VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Historic Partisan Makeup of the Virginia House of Delegates
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. 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. The Virginia House of Delegates is considered the oldest continuous legislative body in the New World, having been formed as the House of Burgesses at Jamestown in 1619.
The House has met in Virginia's Capitol Building, designed by Thomas Jefferson, since 1788. In recent years, the General Assembly members and staff operate from offices in the General Assembly Building, located in Capitol Square.
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 was in the majority in the 1880s). However, the Democrats began making a comeback under the leadership of Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, gaining 6 seats during Warner's term in office (2002-2006), and 1 in a special election at the beginning of Kaine's term.

Contents
Make-up of the Virginia House of Delegates
Party Control
House Leadership
Members
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Make-up of the Virginia House of Delegates


'Affiliation' 'Members'
  Republican Party 57
  Democratic Party 40
  Independent
 3
 'Total'
 '100'
 'Majority'
 '14'

Party Control


Year Democratic Party Republican Party Independent
  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

House Leadership


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! Position !! Name !! Party !! District
|-
| Speaker || William J. Howell || Republican || 28th
|-
| Majority Leader || Morgan Griffith || Republican || 8th
|-
| Minority Leader || Ward Armstrong || Democratic || 10th

Members


The Virginia House of Delegates is up for reelection every two years. The next election cycle is in 2007.
{| class=wikitable
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | District
! rowspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Name
! rowspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Party
! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Areas Represented
! rowspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | First Election
|-
! align=center valign=bottom | Counties
! align=center valign=bottom | Cities
|-
| | 
| 1
| Terry Kilgore ''Majority Caucus Chairman''
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Lee, Scott, Washington (part), Wise
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 2
| Bud Phillips
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Dickenson, Russell (part), Wise (part)
| align=center | Norton
| align=center | 1989
|-
| | 
| 3
| Dan Bowling
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Buchanan, Russell (part), Tazewell (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 4
| Joe Johnson
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Smyth (part), Washington (part)
| align=center | Bristol
| align=center | 1989
|-
| | 
| 5
| Bill Carrico
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Carroll (part), Grayson (part), Wythe
| align=center | Galax
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 6
| Anne B. Crockett-Stark
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Bland, Giles (part), Pulaski (part), Tazewell (part), Wythe (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 7
| David Nutter
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Montgomery (part), Pulaski (part)
| align=center | Radford
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 8
| Morgan Griffith ''Majority Leader''
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Roanoke (part)
| align=center | Salem
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 9
| Allen Dudley
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Floyd, Franklin, Pittsylvania (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 10
| Ward Armstrong ''Minority Leader''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Carroll (part), Henry (part), Patrick (part)
| align=center | Martinsville (part)
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 11
| Onzlee Ware ''Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Roanoke (part)
| align=center | Roanoke (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 12
| James Shuler
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles (part), Montgomery (part)
| align=center | Covington
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 13
| Bob Marshall
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Loudoun (part), Prince William (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 14
| Danny Marshall
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part)
| align=center | Danville
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 15
| C. Todd Gilbert
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham (part), Shenandoah
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 16
| Robert Hurt
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Henry (part), Pittsylvania (part)
| align=center | Martinsville (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 17
| William Fralin
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Botetourt (part), Roanoke (part)
| align=center | Roanoke (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 18
| Clay Athey
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fauquier (part), Frederick (part), Warren
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 19
| Lacey Putney
| align=center | Independent
| align=center | Bedford (part), Botetourt (part)
| align=center | Bedford
| align=center | 1961
|-
| | 
| 20
| Chris Saxman
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Augusta (part), Highland, Rockingham (part)
| align=center | Staunton
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 21
| John J. Welch III
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 22
| Kathy Byron
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Bedford (part), Campbell
| align=center |
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 23
| Shannon Valentine
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Amherst (part)
| align=center | Lynchburg
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 24
| Ben Cline
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Amherst (part), Augusta (part), Rockbridge
| align=center | Buena Vista, Lexington
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 25
| Steve Landes
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Albemarle (part), Augusta (part), Rockingham (part)
| align=center | Waynesboro
| align=center | 1995
|-
| | 
| 26
| Matt Lohr
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Rockingham (part)
| align=center | Harrisonburg
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 27
| Sam Nixon
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Chesterfield (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 28
| Bill Howell ''Speaker of the House''
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Stafford (part)
| align=center | Fredericksburg
| align=center | 1987
|-
| | 
| 29
| Beverly Sherwood
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Frederick (part)
| align=center | Winchester
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 30
| Ed Scott
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Culpeper, Madison, Orange (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 31
| Scott Lingamfelter
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fauquier (part), Prince William (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 32
| David Poisson
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Loudoun (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 33
| Joe T. May
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Clarke, Loudoun (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 34
| Vince Callahan
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1967
|-
| | 
| 35
| Steve Shannon
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 36
| Ken Plum
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1981
|-
| | 
| 37
| David Bulova
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center | Fairfax
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 38
| Bob Hull
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 39
| Vivian Watts
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1995
|-
| | 
| 40
| Tim Hugo
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 41
| Dave Marsden
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 42
| Dave Albo
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 43
| Mark Sickles ''Minority Caucus Secretary''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 44
| Kris Amundson ''Minority Caucus Vice Chair for Operations''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1999
|-
| | 
| 45
| David Englin
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Arlington (part), Fairfax (part)
| align=center | Alexandria (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 46
| Brian Moran ''Minority Caucus Chairman''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center | Alexandria (part)
| align=center | 1995
|-
| | 
| 47
| Al Eisenberg
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Arlington (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 48
| Bob Brink
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Arlington (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 49
| Adam Ebbin
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Arlington (part) and Fairfax (part)
| align=center | Alexandria (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 50
| Jackson H. Miller
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Prince William (part)
| align=center | Manassas, Manassas Park
| align=center | 2006
|-
| | 
| 51
| Michèle McQuigg
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Prince William (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 52
| Jeff Frederick
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Prince William (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 53
| Jim Scott
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part)
| align=center | Falls Church
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 54
| Bobby Orrock
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Caroline (part), Spotsylvania (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1989
|-
| | 
| 55
| Frank Hargrove
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Hanover (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1981
|-
| | 
| 56
| Bill Janis
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Goochland, Henrico (part), Louisa
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 57
| David Toscano
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Albemarle (part)
| align=center | Charlottesville
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 58
| Rob Bell
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Albemarle (part), Fluvanna (part), Greene, Orange (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 59
| Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
| align=center | Independent
| align=center | Albemarle (part), Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna (part), Nelson, Prince Edward (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1985
|-
| | 
| 60
| Clarke Hogan
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Charlotte, Halifax, Nottoway (part), Prince Edward (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 61
| Tommy Wright
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, Nottoway (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 62
| Riley Ingram
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part), Prince George (part)
| align=center | Hopewell (part)
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 63
| Roz Dance
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Chesterfield (part), Dinwiddie
| align=center | Petersburg
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 64
| Bill Barlow
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Isle of Wight (part), James City (part), Southampton (part), Surry
| align=center | Franklin (part), Williamsburg
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 65
| Lee Ware
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Chesterfield (part), Powhatan
| align=center |
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 66
| Kirk Cox ''Majority Whip''
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Chesterfield (part)
| align=center | Colonial Heights
| align=center | 1989
|-
| | 
| 67
| Chuck Caputo
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 68
| Katherine Waddell
| align=center | Independent
| align=center | Chesterfield (part)
| align=center | Richmond (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 69
| Frank Hall
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Chesterfield (part)
| align=center | Richmond (part)
| align=center | 1975
|-
| | 
| 70
| Dwight Clinton Jones
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Chesterfield (part), Henrico (part)
| align=center | Richmond (part)
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 71
| Jenn McClellan
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Henrico (part)
| align=center | Richmond (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 72
| Jack Reid
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Henrico (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 1989
|-
| | 
| 73
| John O'Bannon
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Henrico (part)
| align=center | Richmond (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 74
| Donald McEachin
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Charles City, Henrico (part), Prince George (part)
| align=center | Hopewell (part), Richmond (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 75
| Roz Tyler
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Brunswick (part), Greensville, Isle of Wight (part), Lunenburg (part), Southampton (part), Sussex
| align=center | Emporia, Franklin (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 76
| Chris Jones
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Suffolk (part)
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 77
| Lionell Spruill ''Minority Caucus Vice Chair for Outreach''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Suffolk (part)
| align=center | 1993
|-
| | 
| 78
| John Cosgrove
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 79
| Johnny Joannou
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part), Suffolk (part)
| align=center | 1997
|-
| | 
| 80
| Ken Melvin
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Portsmouth (part)
| align=center | 1985
|-
| | 
| 81
| Terrie Suit
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 1999
|-
| | 
| 82
| Bob Purkey
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 1985
|-
| | 
| 83
| Leo Wardrup
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 1991
|-
| | 
| 84
| Salvatore Iaquinto
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 85
| Bob Tata
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 1983
|-
| | 
| 86
| Tom Rust
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 87
| Paula Miller
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Norfolk (part)
| align=center | 2005
|-
| | 
| 88
| Mark Cole
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Fauquier (part), Spotsylvania (part), Stafford (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 89
| Kenny Alexander
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Norfolk (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 90
| Algie Howell
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), Virginia Beach (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 91
| Tom Gear
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | York (part)
| align=center | Hampton (part), Poquoson
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 92
| Jeion Ward ''Minority Caucus Treasurer''
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Hampton (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 93
| Phil Hamilton
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | James City (part)
| align=center | Newport News (part)
| align=center | 1987
|-
| | 
| 94
| Glenn Oder
| align=center | Republican
| align=center |
| align=center | Newport News (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 95
| Mamye BaCote
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center |
| align=center | Hampton (part), Newport News (part)
| align=center | 2003
|-
| | 
| 96
| Melanie Rapp
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | James City (part), York (part)
| align=center | Newport News (part)
| align=center | 2001
|-
| | 
| 97
| Chris Peace
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Caroline (part), Hanover (part), Henrico (part), King and Queen (part), King William (part), New Kent, Spotsylvania (part)
| align=center |
| align=center | 2006
|-
| | 
| 98
| Harvey Morgan
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen (part), King William (part), Mathews, Middlesex
| align=center |
| align=center | 1979
|-
| | 
| 99
| Rob Wittman
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | Caroline (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland
| align=center |
| align=center | 2006
|-
| | 
| 100
| Lynwood Lewis
| align=center | Democratic
| align=center | Accomack, Northampton
| align=center | Hampton (part), Norfolk (part)
| align=center | 2003
|}
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