The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the

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Membership

On November 14, 2021, the incoming Republican majority in the House unanimously nominated Delegate Todd Gilbert (R- Shenandoah) for Speaker of the House of Delegates and Delegate

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(R- Scott County) for Majority Leader. Both confirmations by the full body are pending as of . For the third consecutive time since the beginning of the 160th Assembly in 2018, a record number of women are serving in the legislature: 34 in the House and 11 in the Senate, with the House having seen an increase of four women from the 161st Assembly.

Leadership

Senate

* Senate Majority Leader: Dick Saslaw (D) * Senate Minority Leader:

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(R) * Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Mamie Locke (D) * Senate President pro-tempore: L. Louise Lucas (D) * Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair:

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(D) * Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair for Policy: Jeremy McPike (D) * Senate Majority Caucus Secretary:

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(D) * Senate Majority Caucus Treasurer: Ghazala Hashmi (D) * Senate Majority Whips: Barbara Favola (D) and Lionell Spruill (D) * Senate Majority Sergeant at Arms:

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(D) * Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar

Committee chairs and ranking members

The Senate of Virginia has 10 Standing Committees and a Committee on Rules.

House of Delegates

* Speaker: Todd Gilbert (R) * House Majority Leader:

(R) * House Majority Caucus Chair: Kathy Byron (R) * House Majority Whip: Jay Leftwich (R) * House Minority Leader: vacant * House Minority Caucus Chair:

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* House Minority Treasurer: Betsy Carr * House Minority Whip: Alfonso Lopez * House Minority Secretary:

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* House Minority Vice Chair for Operations:

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* House Minority Vice Chair for Outreach: vacant * House Minority Sergeant at Arms:

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* Clerk: G. Paul Nardo

References

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