November 21, 2023 Del. Jeff Bourne and Attorney Jeffrey Breit Named Co-Chairmen of Speaker Transition Team PORTSMOUTH, VA – Today, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker-designee Don Scott announced that Delegate Jeff Bourne and Jeffrey Breit will lead the transition team for the Office of the Speaker. Breit and Bourne will work closely with outgoing Speaker Todd…
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November 21, 2023 JEION WARD AND MARK SICKLES NAMED HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, COMMITTEES RENAMED Ward to Chair Labor and Commerce; Sickles to Chair Health and Human Services RICHMOND, VA – Today, Speaker-designee Don Scott announced he has selected Delegate Jeion Ward to chair the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, formerly known as the Commerce and…
November 20, 2023 Democrats in Both Chambers Introduce Legislation to Address Minimum Wage, Gun Violence Epidemic, Restoration of Rights, and Abortion Access RICHMOND, VA – As prefiling opened for the 2024 General Assembly Session today, Democrats in the Virginia House and Senate introduced two bills and two joint resolutions aimed to address the priority issues facing…
November 14, 2023 Torian Named Chair as Lawmakers Gather in Richmond for Finance Meetings RICHMOND, VA — Today, Speaker-designee Don Scott announced he has selected Delegate Luke Torian to chair the House Appropriations Committee in the 2024 General Assembly Session. Del. Torian previously served as Chairman of the Committee in the 2020 and 2021 Legislative…
November 11, 2023 Virginia House Democrats Elect Caucus Leadership, Charniele Herring Named Majority Leader and Kathy Tran named Caucus Chair Richmond, VA – After winning the Majority in the House of Delegates Tuesday, the House Democratic Delegates and Delegates-elect met on Saturday to elect caucus leadership. Making history, Delegate Don Scott became the first African-American to be nominated…
November 8, 2023 Democrats Win Majority in the House of Delegates Following Tuesday’s Elections RICHMOND, VA – Last night, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus declared victory over MAGA extremism and flipped the House of Delegates blue. While there are still outstanding ballots in a few districts across the Commonwealth, Michael Feggans declaratively won the 51st…
October 24, 2023 THE VIRGINIA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS RELEASES ADS WARNING VIRGINIANS OF THE DANGERS OF MAGA EXTREMISM Richmond, VA – Today, 21 days since MAGA Republicans ousted their own Speaker, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus announced its latest ad warning Virginians that the same Republican chaos plaguing Congress could be coming to the Commonwealth if the Republicans…
October 13, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tega Orhorhoro, tega@vasenatedems.com Morgan Hopkins, morgan@vahousedems.org SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON TAX REBATES Richmond, VA — The Virginia Senate and House Democratic Leaders released the following statements in response to today’s misleading press release from Governor Youngkin on the one-time tax rebates secured by Democrats: “Make no…
RICHMOND, VA – Following the passage of a continuing resolution, temporarily suspending the Republican shutdown of the government, Virginia House Democratic Caucus Leaders released the following statement: “Instead of doing what they could have done weeks ago, the MAGA GOP threatened the lives and livelihoods of Virginians with an incredibly reckless and completely unnecessary gridlock that led to a…
RICHMOND VA – Today, members of the Virginia General Assembly gathered in Richmond for a special session to vote on the budget agreement. Both the House and Senate voted to pass HB6001, which put money back in the pockets of hardworking Virginians, made historic investments in our public education system, and protected abortion access for women who…