Don Scott (Virginia Politician)
Don Leonard Scott Jr. (born March 5, 1965) is an American lawyer, politician, and veteran. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 88th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10, 2024, he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history. Early life and education Don Scott was born on March 5, 1965 in Houston, Texas. He was raised in Houston, by a single mother of six children. Scott attended a magnet high school (Houston Ross S. Sterling) for aerodynamics before attending and graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in agriculture. Scott served as a naval officer until 1991 when he received an honorable discharge. He served on the destroyer . Following his time in the U.S. Navy, Scott obtained a JD from Louisiana State University Law School in 1994. Career Legal In 2002, Scott took an entry-level position at KR ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Speaker Of The Virginia House Of Delegates
This is a complete list of the Speaker (politics), speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates. Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post. The Speaker is currently elected for a two-year term in the odd-numbered years in which the Legislature convenes. List of speakers ; Parties Acting Speaker According to Rules 2 and 16 of the House of Delegates, the chair of the Committee on Privileges and Elections serves as Acting Speaker when there is a vacancy in the Speaker's office. This has occurred twice since 1990: * Ford C. Quillen of Scott County, Virginia, Scott County was Acting Speaker from the death of A. L. Philpott on September 28, 1991, until the House met in a special redistricting session in November, when Thomas W. Moss Jr. was elected Speaker. * Lacey E. Putney of Bedford, Virginia, Bedford was Actin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Workforce Development
Workforce development, an American approach to economic development, attempts to enhance a region's economic stability and prosperity by focusing on people rather than businesses. It essentially develops a human-resources strategy. Work-force development has evolved from a problem-focused approach, addressing issues such as low-skilled workers or the need for more employees in a particular industry, to a holistic approach considering participants' many barriers and the overall needs of the region. Work-force development has historically occurred in two forms: place-based strategies that attempt to address the needs of people living in a particular neighborhood, and sector-based strategies that focus on matching workers' skills to needs in an industry already present in the region. Across both approaches, themes for best practices have emerged. Successful workforce development programs (WDPs) typically have a strong network of ties in a community, and are equipped to respond to c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 Virginia House Of Delegates Election
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the 2023 Virginia Senate election, Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held on June 20, 2023. Democrats gained three seats, winning back control with a 51–49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, 2021. Background Following the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, 2021 election, Republican Party of Virginia, Republicans regained control of the Virginia House of Delegates, House of Delegates, which had been lost to the Democratic Party of Virginia, Democrats in 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, 2019. They controlled a narrow majority of 52 seats prior to the 2023 election. After the 2022 General Assembly session, House Democ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charniele Herring
Charniele LeRhonda Herring ( ; born September 25, 1969) is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009, representing the 4th district, made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County, near Washington, D.C. She is the current Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates. Herring is a member of the Democratic Party. She has been the House Democratic Caucus Chair since 2015 and in December 2012, she was the first African-American to be elected chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. In 2020, she was elected to be the Majority Leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, making her the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position. After April 27, 2022, she was ''de facto'' minority leader following the ouster of Eileen Filler-Corn. The Democratic caucus did not immediately choose a replacement for Filler-Corn, but simultaneously voted to retain Herring as their caucus chair. On June 1, 2022, Delegate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Speaker Of The Virginia House Of Representatives
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the House members by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and, as Speaker, becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate, the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses, which first met at Jamestown in 1619. It is the first and oldest continuous English-Speaking representative legislative assembly in the Western Hemisphere. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses. In addition to the Speaker, there is a majority leader, a majority whip, a majority caucus chair, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sally L
Sally or Sallie may refer to: People and characters Persons * Sally (name), a female given name, and list of notable people with the name; a diminutive of Sarah. * , French influencer and activist * Axis Sally, the name given to female radio propaganda broadcasters for the Axis in World War II People with the surname * Paul Sally (1933–2013), U.S. mathematician * Tyrone Sally (born 1982), U.S. basketball player * Zak Sally, U.S. musician Fictional characters * Sally (''The Nightmare Before Christmas''), a character in the film ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' * Sally (''Peanuts''), a ''Peanuts'' comic strip character * Sally (''South Park''), a character in the animated TV series ''South Park'' Places * Sally Rocks, Sallys Cove, Hurd Peninsula, South Bay, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica; a group of islets (rocks) * Sallys Cove, Hurd Peninsula, South Bay, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica; a cove, see Sally Rocks * Sally's Cov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dan Helmer
Daniel Isaac Helmer (born September 27, 1981) is an army veteran and American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since 2023, Helmer has served as Campaigns Chair for Virginia's House Democratic Caucus and led Democrats' successful effort to gain a majority in 2023. In 2019, Helmer successfully ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in District 40, defeating longtime incumbent and Republican Caucus Chair Tim Hugo. The majority of the pre-redistricted 40th district's population and landmass was located in Fairfax County with a small part in Prince William County. Helmer currently represents the 10th district post-redistricting, which is located entirely in southern Fairfax County. Helmer has ran unsuccessfully twice for the Democratic nomination in the 10th Congressional District, losing to fellow Democrats Jennifer Wexton in 2018 and Suhas Subramanyam in 2024. After Representative Gerry Connolly announced he would not seek re-election in the neighboring 11t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Virginia House Of Delegates Election
The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2, 2021, to coincide with biennial 2021 Virginia elections, elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in Single-member district, single-member constituencies. Primary elections took place on June 8. This election coincided with the 2021 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, Virginia Gubernatorial election, the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, and lastly, the 2021 Virginia Attorney General election, Attorney General election, all of which were won by Republican Party (United States), Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia, held its next elections on November 7, 2023. The certified results showed Republicans flipping seven seats and regaining a majority in the House of Delegates. A recount in the 85th district, which concluded on De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States, slavery into U.S. territories. It rapidly gained support in the Northern United States, North, drawing in former Whig Party (United States), Whigs and Free Soil Party, Free Soilers. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 United States presidential election, election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Under Lincoln and a Republican-controlled Congress, the party led efforts to preserve th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president of the United States, vice president from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 and the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and the 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware, U.S. Senate in 1972. US Senate career of Joe Biden, As a senator, Biden chaired the Senate United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary Committee and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations Committee. He drafted and led passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States, slavery into U.S. territories. It rapidly gained support in the Northern United States, North, drawing in former Whig Party (United States), Whigs and Free Soil Party, Free Soilers. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 United States presidential election, election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Under Lincoln and a Republican-controlled Congress, the party led efforts to preserve th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |