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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. [6] The chamber was controlled by Democrats after the 2019 elections , holding a majority of ten seats. The chamber returned to the Republican Party following the 2021 elections, electing Todd Gilbert as the Speaker of the House .
Kaine has been a member of the Senate since 2013, previously served as the governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 and was Hillary Clinton's Vice Presidential running mate in 2016. His political ...
Elections were held in the United States in large part on November 2, 2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia.In addition, state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly), along with numerous state legislative special elections ...
Thurmon Travis Hackworth (born June 5, 1975) is an American businessman and politician, serving as a member of the Virginia Senate from the 38th district. A member of the Republican Party, he took office on April 2, 2021. Hackworth is a businessman from Richlands, Virginia, and serves on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors. [2]
The Democrats retained their majority in the Senate, dashing Youngkin's hopes of a GOP trifecta even if Republicans retained the House of Delegates, which was also won by Democrats simultaneously, re-establishing full control of the Virginia General Assembly that was lost by Democrats in 2021.
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. Virginia's current senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
The Virginia State Senate censured Chase on a 24–9 vote (with three Republicans joining the majority) for "conduct unbecoming a senator" and "fomenting insurrection against the United States," stripping Chase of her lone committee assignment. This was the first censure of a Virginia state senator since 1987.
The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three legislative chambers in two states, New Jersey and Virginia , held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections , including gubernatorial elections in both states .