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.
Thomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth-century politician,slave owner,lawyer and judge from Virginia,and the son of Congressman Thomas M. Bayly.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond,Virginia.
Robert Joseph Wittman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. The district contains portions of the Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads area,as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the three U.S. representatives from West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. A Senate election was also held on that date,during which incumbent Joe Manchin won re-election. As of 2023,this is the last time that a Democrat won a congressional district in West Virginia.
Leon Mark Dudenhefer is an American politician. A Republican,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He represented the 2nd district,made up of parts of Prince William and Stafford counties in Northern Virginia. Previously,he served 2005–2011 on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors,representing the Garrisonville district. After deciding not to seek re-election to the House of Delegates in 2017,he decided to run for the Stafford County Board of Supervisors again,and was elected by a margin of 12 votes.
Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner is an American attorney,veteran,and the current West Virginia secretary of state. He announced his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in 2024 on January 10,2023.
Michael P. Mullin,known as Mike Mullin,is a former assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Hampton and an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 2016 to 2023 he represented (part-time) the 93rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates. He resigned on November 7,2023.
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. After a recount,the result of the election in the 94th district was called a tie. The candidate to hold the seat was determined by random drawing on January 4,2018,which resulted in the Republicans holding a 51–49 majority.
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.
Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a public defender by occupation. Carroll Foy was elected to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district in 2017,which covers parts of Prince William County and Stafford County in Northern Virginia. In December 2020,she resigned from the House of Delegates,in order to focus on her campaign for Governor of Virginia in 2021. She lost in the Democratic primary,placing second behind Terry McAuliffe. She was the 2023 Democratic nominee for State Senate in Virginia's 33rd Senate district,winning the race with nearly 63% of the vote.
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas,Jr. is an American businessman,Marine Corps veteran,and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 2017 he ran for the House of Delegates in the 28th district to succeed the retiring incumbent Speaker Bill Howell. After a very close race and multiple legal issues,Thomas was certified as the winner and was sworn in as scheduled on January 10,2018.
The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2019,concurrently with the elections for the Senate of Virginia,to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates,and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly,marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.
Mark Dean is an American politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district since 2016.
Joshua Gregory Cole is an American politician. A Democrat,he served one term as member of the Virginia House of Delegates as the representative of Virginia's 28th district. Elected by the Democratic Party of Virginia,Cole served as a member of the Democratic National Committee at the 2020 convention. Cole was elected to represent Virginia's 65th district in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives. Pursuant to state law,primaries organized through the Department of Elections were held on June 21,2022. However,some Republican firehouse primaries were held on dates as late as May 21,2022.
Michael Honaker is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 46th district. Appointed by Governor Jim Justice in December 2021,he assumed office on January 4,2022. On August 30,2023,Honaker resigned from the House of Delegates after his appointment as the inspector general of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security.
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.
Jarred Cannon is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 21st district,elected in the 2022 general election. He previously served the 22nd district after being appointed by Jim Justice in 2022 following the resignation of his predecessor Joe Jeffries from the legislature.
