Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House of the Virginia General Assembly
Term limits	None
History
Established	1776
Preceded by	House of Burgesses
New session started	January 12, 2022
Leadership
Speaker	Todd Gilbert (R) ; since January 12, 2022
Majority Leader	Terry Kilgore (R) ; since January 12, 2022
Minority Leader	Eileen Filler-Corn (D) ; since January 8, 2020
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority Republican (52); Minority Democratic (48);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Virginia Constitution
Salary	$17,640/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2021
Next election	November 7, 2023
Redistricting	By 16-member bipartisan commission, approved by General Assembly
Meeting place
	House of Delegates Chamber; Virginia State Capitol; Richmond, Virginia
Website
	Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia House of Delegates is a part of the Virginia General Assembly. The general assembly is the legislature for Virginia. The house is the lower house, while the Senate of Virginia is the upper house. The house has 100 members called delegates. The leader of the house is called the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is internally elected. The current Speaker is Todd Gilbert. The leader of the largest party is called the majority leader. The leader of the smallest party is called the minority leader.

The House of Delegates holds elections every 2 years. The last election was on November 2, 2021, and the next election is on November 7, 2023.