in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses. In addition to the Speaker,there is a majority leader,majority whip,majority caucus chair,minority leader,minority whip,minority caucus chair,and the chairs of the several committees of the House.
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Prior to the American War of Independence,the upper house of the General Assembly was represented by the Virginia Governor's Council,consisting of up to 12 executive counselors appointed by the colonial royal governor as advisers and jurists.
The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body,the legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's split from Virginia during the American Civil War in 1863. As with its neighbor and former constituent Virginia General Assembly,the legislature's lower house is also referred to as a "House of Delegates."
Adam Paul Ebbin is an American politician who is the senator from the 39th District of the Virginia Senate since January 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 39th Senate District from 2012 to 2024 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 49th District from 2004 to 2012.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond,Virginia.
Emmett Wilson Hanger Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991,when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. He then served as member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 24th district from 1996 to 2024. This district,located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains,included the independent cities of Staunton,and Waynesboro,as well as Augusta County,Greene County,Madison County,and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County.
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.
Isaac Chapman Fowler was a Virginia politician. He served as mayor of Bristol,Virginia,from 1871 to 1875,represented Washington County in the Virginia House of Delegates,and served as that body's Speaker from 1881 until 1882 as a member of the Readjuster Party.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5,2013 general election.
Alonzo T. Washington is an American politician,appointed to the Maryland Senate in 2023 to represent District 22,which covers Prince George's County. He previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2012 to 2023 after being appointed to the seat by Governor Martin O'Malley.
Redistricting has been a controversial topic in Virginia due to allegations of gerrymandering. In the 2017 Virginia General Assembly,all of the redistricting reform bills were killed.
Kelly Convirs-Fowler is an American politician from Virginia. Since 2018,she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing District 96. She was first elected in November 2017. In the 2023 election,she was elected in District 96.
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 161st Virginia General Assembly,consisting of members who were elected in both the House election and Senate election in 2019,convened on January 8,2020. It was the first time Democrats held both houses of the General Assembly and the governorship since the 147th General Assembly in 1993.
The 160th Virginia General Assembly,consisting of members who were elected in both the 2017 House election and 2015 Senate election,convened on January 9,2018. Republicans held one-seat majorities in both chambers,losing 17 seats in the House.
Nicole Annette Williams is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 22,which represents a portion of Prince George's County,Maryland.
