2022–present meeting of Virginia legislature
162nd Virginia General Assembly |
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Overview |
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Term | January 12, 2022 – |
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Senate of Virginia |
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Members | 40 |
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President of the Senate | Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) |
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Senate Majority Leader | Dick Saslaw (D) |
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Senate Minority Leader | Tommy Norment (R) |
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Party control | Democratic (22) Republican (18) |
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Virginia House of Delegates |
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Members | 100 |
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Speaker of the House | Todd Gilbert (R) |
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House Majority Leader | Terry Kilgore (R) |
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House Minority Leader | Don Scott (D) |
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Party control | - Republican (51)
- Democratic (45)
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The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the Senate.[1]
Membership
On November 14, 2021, the incoming Republican majority in the House unanimously nominated Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) for Speaker of the House of Delegates and Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Scott County) for Majority Leader. Both confirmations by the full body are pending as of 05:09, Saturday, September 14, 2024 (UTC).[2]
For the third consecutive time since the beginning of the 160th Assembly in 2018, a record number of women are serving in the legislature: 34 in the House and 11 in the Senate, with the House having seen an increase of four women from the 161st Assembly.
Leadership
Senate
Committee chairs and ranking members
The Senate of Virginia has 10 Standing Committees and a Committee on Rules.
House of Delegates
References
- ^ "With judges' ruling in recount, GOP cements two-seat majority in Virginia House of Delegates". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Del. Todd Gilbert Nominated as Speaker of Virginia House of Delegates". NBC4 Washington. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-13.