Virginia House of Delegates
Coordinates: 37°32′19.2″N 75°25′59.9″W / 37.538667°N 75.433306°W
| Virginia House of Delegates | |
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| Virginia General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
| Term limits | None |
| History | |
| New session started | January 11, 2012 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | William Howell, (R) Since January 8, 2003 |
| Majority Leader | Kirk Cox, (R) Since December 5, 2010 |
| Minority Leader | David Toscano, (D) Since November 19, 2011 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
| Political groups | Republican Party (67) Democratic Party (31) Independent (1) |
| Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Virginia Constitution |
| Salary | $17,640/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| Last election | November 8, 2011 |
| Next election | November 5, 2013 |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Delegates Chamber Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia |
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| Website | |
| Virginia General Assembly | |
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. 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, the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the Virginia 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 caucus chair, minority leader, 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. Originally having 22 members, the House of Burgesses met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown.[1] 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.[2]
The House has met in Virginia's Capitol Building, designed by Thomas Jefferson, 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 long-time 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 was in the majority in the 1880s).
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Salary and qualifications [edit]
The annual salary for delegates is $17,640 per year.[3] Each delegate represents roughly 71,000 people.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[4][6]
Composition [edit]
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of 2008-2010 session | 53 | 2 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
| End of 2010-2012 session | 59 | 2 | 39 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin (January 2012) | 67 | 1 | 32 | 100 | 0 |
| August 31, 2012[7] | 31 | 99 | 1 | ||
| September 4, 2012[8] | |||||
| December 18, 2012[9] | 32 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 68% | 32% | |||
Party control [edit]
(The party control table shows the balance of power after each recent general election. The preceding Makeup table includes results of special elections since the last general election.)
| Years | Democrats | Republicans | Independents |
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| 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 |
| 2012–2014 | 32 | 67 | 1 |
- 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. continued to caucus with the Republicans. Waddell was defeated by G. Manoli Loupassi in 2007.
House leadership [edit]
| Speaker | William J. Howell |
| Majority Leader | Kirk Cox |
| Minority Leader | David Toscano[10] |
| Minority Whip | Charniele Herring |
Committee chairs and ranking members [edit]
The House has 14 standing committees.[11]
| Committee | Chair | Senior Minority Member |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | Beverly Sherwood | Ken Plum |
| Appropriations | Lacey Putney | Jim Scott |
| Commerce and Labor | Terry Kilgore | Joe Johnson |
| Counties, Cities and Towns | Riley Ingram | Lionell Spruill |
| Courts of Justice | Dave Albo | Joe Johnson |
| Education | Bob Tata | Onzlee Ware |
| Finance | Harry Purkey | Joe Johnson |
| General Laws | Chris Jones | Jeion Ward |
| Health, Welfare and Institutions | Bobby Orrock | Lionell Spruill |
| Militia, Police and Public Safety | Scott Lingamfelter | Lynwood Lewis |
| Privileges and Elections | Mark Cole | Jim Scott |
| Rules | Bill Howell | Johnny Joannou |
| Science and Technology | Kathy Byron | Vivian Watts |
| Transportation | Joe T. May | Jeion Ward |
Members [edit]
The Virginia House of Delegates is up for reelection every two years. The next election cycle is in 2013.
| District | Name | Party | Areas Represented | First Election | |
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| Counties | Cities | ||||
| 1 | Terry Kilgore | Rep | Lee, Scott, Wise (part) | Norton | 1993 |
| 2 | Mark Dudenhefer | Prince William (part), Stafford (part) | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Will Morefield | Bland, Buchanan, Russell (part), Tazewell | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Joe Johnson | Dem | Dickenson, Russell (part), Washington (part), Wise (part) | 1989 | |
| 5 | Israel O'Quinn | Rep | Grayson, Smyth (part), Washington (part) | Bristol, Galax | 2011 |
| 6 | Anne B. Crockett-Stark | Carroll, Smyth (part), Wythe | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Nick Rush | Floyd, Montgomery (part), Pulaski (part) | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Greg Habeeb | Craig, Montgomery (part), Roanoke (part) | Salem | 2011 | |
| 9 | Charles Poindexter | Franklin (part), Henry (part), Patrick | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Randy Minchew | Clarke (part), Frederick (part), Loudoun (part) | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Onzlee Ware | Dem | Roanoke (part) | 2003 | |
| 12 | Joseph Yost | Rep | Giles, Montgomery (part), Pulaski (part) | Radford | 2011 |
| 13 | Bob Marshall | Prince William (part) | Manassas Park | 1991 | |
| 14 | Danny Marshall | Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part) | Danville | 2001 | |
| 15 | Todd Gilbert | Page, Rockingham (part), Shenandoah, Warren (part) | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Donald Merricks | Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part) | Martinsville | 2007 | |
| 17 | Chris Head | Botetourt (part), Roanoke (part) | Roanoke (part) | 2011 | |
| 18 | Michael Webert | Culpeper (part), Fauquier (part), Rappahannock, Warren (part) | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Lacey E. Putney | Ind | Allegheny, Bedford (part), Botetourt (part) | Bedford, Covington | 1961 |
| 20 | Richard P. Bell | Rep | Augusta (part), Highland, Nelson(part) | Staunton, Waynesboro | 2009 |
| 21 | Ron Villanueva | Virginia Beach (part) | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Kathy Byron | Bedford (part), Campbell (part), Franklin (part) | Lynchburg (part) | 1997 | |
| 23 | Scott Garrett | Amherst (part), Bedford (part) | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Ben Cline | Amherst (part), Augusta (part), Bath, Rockbridge | Buena Vista, Lexington | 2002 | |
| 25 | Steve Landes | Albemarle (part), Augusta (part), Rockingham (part) | 1995 | ||
| 26 | Tony Wilt | Rockingham (part) | Harrisonburg | 2010 | |
| 27 | Roxann Robinson | Chesterfield (part) | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Bill Howell Speaker of the House |
Stafford (part) | Fredericksburg (part) | 1987 | |
| 29 | Beverly Sherwood | Frederick (part), Warren (part) | Winchester | 1993 | |
| 30 | Ed Scott | Culpeper (part), Madison, Orange | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Scott Lingamfelter | Fauquier (part), Prince William (part) | 2001 | ||
| 32 | Tag Greason | Loudoun (part) | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Joe T. May | Clarke (part), Frederick (part), Loudoun (part) | 1993 | ||
| 34 | Barbara Comstock | Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Mark Keam | Dem | Fairfax (part) | 2009 | |
| 36 | Kenneth R. Plum | 1981 | |||
| 37 | David Bulova | Fairfax | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Kaye Kory | 2009 | |||
| 39 | Vivian E. Watts | 1995 | |||
| 40 | Tim Hugo | Rep | Fairfax (part), Prince William (part) | 2002 | |
| 41 | Eileen Filler-Corn | Dem | Fairfax (part) | 2010 | |
| 42 | Dave Albo | Rep | 1993 | ||
| 43 | Mark D. Sickles | Dem | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Scott Surovell | 2009 | |||
| 45 | Rob Krupicka | Arlington (part), Fairfax (part) | Alexandria (part) | 2012 | |
| 46 | Charniele Herring | 2009 | |||
| 47 | Patrick Hope | Arlington (part) | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Bob Brink | Arlington (part), Fairfax (part) | 1997 | ||
| 49 | Alfonso Lopez | 2011 | |||
| 50 | Jackson H. Miller | Rep | Prince William (part) | Manassas | 2006 |
| 51 | Richard L. Anderson | 2009 | |||
| 52 | Luke Torian | Dem | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Jim Scott | Fairfax (part) | Falls Church | 1991 | |
| 54 | Bobby Orrock | Rep | Caroline (part), Spotsylvania (part) | 1989 | |
| 55 | John Cox | Caroline (part), Hanover (part), Spotsylvania (part) | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Peter Farrell | Goochland (part), Henrico (part), Louisa, Spotsylvania (part) | 2011 | ||
| 57 | David Toscano Minority Leader |
Dem | Albemarle (part) | Charlottesville | 2005 |
| 58 | Rob Bell | Rep | Albemarle (part), Fluvanna (part), Greene, Rockingham (part) | 2001 | |
| 59 | Matt Fariss | Albemarle (part), Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell (part), Nelson (part) | 2011 | ||
| 60 | James Edmunds | Campbell (part), Charlotte, Halifax, Prince Edward | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Tommy Wright | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 2000 | ||
| 62 | Riley Ingram | Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part), Prince George (part) | Hopewell (part) | 1991 | |
| 63 | Rosalyn Dance | Dem | Chesterfield (part), Dinwiddie (part), Prince George (part) | Hopewell (part), Petersburg | 2005 |
| 64 | Rick Morris | Rep | Isle of Wight (part), Prince George (part), Southampton (part), Surry (part), Sussex (part) | Franklin (part), Suffolk (part) | 2011 |
| 65 | Lee Ware | Chesterfield (part), Fluvanna (part), Goochland (part), Powhatan | 1998 | ||
| 66 | Kirk Cox Majority Leader |
Chesterfield (part) | Colonial Heights | 1989 | |
| 67 | James LeMunyon | Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Manoli Loupassi | Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part) | Richmond (part) | 2007 | |
| 69 | Betsy Carr | Dem | Chesterfield (part) | 2009 | |
| 70 | Delores McQuinn | Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part) | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Jennifer McClellan | Henrico (part) | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Jimmie Massie | Rep | 2007 | ||
| 73 | John O'Bannon | Richmond (part) | 2000 | ||
| 74 | Joseph D. Morrissey | Dem | Charles City, Henrico (part) | 2007 | |
| 75 | Roslyn Tyler | Brunswick, Dinwiddie (part) Greensville, Isle of Wight (part), Lunenburg (part), Southampton (part), Surry (part), Sussex (part) | Emporia, Franklin (part) | 2005 | |
| 76 | Chris Jones | Rep | Chesapeake (part), Suffolk (part) | 1997 | |
| 77 | Lionell Spruill | Dem | 1993 | ||
| 78 | John Cosgrove | Rep | Chesapeake (part) | 2001 | |
| 79 | Johnny Joannou | Dem | Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part) | 1997 | |
| 80 | Matthew James | Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part), Suffolk (part) | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Barry Knight | Rep | Chesapeake (part), Virginia Beach (part) | 2009 | |
| 82 | Harry 'Bob' Purkey | Virginia Beach (part) | 1985 | ||
| 83 | Chris Stolle | Norfolk (part), Virginia Beach (part) | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Sal Iaquinto | Virginia Beach (part) | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Bob Tata | 1983 | |||
| 86 | Tom Rust | Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) | 2001 | ||
| 87 | David Ramadan | Loudoun (part), Prince William (part) | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Mark Cole | Fauquier (part), Spotsylvania (part), Stafford (part) | Fredericksburg (part) | 2001 | |
| 89 | Daun Hester | Dem | Norfolk (part) | 2012 | |
| 90 | Algie Howell | Norfolk (part), Virginia Beach (part) | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Gordon Helsel | Rep | York (part) | Hampton (part), Poquoson | 2011 |
| 92 | Jeion Ward | Dem | Hampton (part) | 2003 | |
| 93 | Mike Watson | Rep | James City (part), York (part) | Newport News (part), Williamsburg | 2011 |
| 94 | David Yancey | Newport News (part) | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Mamye BaCote | Dem | Hampton (part), Newport News (part) | 2003 | |
| 96 | Brenda Pogge | Rep | James City (part), York (part) | 2007 | |
| 97 | Chris Peace | Hanover (part), King William (part), New Kent | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Keith Hodges | Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William (part), Mathews, Middlesex | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Margaret Ransone | Caroline (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Lynwood Lewis | Dem | Accomack, Northampton | Norfolk (part), Virginia Beach (part) | 2003 |
See also [edit]
- List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009
- Senate of Virginia
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Notes [edit]
- ^ Commonwealth of Virginia. "Capitol Square Timeline". Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Commonwealth of Virginia. "Timeline".
- ^ a b "Virginia House of Delegates". DailyPress.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ a b "Virginia State Legislature". VAKids.org. Retrieved 2008-09-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Constitution of Virginia, Article IV, Section 4. Qualifications of senators and delegates.". Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "Constitution of Virginia, Article IV, Section 6. Legislative sessions.". Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ Democrat David Englin (District 45) resigned.
- ^ Democrat Rob Krupicka elected to succeed Englin. Democrat Kenneth Alexander (District 89) resigned after being elected to the State Senate in a special election.
- ^ Democrat Daun Hester (District 89) elected to succeed Alexander.
- ^ Kumar, Anita (2011-11-19). "Toscano, Sickles to lead House Democratic caucus". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "Legislative Committees". Legislative Information System. Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
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