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.
Brian Joseph Moran is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Virginia Secretary of Public Safety from 2014 to 2022,and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008,representing Northern Virginia's 46th district.
James Randy Forbes is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district,serving from 2001 to 2017.
Adam Paul Ebbin is an American politician who is the senator from the 39th District of the Virginia Senate since January 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 39th Senate District from 2012 to 2024 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 49th District from 2004 to 2012.
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.
Algie Thomas Howell,Jr. is an American politician. From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 90th district,made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
Joe Turner May is an American businessman,electrical engineer,inventor,aviator,and politician.
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008,Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sablan is the only Chamorro member of Congress.
Charniele LeRhonda Herring is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009,representing the 46th district,made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County,near Washington,D.C.
Mark Lee Keam is a Korean American lawyer. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat,Keam represented the 35th District,which encompassed a portion of Fairfax County,including the town of Vienna,Virginia,where he resides. He resigned his seat on September 6,2022,to take a position in the Biden administration.
Patrick Alan Hope is an American politician. Since 2010,he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 47th district in Arlington County,outside Washington,D.C. Hope is a member of the Democratic Party.
Betsy Brooks Carr is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 78th district,which includes part of Richmond and Chesterfield County. She served on the School Board in Richmond,Virginia,from 2006 to 2009 before being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2009 General Election.
Scott Anthony Surovell is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Virginia Senate,representing the 36th district,which encompasses portions of Fairfax,Prince William and Stafford counties,roughly following U.S. Route 1. He previously represented the 44th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. He is a Democrat.
Luke E. Torian is an American politician. Since 2010 he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 24th district in the Prince William County suburbs of Washington,D.C. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022,a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. She represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington,D.C. from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jew to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Alfonso Hoffman Lopez is an American politician,former Obama administration official,and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He has served in the House of Delegates since January 2012,representing the 49th district,which includes parts of southern Arlington and eastern Fairfax Counties,in the suburbs of Washington,D.C.
Christopher T. Head is an American politician. A Republican,he currently serves in the Senate of Virginia,representing the 3rd district which includes all of Alleghany County,Botetourt County,Craig County,Rockbridge County,Buena Vista City,Covington City,Lexington City,Staunton City and Waynesboro City,and parts of Augusta County and Roanoke County. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2012-2024,representing the 17th district,made up parts of Botetourt and Roanoke counties and the city of Roanoke,in the western part of the state.
Lamont Bagby is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3,2015,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 74th district,which includes Charles City County,parts of Henrico County and the city of Richmond. Bagby serves as Chair of the bicameral Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. He is a former member of the Henrico County School Board.
