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Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post. The Speaker is currently elected for a two-year term in the odd-numbered years in which the Legislature convenes.
A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 88th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10, 2024, he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history.
The Speaker is usually 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, the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses, which first met at Jamestown in 1619.
The Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday swore in the chamber's first Black speaker in its 405-year history, Delegate Don Scott. ... saying it is "an honor and privilege to be elected as the ...
House Democratic Caucus says Scott’s personal story is of resilience, second chances and historic firsts. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker ...
Filler-Corn, who will oversee the Virginia General Assembly that flipped to a Democratic majority in November, said her agenda includes passing the Equal Rights Amendment. She added that she ...
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican , Cantor served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011, and as House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014.
Combined, the General Assembly consists of 140 elected representatives from an equal number of constituent districts across the commonwealth. The House of Delegates is presided over by the speaker of the House, while the Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Virginia. The House and Senate each elect a clerk and sergeant-at-arms.