Virginia House of Delegates
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The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house
Lower house
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 of the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...

. 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 almost always 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 of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...

, the upper house
Upper house
An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

 of the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...

. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America...

, which first met at Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...

 in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic
Democratic Party of Virginia
The Democratic Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party of the United States. The organization is governed by a State Party Plan, which guarantees an open and fair candidate selection process...

 and Republican
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...

 caucuses. In addition to the Speaker, there is a majority leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...

, majority caucus chair, minority leader
Minority leader
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...

, minority caucus chair, and the chairs of the several committees of the House.

Through the House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates is considered the oldest continuous legislative body in the New World
New World
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. Originally having 22 members, the House of Burgesses met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown. From 1632 to 1699 the legislative body met at four different state houses in Jamestown. The first state house convened at the home of Colonial Governor, Sir John Harvey from 1632 to 1656. The burgesses convened at the second state house from 1656 until it was destroyed in 1660. Historians have yet to precisely identify its location.

The House has met in Virginia's Capitol Building
Virginia State Capitol
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the third capital of Virginia. It houses the oldest legislative body in the United States, the Virginia General Assembly...

, designed by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...

, since 1788. The legislative body met from 1788 to 1904 in what is known as today the Old Hall of the House of Delegates or commonly referred to as the Old House Chamber. The Old House Chamber is part of the original Capitol building structure. It measures 76 feet in width and is filled today with furnishings that resemble what the room would have looked like during its time of use. There are many bronze and marble busts of historic Virginians on display in the Old House Chamber, including: George Mason, George Wythe, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Meriweather Lewis. From 1904 to 1906, University of Virginia graduate and architect John K. Peeples, designed and built compatible classical wings to the west and east side of the Capitol building. The new wings added to provide more space and serve as the legislative chambers in the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia resides in the west chamber and the House of Delegates resides in the east chamber. In recent years, the General Assembly members and staff operate from offices in the General Assembly Building, located in Capitol Square. Prior to 1788 the House of Delegates met in the Colonial Capitol of Williamsburg.

Republicans took control of the traditionally Democratic House of Delegates for the first time since Reconstruction in 1999 (with the exception of a brief 2 year period in which the Readjuster Party
Readjuster Party
The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support....

 was in the majority in the 1880s).

Salary and qualifications

The annual salary
Salary
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis....

 for delegates is $17,640 per year. Each delegate represents roughly 71,000 people. Candidates for office must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the election, residents of the districts they seek to represent, and qualified to vote for General Assembly legislators. The regular session of the General Assembly is 60 days long during even numbered years and 30 days long during odd numbered years, unless extended by a two-thirds vote of both houses.

Composition

Affiliation Party Total
Republican
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...

Ind
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

Democratic
Democratic Party of Virginia
The Democratic Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party of the United States. The organization is governed by a State Party Plan, which guarantees an open and fair candidate selection process...

Vacant
Previous Session (2008–2010) 53 2 45 100 0
Begin 59 2 39 100 0
January 13, 2010 38 99 1
March 3, 2010 39 100 0
April 5, 2010 58 99 1
April 30, 2010 57 98 2
June 15, 2010 59 100 0
January 3, 2011 58 99 1
January 12, 2011 59 100 0
Years Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

Independents
1998–2000 50 49 1
2000–2002 47 52 1
2002–2004 34 64 2
2004–2006 37 61 2
2006–2008 40 57 3
2008–2010 44 54 2
2010–2012 39 59 2

  • Republican Delegate Katherine Waddell became an Independent during the 2006-2008 session and did not caucus with either party. Independent Delegates Lacey Putney and Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
    Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
    Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. is an American politician. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001...

     continued to caucus with the Republicans. Waddell was defeated by G. Manoli Loupassi
    G. Manoli Loupassi
    George Manoli Loupassi is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 68th district, made up of parts of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County.-Personal life and non-political career:Loupassi was born...

     in 2007.

House leadership

Speaker William J. Howell
William J. Howell
William J. Howell is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Majority Leader Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
Marvin Kirkland "Kirk" Cox is an American politician and a high school teacher. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Cox was born in Petersburg, Virginia...

Minority Leader David Toscano
David Toscano
David J. Toscano is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council 1990–2002 and was mayor 1994–96. In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, replacing Mitchell Van Yahres...


Committee chairs and ranking members

The House has 14 standing committees.
Committee | Chair | Senior Minority Member
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Harvey Morgan
Harvey Morgan
Harvey B. Morgan is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1980 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 98th district on the Middle Peninsula, made up of four counties and parts of two others.-External links:...

 
Ken Plum
Kenneth R. Plum
Kenneth Ray "Ken" Plum is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District since 1982. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district includes a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of the town of Reston.Plum was selected as chair of...

Appropriations Lacey Putney  Bud Phillips
Bud Phillips
Clarence E. "Bud" Phillips is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1989. He represents the 2nd district in the southwest part of the state, which includes the city of Norton, Dickenson County, and parts of Russell and Wise Counties.-External links:...

Commerce and Labor Terry Kilgore
Terry Kilgore
Terry Gene Kilgore is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1993. He the 1st district in the far southwestern corner of the state, near Cumberland Gap....

 
Ken Plum
Counties, Cities and Towns Riley Ingram
Riley Ingram
Riley E. Ingram is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1992 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell.-External links:...

 
Courts of Justice Dave Albo
Dave Albo
David B. Albo is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represents the 42nd District of the Virginia House of Delegates and has been a member since 1994.-Personal:...

 
Joe Johnson
Joseph P. Johnson
Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1966 to 1969, and has been again since 1990...

Education Bob Tata
Bob Tata
Robert M. "Bob" Tata is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1984 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 85th district in Virginia Beach.-References:...

 
Jim Shuler
Jim Shuler
James M. "Jim" Shuler is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Finance Harry Purkey
Harry Purkey
Harry R. "Bob" Purkey is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 82nd district in Virginia Beach.-External links:...

 
Joe Johnson
General Laws Chris Jones
Chris Jones (politician)
S. Chris Jones is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. He represents the 76th district, made up of parts of the cities of Suffolk and Chesapeake....

 
Bud Phillips
Health, Welfare and Institutions Bobby Orrock
Bobby Orrock
Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock, Sr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 54th district in the east central part of the state, including parts of Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties.-External links:...

 
Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill, Sr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 77th district, made up of parts of the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk...

Militia, Police and Public Safety Beverly Sherwood
Beverly Sherwood
Beverly J. Sherwood is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1993. She represents the 29th district in the lower Shenandoah Valley, including the city of Winchester and part of Frederick County.-External links:...

 
Jim Scott
James M. Scott (Virginia politician)
James Martin "Jim" Scott is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1991. He served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 1972–86...

Privileges and Elections Mark Cole
Mark Cole (politician)
Mark L. Cole is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

 
Bud Phillips
Rules Bill Howell
William J. Howell
William J. Howell is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates...

 
Johnny Joannou
Johnny Joannou
Johnny S. Joannou is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–1983, the Senate of Virginia 1984–1991, and has been in the House again since 1998...

Science and Technology Kathy Byron
Kathy Byron
Kathy J. Byron is an American politician. A Republican, was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. She represents the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of Campbell County and part of Bedford County.-External links:...

 
Vivian Watts
Vivian E. Watts
Vivian Edna Watts is an American politician who is currently serving as a Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 1981; but left to serve as the state's Secretary of Transportation in 1986. She was again elected to the House in 1996...

Transportation Joe T. May
Joe T. May
Joe T. May is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 33rd district, made up of Clarke County and part of Loudoun County...

 
Jeion Ward
Jeion Ward
Jeion A. Ward is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2004 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 92nd district in the city of Hampton.-References:...


Members

The Virginia House of Delegates is up for reelection every two years. The next election cycle is in 2011.
District Name Party Areas Represented First Election
Counties Cities
1 Terry Kilgore
Terry Kilgore
Terry Gene Kilgore is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1993. He the 1st district in the far southwestern corner of the state, near Cumberland Gap....


Rep Lee
Lee County, Virginia
According to the census 2009 estimates, there were 25001 people, 11,587 households, and 6,852 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 11,587 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

, Scott
Scott County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,403 people, 9,795 households, and 7,023 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 11,355 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Washington
Washington County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,103 people, 21,056 households, and 14,949 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 22,985 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...

 (part), Wise
Wise County, Virginia
Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 1856, the county was formed from land taken from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties. It was named after Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time. As of 2010, the population was 41,452, making it the largest...

 (part)
1993
2 Bud Phillips
Bud Phillips
Clarence E. "Bud" Phillips is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1989. He represents the 2nd district in the southwest part of the state, which includes the city of Norton, Dickenson County, and parts of Russell and Wise Counties.-External links:...

Dem Dickenson
Dickenson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,395 people, 6,732 households, and 4,887 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 7,684 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

, Russell
Russell County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,308 people, 11,789 households, and 8,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 13,191 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 (part), Wise (part)
Norton
Norton, Virginia
Norton is an independent city within the confines of Wise County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,958, making it the smallest city in the state by population...

1989
3 Will Morefield
Will Morefield
Will Morefield is an American politician of the Republican Party. Morefield was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates on November 3, 2009, defeating incumbent Dan Bowling. Morefield was sworn in to office on January 13, 2010, when the Virginia General Assembly convened...

Rep Buchanan
Buchanan County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,978 people, 10,464 households, and 7,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 11,887 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

, Russell (part), Tazewell
Tazewell County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,598 people, 18,277 households and 13,232 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 20,390 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

 (part)
2009
4 Joe Johnson
Joseph P. Johnson
Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1966 to 1969, and has been again since 1990...

Dem Smyth
Smyth County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,081 people, 13,493 households, and 9,607 families residing in the county. The population density was 73 people per square mile . There were 15,111 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

 (part), Washington (part)
Bristol
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee....

1989
5 Bill Carrico Rep Carroll
Carroll County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,245 people, 12,186 households, and 8,786 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile . There were 14,680 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

 (part), Grayson
Grayson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,917 people, 7,259 households, and 5,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile . There were 9,123 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Smyth (part), Wythe
Wythe County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,599 people, 11,511 households, and 8,103 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,744 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 (part)
Galax
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...

2001
6 Anne B. Crockett-Stark
Anne B. Crockett-Stark
Anne B. "Annie" Crockett-Stark is an American politician in the Republican Party. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 6th District in the southwestern part of the state.-Biography:Crockett-Stark is a devout Lutheran...

Bland
Bland County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,871 people, 2,568 households, and 1,908 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 3,161 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...

, Giles
Giles County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,657 people, 6,994 households, and 4,888 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 7,732 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

 (part), Pulaski
Pulaski County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,127 people, 14,643 households, and 10,147 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 16,325 housing units at an average density of 51 per square mile...

 (part), Tazewell (part), Wythe (part)
2005
7 Dave Nutter
Dave Nutter
David A. "Dave" Nutter is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 7th district in the southwest part of the state, including the city of Radford and parts of Montgomery and Pulaski Counties.-External...

Montgomery
Montgomery County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 83,629 people, 30,997 households, and 17,203 families residing in the county. The population density was 215 people per square mile . There were 32,527 housing units at an average density of 84 per square mile...

 (part), Pulaski (part)
Radford
Radford, Virginia
Radford is a city in Virginia, United States. The population was 16,408 in 2010. For statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Radford with neighboring Montgomery County, including the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, calling the combination the...

2001
8 Greg Habeeb
Greg Habeeb
Gregory "Greg" D. Habeeb is a lawyer and American politician in Southwest Virginia. Habeeb, a conservative Republican, is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 8th District, which includes the City of Salem and parts of Roanoke County.- Personal Life & Education :Habeeb was...

Roanoke
Roanoke County, Virginia
Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 85,778. As of 2010, the population was 92,376...

 (part)
Salem
Salem, Virginia
Salem is an independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24,802 according to 2010 U.S. Census...

2011
9 Charles Poindexter
Charles Poindexter
Charles D. Poindexter is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 9th district in the southwestern part of the state, made up of Floyd and Franklin Counties plus part of Pittsylvania County.-External links:...

Floyd
Floyd County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,874 people, 5,791 households, and 4,157 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 6,763 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

, Franklin
Franklin County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,286 people, 18,963 households, and 13,918 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 22,717 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

, Pittsylvania
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,745 people, 24,684 households, and 18,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 28,011 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

 (part)
2007
10 Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
Ward Lynn Armstrong is an American trial lawyer and politician. He has been a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1992. He currently serves as the Minority leader.-Early life:...


Minority Leader
Dem Carroll (part), Henry
Henry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 57,930 people, 23,910 households, and 16,952 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 people per square mile . There were 25,921 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...

 (part), Patrick
Patrick County, Virginia
Patrick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 18,490. Its county seat is Stuart. It is located within both the rolling hills and valleys of the Piedmont Region of Virginia and mountainous Southwest Virginia....

Martinsville
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...

 (part)
1991
11 Onzlee Ware
Onzlee Ware
Onzlee Ware is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He the 11th district, made up of parts of the city of Roanoke and surrounding Roanoke County...


Minority Sergeant at Arms
Roanoke (part) Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...

 (part)
2003
12 Jim Shuler
Jim Shuler
James M. "Jim" Shuler is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Alleghany
Alleghany County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,926 people, 5,149 households, and 3,866 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 5,812 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Bath
Bath County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,048 people, 2,053 households, and 1,451 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 2,896 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...

, Craig
Craig County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,091 people, 2,060 households, and 1,507 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

, Giles (part), Montgomery (part)
Covington
Covington, Virginia
Covington is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia, located at the confluence of Jackson River and Dunlap Creek. It is in Alleghany County where it is also the county seat. The population was 5,961 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Covington with Alleghany...

1993
13 Bob Marshall
Robert G. Marshall
Robert G. "Bob" Marshall is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District, currently serving his 7th term. His district includes portions of Prince William and Loudoun counties.In 2008, Marshall was a candidate for the United States Senate seat being...

Rep Loudoun
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

 (part), Prince William
Prince William County, Virginia
-National protected areas:* Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge* Manassas National Battlefield Park* Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge* Prince William Forest Park-Government and politics:...

 (part)
1991
14 Danny Marshall
Danny Marshall
Daniel W. "Danny" Marshall III is an United States Republican Party politician and race car driver. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 14th district, made up of the city of Danville and parts of Henry and Pittsylvania Counties.-References:*...

Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part) Danville
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...

2001
15 Todd Gilbert
Todd Gilbert
C. Todd Gilbert is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates....


Deputy Majority Whip
Page
Page County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,177 people, 9,305 households, and 6,634 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 10,557 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

, Rappahannock
Rappahannock County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,373 people, 2,788 households, and 2,004 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 3,303 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Rockingham
Rockingham County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

 (part), Shenandoah
Shenandoah County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

2005
16 Donald Merricks
Donald Merricks
Donald W. "Don" Merricks is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part) Martinsville (part) 2007
17 Bill Cleaveland Botetourt
Botetourt County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,496 people, 11,700 households, and 9,114 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 12,571 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

 (part), Roanoke (part)
Roanoke (part) 2009
18 Clay Athey
Clay Athey
Clifford L. "Clay" Athey is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 18th district in the northern part of the state, made up of Warren County and parts of Fauquier and Frederick Counties.-External links:...

Fauquier
Fauquier County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

 (part), Frederick
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...

 (part), Warren
Warren County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile . There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...

2001
19 Lacey E. Putney
Lacey E. Putney
Lacey Edward Putney is an American politician. He has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1962. He served as a Democrat until 1968, and since then has run for office as an independent, although he caucuses with the House Republicans...

Ind Bedford
Bedford County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 60,371 people, 23,838 households, and 18,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 26,841 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...

 (part), Botetourt (part)
Bedford
Bedford, Virginia
Bedford is an independent city located within the confines of Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 6,222. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Bedford with surrounding Bedford...

1961
20 Richard P. Bell Rep Augusta
Augusta County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,615 people, 24,818 households, and 18,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 26,738 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 (part), Highland
Highland County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,536 people, 1,131 households, and 764 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, Rockingham (part)
Staunton
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....

2009
21 Ron Villanueva
Ron Villanueva
Ron A. Villanueva is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st district, which includes part of Virginia Beach; since 2010. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in...

Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...

 (part)
2009
22 Kathy Byron
Kathy Byron
Kathy J. Byron is an American politician. A Republican, was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. She represents the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of Campbell County and part of Bedford County.-External links:...

Bedford (part), Campbell
Campbell County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,078 people, 20,639 households, and 14,694 families residing in the county. The population density was 101 people per square mile . There were 22,088 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...

1997
23 Scott Garrett
T. Scott Garrett
T. Scott Garrett M.D. is a Republican politician and current member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 23rd district, which includes the city of Lynchburg and part of Amherst County. He was first elected to his seat in 2009, defeating Democratic incumbent Shannon R. Valentine by...

Amherst
Amherst County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,894 people, 11,941 households, and 8,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile . There were 12,958 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

 (part)
Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...

2009
24 Ben Cline
Ben Cline
Benjamin L. "Ben" Cline is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is serving his fifth term in the Virginia House of Delegates. He was first elected in 2002 by special election, replacing incumbent Delegate Vance Wilkins who resigned the seat...

Amherst (part), Augusta (part), Rockbridge
Rockbridge County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,808 people, 8,486 households, and 6,075 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 9,550 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

Buena Vista
Buena Vista, Virginia
Buena Vista is an independent city located within the confines of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The population was 6,650 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Buena Vista with Rockbridge county for statistical purposes.-Geography:Buena Vista is located at...

, Lexington
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...

2002
25 Steve Landes
Steve Landes
R. Steven Landes is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1995...

Albemarle
Albemarle County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...

 (part), Augusta (part), Rockingham (part)
Waynesboro
Waynesboro, Virginia
Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010.....

1995
26 Tony Wilt Rockingham (part) Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...

2010
27 Roxann Robinson 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield...

 (part)
2010
28 Bill Howell
William J. Howell
William J. Howell is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates...


Speaker of the House
Stafford
Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, increasing to 128,961 in 2010.. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006, and again in 2009,...

 (part)
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

1987
29 Beverly Sherwood
Beverly Sherwood
Beverly J. Sherwood is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1993. She represents the 29th district in the lower Shenandoah Valley, including the city of Winchester and part of Frederick County.-External links:...

Frederick (part) Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...

1993
30 Ed Scott
Edward T. Scott
Edward T. "Ed" Scott is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2004 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 30th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including Culpeper and Madison Counties, plus part of Orange County.-References:* -External links:...

Culpeper
Culpeper County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,262 people, 12,141 households, and 9,045 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 12,871 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

, Madison
Madison County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,520 people, 4,739 households, and 3,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 5,239 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

, Orange
Orange County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,881 people, 10,150 households, and 7,470 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 11,354 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

 (part)
2003
31 Scott Lingamfelter
Scott Lingamfelter
L. Scott Lingamfelter is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates , a position that he has held since 2002. He serves on the Appropriations, Education, and Militia Police and Public Safety committees...

Fauquier (part), Prince William (part) 2001
32 Tag Greason Loudoun (part) 2009
33 Joe T. May
Joe T. May
Joe T. May is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 33rd district, made up of Clarke County and part of Loudoun County...

Clarke
Clarke County, Virginia
Clarke County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 14,034. Its county seat is Berryville.-History:Clarke County was established in 1836 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acre property,...

, Loudoun (part)
1993
34 Barbara Comstock
Barbara Comstock
Barbara J. Comstock is an American politician, currently a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She first won election to her seat in 2009, defeating Democratic incumbent Margaret Vanderhye...

Fairfax
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

 (part)
2009
35 Mark Keam
Mark Keam
Mark Lee Keam is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat, he has represented the 35th District since 2009...

Dem 2009
36 Kenneth R. Plum
Kenneth R. Plum
Kenneth Ray "Ken" Plum is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 36th District since 1982. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district includes a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of the town of Reston.Plum was selected as chair of...

1981
37 David Bulova
David Bulova
David L. Bulova is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 37th district, including the city of Fairfax and part of Fairfax County...

Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....

2005
38 Kaye Kory
Kaye Kory
Kaye Kory is a delegate to the Virginia General Assembly and former vice-chairman of the school board for Fairfax County Public Schools. After winning the Democratic Primary in June, 2009 for the Democratic candidate against long-time incumbent Robert D...

2009
39 Vivian E. Watts
Vivian E. Watts
Vivian Edna Watts is an American politician who is currently serving as a Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 1981; but left to serve as the state's Secretary of Transportation in 1986. She was again elected to the House in 1996...

1995
40 Tim Hugo
Tim Hugo
Timothy D. Hugo is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 40th district in Fairfax County. Timothy D. Hugo, named as one of Washington Business Forward’s Top 40 rising stars was recently appointed the...


Majority Caucus Chairman
Rep 2002
41 Eileen Filler-Corn
Eileen Filler-Corn
Eileen R. Filler-Corn is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 41st district; which includes part of Fairfax County, Virginia. She first won her seat in a 2010 special election to replace Dave Marsden, who had himself won a special election to the Virginia State Senate...

Dem 2010
42 Dave Albo
Dave Albo
David B. Albo is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represents the 42nd District of the Virginia House of Delegates and has been a member since 1994.-Personal:...

Rep 1993
43 Mark D. Sickles
Mark D. Sickles
Mark D. Sickles is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003...


Minority Caucus Secretary
Dem 2003
44 Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
Scott Anthony Surovell is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 44th district, which encompasses the U.S. 1 Corridor in the Mt...

2009
45 David L. Englin
David L. Englin
David Lawrence Englin is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2005. He the 45th district, made up of parts of Arlington and Fairfax Counties and the city of Alexandria...

Arlington
Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...

 (part), Fairfax (part)
Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

 (part)
2005
46 Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring
Charniele L. Herring is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in a special election on January 13, 2009. She the 46th district, made up of parts of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria....

Fairfax (part) 2009
47 Patrick Hope Arlington (part) 2009
48 Bob Brink
Robert H. Brink
Robert H. "Bob" Brink is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. He represents the 48th district in Arlington County.-2009 Election:...

1997
49 Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
Adam P. Ebbin is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the state's 49th district in Northern Virginia since January 2004...

Arlington (part), Fairfax (part) Alexandria (part) 2003
50 Jackson H. Miller
Jackson Miller
Jackson H. Miller is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Rep Prince William (part) Manassas
Manassas, Virginia
The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county...

, Manassas Park
2006
51 Richard L. Anderson
Richard Anderson (politician)
Richard "Rich" Anderson is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, who represents the 51st district, which includes part of Prince William County....

2009
52 Luke Torian
Luke Torian
Luke Torian is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 52nd district, which includes part of Prince William County.- Electoral History :...

Dem 2009
53 Jim Scott
James M. Scott (Virginia politician)
James Martin "Jim" Scott is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1991. He served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 1972–86...

Fairfax (part) Falls Church
Falls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...

1991
54 Bobby Orrock
Bobby Orrock
Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock, Sr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 54th district in the east central part of the state, including parts of Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties.-External links:...

Rep Caroline
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,545. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Caroline County is also home to The Meadow stables, the birthplace of the renowned racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and...

 (part), Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 90,395 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 226 people per square mile . There were 33,329 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile...

 (part)
1989
55 John Cox
John Cox (politician)
John Cox is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 55th district, which includes part of Hanover County.- Electoral history :...

Hanover
Hanover County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...

 (part)
2009
56 Bill Janis
Bill Janis
William R. "Bill" Janis is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 56th district west of Richmond, including Goochland and Louisa Counties and part of Henrico County.-External links:...


Majority Whip
Goochland
Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 21,717. Its county seat is Goochland. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area ....

, Henrico
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 (part), Louisa
Louisa County, Virginia
Louisa County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 33,153. The county seat is Louisa.- History :...

2001
57 David Toscano
David Toscano
David J. Toscano is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council 1990–2002 and was mayor 1994–96. In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, replacing Mitchell Van Yahres...

Dem Albemarle (part) Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...

2005
58 Rob Bell
Robert B. Bell
Robert B. "Rob" Bell is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 58th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including Greene County and parts of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Orange Counties.-External links:...

Rep Albemarle (part), Fluvanna
Fluvanna County, Virginia
As of 2002, Fluvanna County's population was 20,047. There are 7,387 households, and 5,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were 8,018 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 (part), Greene
Greene County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there are 15,244 people, 5,574 households, and 4,291 families residing in the county. The population density is 97 people per square mile . There are 5,986 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Orange (part)
2001
59 Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. is an American politician. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001...

Ind Albemarle (part), Appomattox
Appomattox County, Virginia
Appomattox County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 14,973. Its county seat is Appomattox. For a long time, Appomattox was a prohibition or dry county...

, Buckingham, Cumberland
Cumberland County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,017 people, 3,528 households, and 2,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile . There were 4,085 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Fluvanna (part), Nelson
Nelson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

, Prince Edward
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Prince Edward County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,368. Its county seat is Farmville.-Formation and County Seats:...

 (part)
1985
60 James Edmunds
James E. Edmunds
James E. Edmunds is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. A Republican, he represents the 60th district, which includes parts of Charlotte, Halifax, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties....

Rep Charlotte
Charlotte County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,472 people, 4,951 households, and 3,435 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 5,734 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Halifax, Nottoway
Nottoway County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,725 people, 5,664 households, and 3,885 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 6,373 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

 (part), Prince Edward (part)
2009
61 Tommy Wright
Thomas C. Wright
Thomas C. "Tommy" Wright, Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 61st district in Southside Virginia, made up of Amelia and Mecklenburg Counties, plus parts of Brunswick, Lunenburg and Nottoway...

Amelia
Amelia County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 4,609 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Brunswick
Brunswick County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,419 people, 6,277 households, and 4,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 7,541 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

 (part), Lunenburg
Lunenburg County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,998 households, and 3,383 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile . There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

 (part), Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 32,727 people, 12,951 households, and 8,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile . There were 17,403 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, Nottoway (part)
2000
62 Riley Ingram
Riley Ingram
Riley E. Ingram is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1992 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell.-External links:...

Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part), Prince George
Prince George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,047 people, 10,159 households, and 8,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 10,726 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

 (part)
Hopewell
Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 22,591 at the 2010 Census . It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 (part)
1991
63 Rosalyn Dance
Rosalyn Dance
Rosalyn R. "Roz" Dance is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2005 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 63rd district southeast of Richmond, made up of the city of Petersburg and Dinwiddie County, plus part of Chesterfield County.-External...

Dem Chesterfield (part), Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Dinwiddie County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,001. Its county seat is Dinwiddie.- History :...

Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...

2005
64 Bill Barlow
William K. Barlow
William K. "Billy K" Barlow is an Virginian politician in the Democratic Party and a lawyer...

Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

 (part), James City
James City County, Virginia
James City County is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population was 67,009 , and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city, and Jamestown which is within the...

 (part), Southampton
Southampton County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,570 people, 6,279 households, and 4,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

 (part), Surry
Surry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,058 people, 2,619 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 3,294 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

Franklin
Franklin, Virginia
Franklin is an independent city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton county for statistical purposes. The population was 8,582 in 2010.-History:...

 (part), Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...

1991
65 Lee Ware
Lee Ware
R. Lee Ware, Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Rep Chesterfield (part), Powhatan
Powhatan County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,377 people, 7,258 households, and 5,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 7,509 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

1998
66 Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
Marvin Kirkland "Kirk" Cox is an American politician and a high school teacher. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Cox was born in Petersburg, Virginia...


Majority Leader
Chesterfield (part) Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Colonial Heights is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 17,411 as of 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes...

1989
67 James LeMunyon
James LeMunyon
James M. "Jim" LeMunyon is a Republican delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 67th District. He defeated incumbent Democrat Chuck Caputo on November 3, 2009. LeMunyon is a self-described technology entrepreneur, and he served as a U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce from...


Majority Caucus Secretary
Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) 2009
68 Manoli Loupassi Chesterfield (part) Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

 (part)
2007
69 Betsy Carr Dem 2009
70 Delores McQuinn
Delores McQuinn
Rev. Delores L. McQuinn is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On January 6, 2009 she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 70th district, made up of parts of Chesterfield and Henrico Counties and the city of Richmond...

Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part) 2009
71 Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer L. "Jenn" McClellan is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 71st district, made up of parts of the city of Richmond and Henrico County...

Henrico (part) 2005
72 Jimmie Massie
Jimmie Massie
James P. "Jimmie" Massie III is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 72nd district in Henrico County.-References:...

Rep 2007
73 John O'Bannon
John O'Bannon
John M. O'Bannon III, M.D. is an American politician of the Republican Party as well as a practicing physician. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 73rd district, made up of parts of the city of Richmond and Henrico County...

Richmond (part) 2000
74 Joseph D. Morrissey
Joseph D. Morrissey
Joseph D. Morrissey is an American politician and former lawyer. A Democrat, he served as Commonwealth's Attorney of Richmond, Virginia 1989–93 and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2007...

Dem Charles City
Charles City County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,926 people, 2,670 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

, Henrico (part), Prince George (part)
Hopewell (part), Richmond (part) 2007
75 Roslyn Tyler
Roslyn Tyler
Roslyn C. "Roz" Tyler is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 75th district in Southside Virginia, made up of three counties and parts of four others, plus the city of Emporia and part of the city...

Brunswick (part), Greensville
Greensville County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,560 people, 3,375 households, and 2,396 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 3,765 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Isle of Wight (part), Lunenburg (part), Southampton (part), Sussex
Sussex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,126 households, and 2,809 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...

Emporia
Emporia, Virginia
Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated to be 5,927 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes...

, Franklin (part)
2005
76 Chris Jones
Chris Jones (politician)
S. Chris Jones is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 1997. He represents the 76th district, made up of parts of the cities of Suffolk and Chesapeake....

Rep Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...

 (part), Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...

 (part)
1997
77 Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill
Lionell Spruill, Sr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 77th district, made up of parts of the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk...


Minority Caucus Vice Chair for Outreach
Dem 1993
78 John Cosgrove
John Cosgrove (Virginia)
John A. Cosgrove is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 78th district in the city of Chesapeake.-References:...

Rep Chesapeake (part) 2001
79 Johnny Joannou
Johnny Joannou
Johnny S. Joannou is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–1983, the Senate of Virginia 1984–1991, and has been in the House again since 1998...

Dem Chesapeake (part), Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

 (part), Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...

 (part), Suffolk (part)
1997
80 Matthew James
Matthew James (politician)
Matthew James is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 80th district, which includes parts of the cities Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake....

Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part) 2009
81 Barry Knight
Barry Knight (politician)
Barry D. Knight is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in a special election on January 6, 2009. He the 81st district, made up of parts of the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.-Early life:Knight was born and raised on a farm...

Rep Chesapeake (part), Virginia Beach (part) 2009
82 Harry 'Bob' Purkey
Harry Purkey
Harry R. "Bob" Purkey is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 82nd district in Virginia Beach.-External links:...

Virginia Beach (part) 1985
83 Chris Stolle
Chris Stolle
Christopher P. Stolle, MD', is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 83rd district, which includes a portion of the city of Virginia Beach. A Republican, he first won election in 2009 by defeating Democratic incumbent Joseph Bouchard by an eighteen point margin...

2009
84 Sal Iaquinto
Sal Iaquinto
Salvatore R. Iaquinto is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 84th district in Virginia Beach.-References:...

2005
85 Bob Tata
Bob Tata
Robert M. "Bob" Tata is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1984 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 85th district in Virginia Beach.-References:...

1983
86 Tom Rust
Thomas Davis Rust
Thomas Davis "Tom" Rust is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 86th District since 2002...

Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) 2001
87 Paula Miller
Paula Miller
Paula Jean Miller is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2005 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th district in the city of Norfolk...

Dem Norfolk (part) 2004
88 Mark Cole
Mark Cole (politician)
Mark L. Cole is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Rep Fauquier (part), Spotsylvania (part), Stafford (part) 2001
89 Kenny Alexander
Kenneth Cooper Alexander
Kenneth Cooper "Kenny" Alexander is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 89th District in Norfolk.-Early life:...

Dem Norfolk (part) 2002
90 Algie Howell
Algie Howell
Algie Thomas Howell, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2004 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 90th district, made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.-References:*-External links:*...

Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Virginia Beach (part) 2003
91 Gordon Helsel
Gordon Helsel
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and former mayor of Poquoson, Virginia. He represents the 91st district, which includes the city of Hampton and Poquoson.-References:...

Rep York
York County, Virginia
York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown...

 (part)
Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...

 (part), Poquoson
Poquoson, Virginia
Poquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 12,150 according to the 2010 Census...

2011
92 Jeion Ward
Jeion Ward
Jeion A. Ward is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2004 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 92nd district in the city of Hampton.-References:...


Minority Caucus Treasurer
Dem Hampton (part) 2003
93 Robin Abbott
Robin Abbott
Robin Abbott is a U.S. politician, consumer rights advocate, and attorney who is currently serving in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat, she first won the seat in the 2009 elections by defeating Republican incumbent Philip A...

James City (part) Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...

 (part)
2009
94 Glenn Oder
Glenn Oder
G. Glenn Oder is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 94th district in the city of Newport News....

Rep 2001
95 Mamye BaCote
Mamye BaCote
Mamye E. BaCote is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 95th District since 2004.-External links:* profile...

Dem Hampton (part), Newport News (part) 2003
96 Brenda Pogge
Brenda Pogge
Brenda L. Pogge is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She represents the 96th district on the Virginia Peninsula, made up of parts of James City and York Counties and the city of Newport News.-References:* -External...

Rep James City (part), York (part) Newport News (part) 2007
97 Chris Peace
Chris Peace
Christopher Kilian Peace is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

Caroline (part), Hanover (part), Henrico (part), King and Queen
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...

 (part), King William
King William County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,846 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile . There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

 (part), New Kent
New Kent County, Virginia
At the 2000 census, there were 13,462 people, 4,925 households and 3,895 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 per square mile . There were 5,203 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

, Spotsylvania (part)
2006
98 Harvey Morgan
Harvey Morgan
Harvey B. Morgan is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 1980 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represents the 98th district on the Middle Peninsula, made up of four counties and parts of two others.-External links:...

Essex
Essex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,989 people, 3,995 households, and 2,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 4,926 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, Gloucester
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...

, King and Queen (part), King William (part), Mathews
Mathews County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,978 people, 3,932 households, and 2,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 108 people per square mile . There were 5,333 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...

, Middlesex
Middlesex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

1979
99 Albert C. Pollard
Albert C. Pollard
Albert C. Pollard, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving three consecutive terms from 2000 to 2005. Pollard retired from the General Assembly to pursue a private business venture and spend time with his young family...

Dem Caroline (part), King George
King George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,584 people, 9,411 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Lancaster
Lancaster County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,567 people, 5,004 households, and 3,412 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 6,498 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

, Northumberland
Northumberland County, Virginia
Northumberland County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the United States. In 2010, its population was 12,330. Its county seat is Heathsville...

, Richmond
Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 9,254. Its county seat is Warsaw. The rural county should not be confused with the large city and state capital Richmond, Virginia, which is over...

, Westmoreland
Westmoreland County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of...

2008
100 Lynwood Lewis
Lynwood Lewis
Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He the 100th district, which consists of the Eastern Shore counties of Accomack and Northampton, and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton.-External links:...

Accomack
Accomack County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 33,164 people, 15,299 households, and 10,388 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 19,550 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, Northampton
Northampton County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,389 people, 5,321 households, and 3,543 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 6,547 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

Hampton (part), Norfolk (part) 2003

See also

  • List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009
    Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009
    2009 Elections to the Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 3, 2009. Prior to the election, Republicans held 53 seats, Democrats held 43 seats, and Independents held 2 seats...

  • Senate of Virginia
    Senate of Virginia
    The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...

  • Members of the Virginia House of Delegates

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