Goochland County is a county located in the Piedmont of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its southern border is formed by the James River. As of the 2020 census,the population was 24,727. Its county seat is Goochland.
William Robert Janis is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2002 to 2012,he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 56th district west of Richmond,including Goochland and Louisa counties and part of Henrico County.
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.
Peter Francis Farrell is an American politician. From 2012 to 2018 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 56th district,made up of Louisa County and parts of Goochland,Henrico,and Spotsylvania Counties,to the north and west of Richmond.
Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Jr. is an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 100th district,succeeding Lynwood Lewis. Bloxom is a member of the Republican Party.
Jason Stuart Miyares is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th Attorney General of Virginia since 2022. A Republican,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2015,from the 82nd district in northeastern Virginia Beach,and served three terms from 2016 to 2022. He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021 defeating incumbent Mark Herring. The son of a refugee,he is the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia.
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.
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. Following the redistricting after the 2020 Census,the district was moved to include areas of Goochland County and Henrico County. In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election,Republican David Owen narrowly won the seat over his Democratic opponent.
John Joseph McGuire III is an American politician and businessman who is a member of the Virginia State Senate.
Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg is an American teacher and politician. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 72nd District on November 7,2017,to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff in the 2017 and 2019 elections,respectively. In the 2023 state elections,VanValkenburg was elected over incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant in the newly redrawn 16th District. The race was considered highly competitive for control of the Virginia Senate.
Carrie Emerson Coyner is an American politician. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing district 75.
Josh Holstein is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 32nd district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on December 1,2020.
Shannon Leigh Taylor is an American attorney and the incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County,Virginia. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond School of Law. In 2011,she announced her campaign for the 2011 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election,winning against Bill Janis and Matthew Geary,and subsequently being reelected in 2015,2019,and 2023.
The 2011 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 8,2015,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Republican Commonwealth's Attorney Wade A. Kizer announced that he would be retiring from the position,making it an open contest. Republicans Matthew Geary and Bill Janis and Democrat Shannon Taylor all ran for Attorney,with Taylor beating both in the general election.
The 2015 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 3,2015,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor won reelection to a second term against Republican nominee Tony Pham by a wide margin.
The 2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor won reelection to a second term against Republican nominee Owen Conway,a former worker for the office,by a wide margin.
Brandon Steele is an American politician who has served as a Delegate from the 29th District to the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2018. He is a Republican.
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.
W. Chad Green Sr. is an American Republican politician from Virginia. He was elected unopposed to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election from the 69th district. The 69th district represents parts of James City County,Gloucester County,York County,and the City of Newport News. Before serving in the Virginia House of Delegates,Green served on the York County Board of Supervisors for eight years. There,he served as Chairman of the Board for two years,and Vice Chairman for one.
