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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.
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 ...
2016-2017 Virginia General Assembly [8] January 13-March 11, 2016 January 11-February 25, 2017 [9] ... Commonwealth of Virginia. Reports to the General Assembly;
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts .
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) has called the shake-up “a kitchen table issue” in the state, while Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D) has launched “the Emergency Committee on the ...
The 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to elect members of the 164th Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections are to be held June 17, 2025. [1]
The court presently is made up of seven justices, [3] each elected by a majority vote of both houses of the General Assembly for a term of twelve years. [4] To be eligible for election, a candidate must be a resident of Virginia and must have been a member of the Virginia State Bar for at least five years. [4]
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 ...