Virginia House of Delegates

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_House_of_Delegates
GPTKB entity
Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Constitution_of_Virginia
gptkbp:broadcasts live-streamed online
gptkbp:confirmationPower no
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict single-member
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentSpeaker Don Scott
gptkbp:district 100
gptkbp:electionCycle odd-numbered years
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanMember gptkb:Joseph_T._Newsome
gptkbp:firstAsianAmericanMember gptkb:Kathy_Tran
gptkbp:firstFemaleMember gptkb:Sarah_Lee_Fain
gptkbp:firstOpenlyLGBTQMember gptkb:Mark_Sickles
gptkbp:firstSession 1619
gptkbp:founded 1619
gptkbp:hasClerk Paul Nardo (as of 2024)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia House of Delegates
gptkbp:impeached yes
gptkbp:journalPublication daily during session
gptkbp:lastElection November 7, 2023
gptkbp:legislativeCalendar set by Speaker
gptkbp:legislativeSessionsPerYear 1 regular, special as needed
gptkbp:legislature annual
bicameral
bills must pass both houses
gptkbp:location gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:meetingPlace Virginia State Capitol
gptkbp:minimumAgeForMembers 21
gptkbp:minorityParty Republican Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Sic_Semper_Tyrannis
gptkbp:nextEdition November 4, 2025
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:House_of_Delegates
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 100
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:openToPublic open to public
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:party Democratic Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:House_of_Burgesses
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:House_Journal
gptkbp:quorum majority of members
gptkbp:redistricted gptkb:Virginia_Redistricting_Commission
gptkbp:residence must reside in district
gptkbp:rulesOfOrder gptkb:House_Rules
gptkbp:salary $17,640 per year (as of 2024)
gptkbp:seal gptkb:Seal_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates
gptkbp:sergeantAtArms Robert D. Smith (as of 2024)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:swornTo required
gptkbp:termLength 2 years
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Senate_of_Virginia
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:website https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Fitzhugh
gptkb:Mary_Marshall
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkb:Winsome_Sears
gptkb:Mark_Levine
gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkb:James_L._Kemper
gptkb:Jonathan_Peale_Bishop
gptkb:Claude_A._Swanson
gptkb:Cyrus_Griffin
gptkb:John_D._Imboden
gptkb:William_Preston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5