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The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, and the first elected legislative assembly in the New World. It was established on July 30, 1619. [1] [2]
The First Virginia General Assembly convened from October 7, 1776, to December 21, 1776, in regular session. [1] This session took place while the Second Continental Congress was still in session. Major events
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The Virginia House of Delegates is reelected every two years, with intervening vacancies filled by special election. The list below contains the House delegates that are currently serving in the 163rd Virginia General Assembly, which convened on January 10, 2024.
The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members. Combined, the General Assembly consists of 140 elected representatives from an equal number of constituent districts across Virginia. The General Assembly holds ...
Democrats won full control of the General Assembly despite losing in key swing districts. Republicans had been able to do that in 2021, along with Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory over ...
Class Counties Senator Notes 1 Amelia, Chesterfield, & Cumberland Archibald Cary: Brunswick, Lunenburg, & Mecklenburg John Jones: Charles City, James City, & New Kent
Some running for Virginia’s General Assembly in 2025 have also announced their candidacy. Kimberly Pope Adams, who ran against Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, and lost by less than half a ...