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State flag of Virginia Location of Virginia in the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Virginia, were raised or lived in Virginia, or for whom Virginia is a significant part of their identity. Those not born in Virginia are marked with §.
1988 – Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from Texas (1976–1977 and 1979–1985), became the Libertarian presidential nominee in 1988; later re-elected as a Republican U.S. representative (1997–2012) and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. 1990 – Steve Beren, political activist from
Jewish American people in Virginia politics (1 C, 3 P) L. Virginia local politicians (7 C) P. Virginia politicians by party (22 C)
Pages in category "Lists of Virginia politicians" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Virginia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on June 25, 1788. [11] Before it declared its independence, Virginia was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain . It seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, [ 12 ] and was admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 7, 1861. [ 13 ]
Virginia has sent senators to the U.S. Senate since 1789. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870.
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 voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to ...
19th-century Virginia politicians (10 C, 95 P) 20th-century Virginia politicians (2 C, 90 P) 21st-century Virginia politicians (2 C, 87 P) M.