The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia,the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere,the first elected legislative assembly in the New World and was established on July 30,1619.
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.
Virginia's ninth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia,covering much of the southwestern part of the state. The 9th is Virginia's second-largest district in area,covering 9,113.87 square miles. It has been represented by Republican Morgan Griffith since 2011. He took office after defeating 14-term incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+23,it is the most Republican district in Virginia.
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.
Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5,2013 general election.
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,Covington,Lexington,Staunton and Waynesboro,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.
Michael B. Watson is an American politician. A Republican,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He represented the 93rd district,made up of the city of Williamsburg and parts of the counties of James City and York and the city of Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula.
Rupert W. "Rupie" Phillips,Jr. is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate since 2020. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 19th and 24th Districts from 2011 to 2019.
Craig Philip Blair is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 15 since January 12,2013. Blair served non-consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from January 2003 until January 2011 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the District 52 seat. Blair is also the father of former WV Delegate Saira Blair.
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.
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 Virginia House of Delegates election of 2015 was held on Tuesday,November 3. All 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were on the ballot. While Republicans maintained an enormous edge against Democrats in the chamber,their net loss of one seat cost them their previously held veto-proof majority against Governor Terry McAuliffe.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday,November 5.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2011 was held on Tuesday,November 8.
The 2019 Virginia Senate election was held on November 5,2019,concurrently with the House election,to elect members to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 161st Virginia General Assembly and the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. Primaries were held on June 11. The elections resulted in Democrats gaining 2 seats in the senate,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.
The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4,2025. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms.
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.
Joseph Daniel "Danny" Diggs is an American Republican politician from Virginia. In 2000,he was elected as the Sheriff of York County and Poquoson. He served in this capacity until January 1 in 2023. He was elected to the Virginia Senate in the 2023 Virginia Senate election from the 24th district. He unseated incumbent state senator Monty Mason.
