The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia,the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere,the first elected legislative assembly in the New World and was established on July 30,1619.
Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia,taking in most of the area between Richmond and the North Carolina state line. It covers all or part of the counties of Brunswick,Charles City,Chesterfield,Dinwiddie,Greensville,Henrico,Prince George,Southampton,Surry,and Sussex,and all or part of the independent cities of Colonial Heights,Emporia,Hopewell,Petersburg,and Richmond. The district is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer McClellan,who was elected to the seat after she defeated Republican Leon Benjamin in the February 21,2023,special election,caused by the death of incumbent Donald McEachin (D) on November 28,2022.
Bryan Warner Simonaire is an American politician who serves as a Maryland state senator representing District 31,which encompasses much of northern Anne Arundel County's Baltimore suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the minority leader of the Maryland Senate from 2020 to 2023.
Jill Kendrick Holtzman Vogel is an American attorney and politician who served as the Virginia State Senator from the 27th district from 2008 to 2024. A Republican,her district was located in exurban and rural parts of Northern Virginia,and it included all of Clarke,Fauquier,and Frederick counties,Winchester city,as well as pieces of Culpeper,Loudoun,and Stafford counties.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of West Virginia face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1976,and same-sex marriage has been recognized since October 2014. West Virginia statutes do not address discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity;however,the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal.
Redistricting in Pennsylvania refers to the decennial process of redrawing state legislative and federal congressional districts in Pennsylvania.
Neil Conrad Parrott is an American politician who previously represented District 2A as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2020 and 2022,losing both times to incumbent Democrat David Trone. He is currently running for the 6th district for a third time.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in the Commonwealth of Virginia enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT persons. LGBT rights in the state are a recent occurrence with most improvements in LGBT rights occurring in the 2000s and 2010s. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Virginia since October 6,2014,when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal in the case of Bostic v. Rainey. Effective July 1,2020,there is a state-wide law protecting LGBT persons from discrimination in employment,housing,public accommodations,and credit. The state's hate crime laws also now explicitly include both sexual orientation and gender identity.
Augustus Benton Chafin Jr. was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from the 4th district in 2014,and in the Senate of Virginia from the 38th district from 2014 to 2021,as a member of the Republican Party.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered as the 9th. A Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
The 2020 United States redistricting cycle is in progress following the completion of the 2020 United States census. In all fifty states,various bodies are re-drawing state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives are also drawing new districts for that legislative body.
Redistricting has been a controversial topic in Virginia due to allegations of gerrymandering. In the 2017 Virginia General Assembly,all of the redistricting reform bills were killed.
What was Virginia's 38th Senate district before 2023 redistricting is now numbered Virginia's 5th Senate district in the 2023 election,with altered district lines. The Southwest Virginia district surrounding Pulaski is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Travis Hackworth since 2021 as the 38th,following the death of fellow Republican A. Benton Chafin from complications of COVID-19. (The 38th district number,starting with the November,2023,election is applied to a redefined district in Northeastern Virginia,bordering Maryland and the District of Columbia.
The 161st Virginia General Assembly,consisting of members who were elected in both the House election and Senate election in 2019,convened on January 8,2020. It was the first time Democrats held both houses of the General Assembly and the governorship since the 147th General Assembly in 1993.
George Francis Barnes was an American businessman and politician aligned with the Republican Party,who served in the Virginia state senate briefly in 1963 and then again from 1966 until his defeat ten years later.
The One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 4,2021, to January 3,2023, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the term.
The 2022 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members of the Senate of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the Minnesota House of Representatives,and all other statewide elections.
Geoffrey 'Geoff' Bruce Foster is an American politician who has served as the Delegate from the 15th District to the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2014. Foster has chaired the state's legislative Freedom Caucus since its formation in September 2023.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate,to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. Democrats gained 3 seats,winning back control with a 51-49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
