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Accordingly, the Senate had far less power than the House, until the revised Virginia constitution of 1851 allowed the Senate to propose new laws. [ 3 ] In the 2007 elections , the Democratic Party reclaimed the majority in the Senate for the first time since 1995, when the Republican Party gained a 20–20 split.
Following the 2019 election, the Democratic Party gained 2 seats in the Senate, and gained control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held a government trifecta in Virginia since 1993. [6] This was short-lived, however, as Republicans regained the governorship and the House of Delegates in the 2021 ...
Democratic Virginia members of the United States Congress; Democratic statewide elected officials, such as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General; the President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, provided they are Democrats; the Democratic Leaders of the Virginia House and Senate
The Democratic Party of Virginia also has 20 automatic, or “super” delegates. Virginia Democratic Party Chair Susan Swecker and Vice Chair Marc Broklawski are among those super delegates along ...
Democrats maintained control of Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ, fending off challenges from Republicans throughout the commonwealth. Going into ...
Danica A. Roem (/ r oʊ m / ROHM; born September 30, 1984) [1] [2] is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. [3] A Democrat, she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
Top Democrats in the Virginia Senate have dealt a blow to legislation to help pave the way for the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to relocate to northern Virginia ...
Stella Pekarsky is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Virginia. She serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 36th district, made up of western Fairfax County. [1] She was first elected to the Virginia Senate in the 2023 Virginia Senate election. She previously served as a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools ...