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title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 10, 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gilbert" title="Todd Gilbert">Todd Gilbert</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Minority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />June 1, 2022 – January 10, 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University">Texas A&M University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://donscott.us">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–1991</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Don Leonard Scott Jr.</b> (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician. A <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, he is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_80th_House_of_Delegates_district" title="Virginia's 80th House of Delegates district">80th district</a>. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10, 2024, he became <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates">Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates</a>. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Don Scott was born on March 5, 1965 in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised in Houston, by a single mother of six children.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scott attended a magnet high school for aerodynamics before attending and graduating from <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M University</a> with a degree in <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his undergraduate education, Scott served as a naval officer until 1991 when he received an honorable discharge.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his time in the Navy, Scott obtained a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a> from <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University_Law_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana State University Law School">Louisiana State University Law School</a> in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, Scott was arrested on federal drug charges and served seven years in prison. Later, he acknowledged his mistakes, and said that the experience motivated him and showed him injustices of the legal system.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, after his release, Scott took an entry-level position at KRA Corporation, a workforce development company.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time at KRA, Scott relocated to <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth, Virginia</a>, and eventually became senior vice President at the firm.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Scott was admitted to the bar and opened his own firm, where he practiced criminal defense, family law, and civil cases.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, Scott joined Breit Biniazan Trial Lawyers as a partner.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Scott donated a kidney to his next-door neighbor, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Circuit_Court" title="Virginia Circuit Court">Virginia Circuit Court</a> Judge <a href="/wiki/Johnny_E._Morrison" title="Johnny E. Morrison">Johnny E. Morrison</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fox_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019">2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott filed to run to represent the 80th district in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2019 Virginia House of Delegates election">2019 Virginia House of Delegates election</a> after the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Matthew_James_(politician)" title="Matthew James (politician)">Matthew James</a>, who was appointed by Governor <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a> to an executive position.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scott was unopposed in the primaries, and in the general election defeated <a href="/wiki/Republican_party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican party (United States)">Republican</a> James W. Evans and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> Ryan Benton with 66.01% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2020, Scott endorsed former U.S. Vice President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> in the 2020 Democratic Primary. <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021">2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scott was unopposed in the primaries, and in the general election defeated <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> Deanna Stanton with 66.07% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022">2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2021 Virginia House of Delegates election">2021 general elections</a>, Virginia Democrats lost 7 seats and control of the House of Delegates. Along with fellow Delegates <a href="/wiki/Dan_Helmer" title="Dan Helmer">Dan Helmer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sally_L._Hudson" title="Sally L. Hudson">Sally Hudson</a>, both of whom were also first elected in 2019, Scott led a vote of no confidence to remove former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Virginia House of Representatives">Speaker</a> and party leader <a href="/wiki/Eileen_Filler-Corn" title="Eileen Filler-Corn">Eileen Filler-Corn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Democratic Delegates did not elect a new leader right away. The position was filled by Caucus Chair <a href="/wiki/Charniele_Herring" title="Charniele Herring">Charniele Herring</a>, who sustained her own vote of no confidence, as acting leader until Scott was elected House Minority leader on June 1.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024">2024</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Democrats won the majority in the <a href="/wiki/2023_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2023 Virginia House of Delegates election">2023 Virginia House of Delegates election</a>, Scott was nominated unanimously by his caucus to become <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates">Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates</a>, the first black speaker in Virginia's history.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?139076">Appearances</a> on <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_James_(politician)" title="Matthew James (politician)">Matthew James</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> <br /> from the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_80th_House_of_Delegates_district" title="Virginia's 80th House of Delegates district">80th</a> district </b><br />2020–2024 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Destiny_Levere_Bolling" title="Destiny Levere Bolling">Destiny Levere Bolling</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Scott_(Virginia_politician)" title="Phillip Scott (Virginia politician)">Phillip Scott</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> <br /> from the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_88th_House_of_Delegates_district" title="Virginia's 88th House of Delegates district">88th</a> district </b><br />2024–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Filler-Corn" title="Eileen Filler-Corn">Eileen Filler-Corn</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Minority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> </b><br />2022–2024 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gilbert" title="Todd Gilbert">Todd Gilbert</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gilbert" title="Todd Gilbert">Todd Gilbert</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates">Speaker of the Virginia 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Eubanks">Eubanks</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Rivas" title="Robert A. 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Johnson">Johnson</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Talbot_Ross" title="Rachel Talbot Ross">Talbot Ross</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Jones</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Dana_Stein" title="Dana Stein">Stein</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mariano" title="Ron Mariano">Mariano</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kate_Hogan" title="Kate Hogan">Hogan</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tate_(politician)" title="Joe Tate (politician)">Tate</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Pohutsky" title="Laurie Pohutsky">Pohutsky</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Hortman" title="Melissa Hortman">Hortman</a> (DFL), <span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Dan_Wolgamott" title="Dan Wolgamott">Wolgamott</a> (DFL)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_White_(politician)" title="Jason White (politician)">White</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Manly_Barton" title="Manly Barton">Barton</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dean_Plocher" title="Dean Plocher">Plocher</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Henderson_(politician)" title="Mike Henderson (politician)">Henderson</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Regier" title="Matt Regier">Regier</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Rhonda_Knudsen" title="Rhonda Knudsen">Knudsen</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_Arch_(politician)" title="John Arch (politician)">Arch</a> (R)</i>*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager_(politician)" title="Steve Yeager (politician)">Yeager</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Daniele_Monroe-Moreno" title="Daniele Monroe-Moreno">Monroe-Moreno</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Packard" title="Sherman Packard">Packard</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Sanborn" title="Laurie Sanborn">Sanborn</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Coughlin" title="Craig Coughlin">Coughlin</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Benjie_Wimberly" title="Benjie Wimberly">Wimberly</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Javier_Mart%C3%ADnez_(politician)" title="Javier Martínez (politician)">Martínez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carl_Heastie" title="Carl Heastie">Heastie</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jeffrion_L._Aubry" title="Jeffrion L. Aubry">Aubry</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Moore_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Tim Moore (North Carolina politician)">Moore</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stevens_(politician)" title="Sarah Stevens (politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson_(North_Dakota_politician)" title="Dennis Johnson (North Dakota politician)">Johnson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Stephens_(politician)" title="Jason Stephens (politician)">Stephens</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Oelslager" title="Scott Oelslager">Oelslager</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_McCall" title="Charles McCall">McCall</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hilbert" title="Kyle Hilbert">Hilbert</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_Fahey" title="Julie Fahey">Fahey</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Holvey" title="Paul Holvey">Holvey</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joanna_McClinton" title="Joanna McClinton">McClinton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Shekarchi" title="Joe Shekarchi">Shekarchi</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Patrick_Kennedy" title="Brian Patrick Kennedy">Kennedy</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Murrell_Smith_Jr." title="Murrell Smith Jr.">Smith</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Pope_(politician)" title="Tommy Pope (politician)">Pope</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Bartels" title="Hugh Bartels">Bartels</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Stevens_(South_Dakota_politician)" title="Mike Stevens (South Dakota politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Sexton" title="Cameron Sexton">Sexton</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Marsh" title="Pat Marsh">Marsh</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dade_Phelan" title="Dade Phelan">Phelan</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Geren" title="Charlie Geren">Geren</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schultz_(politician)" title="Mike Schultz (politician)">Schultz</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Dunnigan_(politician)" title="James Dunnigan (politician)">Dunnigan</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jill_Krowinski" title="Jill Krowinski">Krowinski</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Scott</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Jinkins" title="Laurie Jinkins">Jinkins</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tina_Orwall" title="Tina Orwall">Orwall</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hanshaw" title="Roger Hanshaw">Hanshaw</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robin_Vos" title="Robin Vos">Vos</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kevin_David_Petersen" title="Kevin David Petersen">Petersen</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Sommers" title="Albert Sommers">Sommers</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Clark_Stith" title="Clark Stith">Stith</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a> (D)*</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Savali_Talavou_Ale" title="Savali Talavou Ale">Ale</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Therese_M._Terlaje" title="Therese M. Terlaje">Terlaje</a> (D)*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Villagomez" title="Edmund Villagomez">Villagomez</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tatito_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Tatito Hernández">Hernández</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PPD</a>/D), <span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Conny_Varela" title="Conny Varela">Varela</a> (PPD/D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Novelle_Francis" title="Novelle Francis">Francis</a> (D)*</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate speakers pro tempore<br />*Unicameral body</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Template:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Template talk:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="List of speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates">Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Pendleton" title="Edmund Pendleton">Pendleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Wythe" title="George Wythe">Wythe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison_V" title="Benjamin Harrison V">B. Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Tyler_Sr." title="John Tyler Sr.">Tyler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison_V" title="Benjamin Harrison V">B. Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Prentis" title="Joseph Prentis">Prentis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mathews_(politician)" title="Thomas Mathews (politician)">Mathews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Wise_(Virginia_politician)" title="John Wise (Virginia politician)">Wise</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larkin_Smith_(Virginia_politician)" title="Larkin Smith (Virginia politician)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Harrison" title="Edmund Harrison">E. Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Holmes_(Virginia_politician)" title="Hugh Holmes (Virginia politician)">Holmes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Johnston_Jr." title="Peter Johnston Jr.">Johnston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Nelson_(Virginia_politician)" title="Hugh Nelson (Virginia politician)">Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Barbour" title="James Barbour">Barbour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stevenson" title="Andrew Stevenson">Stevenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stanard" title="Robert Stanard">Stanard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Linn_Banks" title="Linn Banks">Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Walker_Gilmer" title="Thomas Walker Gilmer">Gilmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valentine_W._Southall" title="Valentine W. Southall">Southall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Holleman" title="Joel Holleman">Holleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Valentine_W._Southall" title="Valentine W. Southall">Southall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Goode_(politician)" title="William Goode (politician)">Goode</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Winston_Jones" title="John Winston Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_F._Strother" title="James F. Strother">Strother</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_L._Hopkins" title="Henry L. Hopkins">H. Hopkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Hopkins" title="George Washington Hopkins">G. Hopkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_M._Crutchfield" title="Oscar M. Crutchfield">Crutchfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Kemper" title="James L. Kemper">Kemper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_W._Sheffey" class="mw-redirect" title="Hugh W. Sheffey">Sheffey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_Baldwin" title="John Brown Baldwin">Baldwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zephaniah_Turner_Jr." title="Zephaniah Turner Jr.">Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J._Marshall_Hanger" title="J. Marshall Hanger">Hanger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Allen_(Virginia_politician)" title="Henry C. Allen (Virginia politician)">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_W._Lacy" title="Benjamin W. Lacy">Lacy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_C._Fowler" title="Isaac C. Fowler">Fowler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Stuart_(Virginia_politician)" title="Charles E. Stuart (Virginia politician)">Stuart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Cardwell" title="Richard H. Cardwell">R. Cardwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Ryan" title="John F. Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Saunders" title="Edward W. Saunders">Saunders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Ryan" title="John F. Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_D._Cardwell" title="William D. Cardwell">W. Cardwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Evelyn_Byrd_Sr." title="Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr.">Byrd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_P._Cox" title="Edwin P. Cox">E. 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<ol><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hope" title="Patrick Hope">Patrick Hope</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adele_McClure" title="Adele McClure">Adele McClure</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_H._Lopez" title="Alfonso H. Lopez">Alfonso Lopez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charniele_Herring" title="Charniele Herring">Charniele Herring</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Bennett-Parker" title="Elizabeth Bennett-Parker">Elizabeth Bennett-Parker</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rip_Sullivan" title="Rip Sullivan">Rip Sullivan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Keys-Gamarra" title="Karen Keys-Gamarra">Karen Keys-Gamarra</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Irene_Shin" title="Irene Shin">Irene Shin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karrie_Delaney" title="Karrie Delaney">Karrie Delaney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Helmer" title="Dan Helmer">Dan Helmer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Bulova" title="David Bulova">David Bulova</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Holly_Seibold" title="Holly Seibold">Holly Seibold</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Simon" title="Marcus Simon">Marcus Simon</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Watts" title="Vivian Watts">Vivian Watts</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laura_Jane_Cohen" title="Laura Jane Cohen">Laura Jane Cohen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krizek" title="Paul Krizek">Paul Krizek</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Sickles" title="Mark Sickles">Mark Sickles</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Tran" title="Kathy Tran">Kathy Tran</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rozia_Henson" title="Rozia Henson">Rozia Henson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Maldonado" title="Michelle Maldonado">Michelle Maldonado</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Thomas_(politician)" title="Josh Thomas (politician)">Josh Thomas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ian_Lovejoy" title="Ian Lovejoy">Ian Lovejoy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Candi_King" title="Candi King">Candi King</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Luke_Torian" title="Luke Torian">Luke Torian</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Briana_Sewell" title="Briana Sewell">Briana Sewell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kannan_Srinivasan" title="Kannan Srinivasan">Kannan Srinivasan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Atoosa_Reaser" title="Atoosa Reaser">Atoosa Reaser</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_A._Reid" title="David A. Reid">David Reid</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marty_Martinez_(Virginia_politician)" title="Marty Martinez (Virginia politician)">Marty Martinez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Geary_Higgins" title="Geary Higgins">Geary Higgins</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delores_Riley_Oates" title="Delores Riley Oates">Delores Riley Oates</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wiley" title="Bill Wiley">Bill Wiley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gilbert" title="Todd Gilbert">Todd Gilbert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Wilt" title="Tony Wilt">Tony Wilt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Runion" title="Chris Runion">Chris Runion</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Campbell" title="Ellen Campbell">Ellen Campbell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Austin_(politician)" title="Terry Austin (politician)">Terry Austin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rasoul" title="Sam Rasoul">Sam Rasoul</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Davis_(Virginia_politician)" title="Will Davis (Virginia politician)">Will Davis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_McNamara_(Virginia_politician)" title="Joseph McNamara (Virginia politician)">Joe McNamara</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Obenshain" title="Chris Obenshain">Chris Obenshain</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ballard" title="Jason Ballard">Jason Ballard</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Morefield" title="Will Morefield">Will Morefield</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Israel_O%27Quinn" title="Israel O'Quinn">Israel O'Quinn</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Kilgore" title="Terry Kilgore">Terry Kilgore</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jed_Arnold" title="Jed Arnold">Jed Arnold</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wren_Williams" title="Wren Williams">Wren Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eric_Philips_(politician)" title="Eric Philips (politician)">Eric Phillips</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Danny_Marshall" title="Danny Marshall">Danny Marshall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Wright" title="Thomas C. Wright">Tommy Wright</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eric_Zehr" title="Eric Zehr">Eric Zehr</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Walker" title="Wendell Walker">Wendell Walker</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Griffin_(Virginia_politician)" title="Tim Griffin (Virginia politician)">Tim Griffin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katrina_Callsen" title="Katrina Callsen">Katrina Callsen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Laufer" title="Amy Laufer">Amy Laufer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Garrett_(Virginia_politician)" title="Tom Garrett (Virginia politician)">Tom Garrett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Owen_(Virginia_politician)" title="David Owen (Virginia politician)">David Owen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Willett" title="Rodney Willett">Rodney Willett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Fowler" title="Buddy Fowler">Buddy Fowler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wyatt_(politician)" title="Scott Wyatt (politician)">Scott Wyatt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Webert" title="Michael Webert">Michael Webert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Freitas" title="Nick Freitas">Nick Freitas</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Scott_(Virginia_politician)" title="Phillip Scott (Virginia politician)">Phillip Scott</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Milde_(politician)" title="Paul Milde (politician)">Paul Milde</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joshua_G._Cole" title="Joshua G. Cole">Joshua G. Cole</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orrock" title="Bobby Orrock">Bobby Orrock</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Pugh_Kent" title="Hillary Pugh Kent">Hillary Pugh Kent</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hodges" title="Keith Hodges">Keith Hodges</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chad_Green_(politician)" title="Chad Green (politician)">Chad Green</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelly_Simonds" title="Shelly Simonds">Shelly Simonds</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Batten" title="Amanda Batten">Amanda Batten</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lee_Ware" title="Lee Ware">Lee Ware</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Earley_Jr." title="Mark Earley Jr.">Mark Earley Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cherry_(Virginia_politician)" title="Mike Cherry (Virginia politician)">Mike Cherry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Coyner" title="Carrie Coyner">Carrie Coyner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Debra_Gardner_(politician)" title="Debra Gardner (politician)">Debra Gardner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jones_(Virginia_politician)" title="Michael Jones (Virginia politician)">Michael Jones</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Betsy_B._Carr" title="Betsy B. Carr">Betsy B. 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