160th Virginia General Assembly

2018–2019 meeting of Virginia legislature February 2025 January 2025 160th Virginia General Assembly File:Richmond_Virginia_Capitol.jpg January 9, 2018 July 9, 2019 159th 161st Senate of Virginia File:Senate diagram 2014 State of Virginia.svg 40 Republican Party (21) President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment (R) Senate Minority Leader Dick Saslaw (D) Virginia House of Delegates File:Virginia House of Delegates (2018).svg 100 Republican Party (51) Speaker of the House Kirk Cox (R) House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R) House Minority Leader David Toscano (D, 2018) Eileen Filler-Corn (D, 2019) January 10, 2018 March 10, 2018 January 9, 2019 February 23, 2019 July 9, 2019 July 9, 2019 (special) The 160th Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the 2017 House election and 2015 Senate election, convened on January 9, 2018. Republicans held one-seat majorities in both chambers, losing 17 seats in the House. Membership In the 2017 election, 25 women were elected to the House of Delegates, breaking the previous record of 19 that was set in 2013.Bryan Alix The historic firsts that happened as Virginia 'turned blue' http://wtvr.com/2017/11/08/the-historic-firsts-that-happened-as-virginia-turned-blue/ WTVR December 19, 2017 Richmond November 8, 2017 On January 1, 2019, Eileen Filler-Corn became Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, succeeding David Toscano. She is the first woman to lead a caucus in the 400-year history of the Virginia House of Delegates.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/a-400-year-first-filler-corn-breaks-many-barriers-as-new-democratic-leader-in-virginias-house/2018/12/27/b9322b14-0472-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html A 400-year first: Filler-Corn breaks many barriers as new Democratic leader in Virginia's House Schneider Gregory S. December 27, 2018 The Washington Post October 31, 2019 In addition, in the 13th district, Democratic candidate Danica Roem became the first openly transgender candidate to be elected and serve in a state legislative body in the United States.Park Madison Election night brings historic wins for minority and LGBT candidates https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/us/election-firsts-lgbt-minorities/index.html CNN December 19, 2017 November 8, 2017 In the 21st and 42nd districts, respectively, Democratic candidates Kelly Fowler and Kathy Tran became the first Asian American women elected to the House of Delegates.Moore Jack Why women won big in Va. House of Delegates races https://wtop.com/virginia/2017/11/women-won-big-va-house-delegate-races/ WTOP December 19, 2017 Washington November 8, 2017 Democratic candidates Elizabeth Guzmán and Hala Ayala were elected to 31st and 51st districts, respectively, to also become the first two Hispanic women elected to the House of Delegates.Nuño Stephen A. First Two Latinas Are Elected to Virginia House of Delegates, Making History https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/first-two-latinas-are-elected-virginia-house-delegates-making-history-n818911 NBC News December 19, 2017 November 8, 2017Unofficial results: Guzman beats incumbent Scott Lingamfelter in 31st District http://www.fauquier.com/news/politics/unofficial-results-guzman-beats-incumbent-scott-lingamfelter-in-st-district/article_750cd6f8-c424-11e7-a57f-f3801c1b12ec.html Fauquier Times December 19, 2017 November 7, 2017 In the 68th district, Democratic candidate Dawn M. Adams became the first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the House of Delegates.Dawn Adams is first open lesbian in Virginia House https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/dawn-adams-is-first-open-lesbian-in-virginia-house PBS NewsHour Associated Press December 19, 2017 Richmond November 9, 2017Democrat unseats Loupassi by 325 votes http://www.nbc12.com/story/36806651/democrat-unseats-loupassi-by-325-votes WWBT December 19, 2017 Richmond November 9, 2017 Legislation In the aftermath of the 2019 Virginia Beach shooting, Governor Ralph Northam called for a special session of the Virginia Legislature in order for it to consider different gun-control bills. The House of Delegates reconvened on July 9, 2019 only for it to adjourn again after 90 minutes of session. This decision was made on a party-line vote. Northam expressed his disappointment that no gun-control measures were considered. Speaker of the House of Kirk Cox called the special session "just an election year stunt". He criticized the Democrats' focus on gun-control bills without considering mental health and penalization of crimes.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/gun-control-special-session-virginia.html A Gun-Focused Special Session in Virginia Ends Abruptly July 9, 2019 New York Times See also List of Virginia state legislatures References Category:Virginia legislative sessions Category:2018 in Virginia Virginia Category:2019 in Virginia Virginia