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4 unusual facts about Virginia House of Delegates


George Nicholas

He was also briefly attorney general of Kentucky, and had been several times a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

James Moran, Sr.

His youngest son, Brian J. Moran, born in 1959, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008 and was a candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 elections, losing in the Democratic primary.

Romney Academy

In 1817, a bill "incorporating the trustees of Romney Academy in the county of Hampshire" was presented to the Virginia House of Delegates by Mr. Scott, a delegate on the Committee of Schools and Colleges.

Samuel F. Wright

The bill was unanimously approved by the Virginia House and Senate.


Albert C. Pollard

A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2000–2006 and 2008–2012, representing the 99th district on the Northern Neck.

Greg Habeeb

Habeeb, a conservative Republican, is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 8th District, which includes the City of Salem, Craig County, and parts of Roanoke and Montgomery Counties.

Luke Torian

In February 2009, Republican Party of Virginia chair Jeff Frederick announced that he would not run for reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates.

Paula Miller

She was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2005–2012, representing the 87th district in the city of Norfolk.

Steve Landes

He has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1996, representing the 25th district in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including parts of Albemarle, Augusta and Rockingham Counties.

Tim Hugo

Since 2003, Hugo has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 40th district, which includes the municipalities of Bull Run, Catharpin, Centerville, Clifton, and Fairfax Station.

Todd Gilbert

He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006, representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains, made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties, plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.

Virginia's 1st congressional district special election, 2007

After five ballots, Republicans chose State Delegate Rob Wittman as their nominee when Paul Jost withdrew before the sixth ballot could be announced.

William Cleaveland

He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2010–2012, representing the 17th district, which included parts of Botetourt and Roanoke Counties and the city of Roanoke in the western part of the state.


see also

Alleghany County, Virginia

Alleghany County is represented by Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the Virginia Senate, Independent Lacey E. Putney in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican H. Morgan Griffith in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Bernard Cohen

Bernard S. Cohen (born 1937), politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Brian Moran

Moran spent the better part of 2006 and 2007 traveling the state to recruit and support House candidates for the 2007 election, when all 100 Virginia House of Delegates seats were on the ballot (as in every other odd-numbered year).

Carter Harrison

Carter Henry Harrison I (~1727 – 1793/1794), member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Edwin Cox

Edwin P. Cox (1870–1938), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates

G. Manoli Loupassi

On November 6, 2007, Loupassi defeated independent incumbent Katherine Waddell and was elected to a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates representing portions of Chesterfield County and the City of Richmond.

Howard Wellman

He then served as Assistant to West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller from 1981 to 1984 when he was appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1984 to fill a vacancy created by the death of Don Anello.

James Dillard

Jim Dillard, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates

James Edmunds

James E. Edmunds (born 1970), Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates

McGuireWoods

Chris Peace — Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, McGuireWoods (2003–2006 )

Thomas Randolph

Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875), served in the Virginia House of Delegates

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1970

George C. Rawlings, Jr. (D), former member of the Virginia House of Delegates