The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts 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 of Virginia,the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the Virginia 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.
Virginia's 10th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer Wexton,who was first elected in 2018.
David B. Albo is a retired Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia,USA. He represented the 42nd district of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2018.
Christopher Todd Gilbert is an American politician currently serving as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006,representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains,made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties,plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.
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.
The Libertarian Party of Virginia (LPVA) was the Virginia affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It dissolved itself on September 11,2022. The National Libertarian Party disputes the dissolution.
Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum III was a Virginia lawyer and politician.
Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw,the current Senate Majority Leader,since 1980.
Virginia's 10th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The district has been represented by Democrat Ghazala Hashmi since 2020,following her 2019 defeat of incumbent Republican Glen Sturtevant.
Virginia's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John Bell since 2020,succeeding retiring Republican Dick Black.
Dorothy Shoemaker McDiarmid was a teacher,real estate broker,Quaker activist,and Virginia legislator for nearly 26 years.
William Tayloe Murphy Jr. was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served part time as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing District 99 between 1982 and 2000,as well as Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Mark Warner from 2002-2006.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other states' elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 12. The state congressional delegation flipped from a 7–4 Republican majority to a 7–4 Democratic majority. Democrats last held a majority of seats in the state in 2010.
The 2019 Virginia elections took place on November 5,2019. All 40 seats of the Senate of Virginia and 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for re-election,as were many local offices.
Virginia's 57th 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 57,consisting of parts of Charlottesville and Albemarle County,has been represented by Sally Hudson since 2020,and previously by David Toscano from 2006 to 2020,following the 2005 election in which he defeated Thomas W. McCrystal after the retirement of Mitchell Van Yahres.
Virginia's 22nd 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 22,consisting of Bedford County,Lynchburg,Campbell County,and Franklin County,has been represented by Republican Kathy Byron since 1998.
Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district is made up of part of Newport News,Virginia.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday,November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13,1989.
The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2,2021 to coincide with biennial elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections took place on June 8. This election coincided with the Virginia gubernatorial,lieutenant gubernatorial,and Attorney General elections,all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly,the Senate of Virginia,will hold its next election on November 7,2023.
Robert Elson Russell Sr. was an American politician. Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1981,he faced Chip Dicks the following year after the court-mandated redrawing of districts. He was unsuccessful in this race but won election to the Virginia Senate in 1983.
