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  2. Politics of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Manassas with former governors and current U.S. senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner. The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century, the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting, constituting a reliable ...

  3. Government of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin. The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785. Virginia currently functions under the 1971 Constitution of Virginia. It is Virginia's seventh constitution. Under the Constitution, the government is ...

  4. Constitution of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Critically, the 1776 Constitution limited the right to vote primarily to property owners and men of wealth. This effectively concentrated power in the hands of the landowners and aristocracy of Southeastern Virginia. [1] Dissatisfaction with this power structure would come to dominate Virginia's constitutional debate for almost a century. [6]

  5. Political party strength in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The following table indicates party affiliation in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the individual offices of: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; It also indicates the historical composition of the collective: Senate; House of Delegates; State delegation to the United States Senate (individually)

  6. Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829–1830 - Wikipedia

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    Old Dominion, New Commonwealth: a history of Virginia, 1607-2007. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2769-5. Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5. Richards, Samuel J. (Fall 2019).

  7. Virginia General Assembly - Wikipedia

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    Virginia State Board of Elections in a Virginia state court, plaintiffs sought to overturn the General Assembly's redistricting in five House of Delegates and six state Senate districts as violations of both the Virginia and U.S. Constitutions because they failed to represent populations in "continuous and compact territory". [21]

  8. How man was overcharged by Dominion Virginia Power for nearly ...

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    HEATHSVILLE, Va. -- A Virginia man is telling his story after he discovered he has been overcharged by Dominion Virginia Power since 2001. Don Lee of Healthsville, Virginia runs a barbershop on ...

  9. List of power stations in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 2022, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 29,169 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 89,477 GWh. [ 2 ]