Pearisburg is a town in Giles County,Virginia,and the county seat. The population was 2,909 at the time of the 2020 census. Pearisburg is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond. As of May 2024,it controls all three statewide elected offices and 5 out of 11 U.S. House seats.
Margaret Lee Workman is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and first female Justice on the Court.
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.
Christopher Todd Gilbert is an American politician and attorney. He previously served as the 57th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. 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.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009,representing the 4th district,made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County,near Washington,D.C. She is the current Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Chester Jefferson "Jeff" Stafford was a Virginia lawyer and politician. Elected in 1971 as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates,he represented what had been Virginia's 12th district but was renumbered Virginia's 5th district after the 1972 census,which included parts of Carroll,Giles,Montgomery,and Pulaski counties;and the city of Radford from 1972 until his death.
Joseph R. Yost is an American politician. A Republican,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He represented the 12th district from 2012 to 2018. Yost was indicted for embezzlement charges in January 2022.
Marcus Bertram Simon is an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party,Simon is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 13th district,which includes Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County. His committee assignments include:Finance;Courts of Justice;Public Safety;and Communications,Technology and Innovation. He serves as Democratic Floor Leader for the House Democratic Caucus. He is appointed to the Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Simon was one of the eight legislators appointed to the 2021 Virginia Redistricting Commission,along with eight citizen members. As a lawyer,Simon was a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army and currently owns his own law firm.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
The 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party,resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage.
Virginia's 12th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred Delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates,United States.
Christopher Laird Hurst is an American journalist,former news anchor and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the state's 12th district.
Jerrauld C. C. "Jay" Jones is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 89th district. In July 2020,Jones announced his candidacy for attorney general of Virginia in the 2021 election. Jones lost the Democratic primary to incumbent Mark Herring,despite receiving an endorsement from Governor Ralph Northam. In December 2021,Jones announced his resignation to focus on family.
Don Leonard Scott Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat,he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 80th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10,2024,he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history.
The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor,but decided to run for re-election. Herring faced Republican nominee Jason Miyares in the general election. Herring conceded defeat at 5:02 PM EST the following day,November 3. Miyares became the first Cuban-American and Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. Miyares was later sworn in on January 15,2022.
The 2021 Virginia elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2021. Republicans swept all three statewide races and won back control of the House of Delegates in an upset. Primary elections were held on June 8,2021. It was the first state gubernatorial and legislative election to be held since the passage of several voting rights bills into law by the Democratic trifecta in the 161st Virginia General Assembly,including expansions of early voting,designation of Election Day as a paid state holiday,legalization of automatic and same-day voter registration,the Voting Rights Act of Virginia,and repeal of Voter ID laws.
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 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial election,the Lieutenant Gubernatorial election,and lastly,the Attorney General election,all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly,the Senate of Virginia,held its next elections on November 7,2023.
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.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. The Democrats retained control of the Senate.
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