John William Warner III was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009,and is both the longest serving Republican Senator from Virginia,and the second longest serving Senator from Virginia behind Democrat Harry F. Byrd. He served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1999 to 2001,and from 2003 to 2007. Warner also served as the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee from 1995 to 1999.
Andrew Jackson Montague was a Virginia lawyer and American politician. He served as the 44th governor of Virginia,from 1902 to 1906,and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A Democrat,Montague was the first Virginia governor since the American Civil War not to have served in the Confederate military. Initially a Progressive,Governor Montague expanded the state capitol building,supported public education and the Good Roads Movement and opposed the Martin Organization. However,later as U.S. Congressman,he became a Conservative Democrat and supporter of the Byrd Organization.
Carter Glass was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg,Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Woodrow Wilson. He played a major role in the establishment of the U.S. financial regulatory system,helping to establish the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert Cortez Scott is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Virginia's congressional delegation and the first Filipino American voting member of Congress. The district serves most of the majority-black precincts of Hampton Roads,including all of the independent cities of Norfolk,Newport News,Hampton and Portsmouth,and parts of the independent city of Chesapeake. From 2019 to 2023,Scott was chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. He has been ranking member on that committee since 2023.
Larry Joseph Sabato is an American political scientist and political analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia,where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Politics,which works to promote civic engagement and participation. The Center for Politics is also responsible for the publication of Sabato's Crystal Ball,an online newsletter and website that provides free political analysis and electoral projections. He is well known in American political media as a popular pundit,and is interviewed frequently by a variety of sources.
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician aligned with the Byrd Organization who served as U.S. Representative from Virginia,the 54th Governor of Virginia (1942–46),Chancellor of the College of William and Mary (1946–47),and the third President of the University of Virginia (1947–59). The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia is named for him.
William Munford Tuck was an American lawyer and lieutenant in the Byrd Organization,who served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat,and as a U.S. Congressman from 1953 until 1969.
Robert Williams Daniel,Jr. was an American farmer,businessman,teacher,and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in 1972 and served until 1983.
William Creed Wampler Sr. was an American newspaperman,businessman and Republican politician who served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr. was an American businessman,Navy veteran,and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from the commonwealth of Virginia. From 1981 to 2001,he served ten consecutive terms in Congress,including six years as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Owen Bradford Pickett was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.
Porter Hardy Jr. was a farmer,businessman and Democrat politician who represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for more than two decades,including supporting the Byrd Organization during Massive Resistance.
Wilbur Clarence "Dan" Daniel was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia,serving ten terms from 1969 until his death from a heart attack in Charlottesville in 1988.
Manley Caldwell Butler was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity,bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke,Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member of the Republican Party in the Virginia General Assembly (1962–1972) and later the United States House of Representatives (1972–1983).
Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a Virginia pharmacist,lawyer and U.S. Representative from Roanoke who was considered a Progressive Democrat for his support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Patrick Henry Drewry was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and state senate.
George Edwin Bowden was a U.S. Representative from Virginia,nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.
The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election,while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004,and would not do so again until 2024.
Virginia's 10th congressional district election was one of the highest-profile United States House of Representatives elections of 2018,and the most competitive in Virginia. Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock lost re-election to a third term to Democrat Jennifer Wexton,a lawyer and State Senator representing Loudoun County.
Elaine Goodman Luria is an American politician and US Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. Luria's congressional district included most of Hampton Roads,including all of Virginia Beach,Williamsburg,and Poquoson and parts of Norfolk and Hampton. Before running for Congress,she served as a naval officer for 20 years. Luria rose to the rank of commander and spent most of her career aboard ship. She defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in 2018 and defeated him again in 2020,before losing her bid for a third term to Republican Jen Kiggans in 2022.
