According to the Virginia Public Access Project, twenty-eight members of the Virginia General Assembly (10 Senators and 18 Delegates) have announced they will not seek re-election in November 2023. While several members retired after long years of service in the legislature, many others declined to run after redistricting placed them in the same district with other incumbents. Since 2007, the Library of Virginia has archived the websites of candidates for and members of the Virginia General Assembly.
For this week’s blog post, I thought we would spotlight the archived websites of the twenty-eight. The Library’s web archive collections are accessible on our Archive-It home page. Please note that crawler limitations may prevent parts of a website from being captured.
Virginia House of Delegates
Archived website of Delegate William C. Wampler, III, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 4th district (Dickenson county; parts of Russell, Washington and Wise counties). Member since 2020. Announced his retirment on April 6, 2023. Website archived from 2019 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Jeff Campbell, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 6th district (part of Smythy and all of Carroll and Wythe counties). Member since 2014. Announed his retirement on April 1, 2023. Website archived fromn 2013 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Wendy W. Gooditis, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 10th district (parts of Clarke, Frederick and Loudoun counties). Member since 2018. Announced on March 1, 2023, she would not seek re-election. Website archived from 2017 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate G. "John" Avoli, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 20th district (Highland County, Staunton, Waynesboro, and parts of Augusta and Nelson counties). Member since 2020. Announced on February 23, 2023, he would not run for re-election. Website archived from 2019 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Kathy J. Byron, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district (parts of Bedford, Campbell and Franklin counties; part of Lynchburg). Member since 1998. Announced her retirement on February 26, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Roxann Robinson, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 27th district (part of Chesterfield County). Member since June 24, 2010. First elected in a special election held on June 8, 2010. Announced her retirement on February 23, 2023. Website archived from 2010 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Kathleen J. Murphy, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 34th district (parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties). Member since January 8, 2015. First elected in a special election held on January 6, 2015. Announced her retirement on February 24, 2023. Website archived from 2014 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Kenneth R. "Ken" Plum, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 36th district (part of Fairfax County). Member since 1978-1979, 1982. Announced his retirement on February 22, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Kaye Kory, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 38th district (part of Fairfax County). Member since 2010. Announced her retirement on April 3, 2023. Website archived from 2009 to 2019.
Website with different URL archived from 2019 to 2023.
Website with different URL archived from 2019 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 41st district (part of Fairfax County.) Member since March 3, 2010. First elected in a special election held on March 1, 2010. Speaker of the House of Delegates from January 2020 to January 2022. Announced on March 7, 2023 she was not seeking re-election. Website archived from 2012 to 2023.
Website with different URL archived from 2010 to 2011.
Archived website of Delegate Robert B. Bell III, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 58th district (parts of Albemarle, Fluvanna, and Rockingham counties; Greene County). Member since 2002. Bell also unsuccessfully sought the 2013 Republican party nomination for attorney general. Announced his retirement on February 25, 2023. Website archived from 2009 to 2023.
Attorney General campaign website archived from 2012 to 2013.
Attorney General campaign website archived from 2012 to 2013.
Archived website of Delegate Matt Fariss, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 59th district (Appomattox and Buckingham counties; parts of Albemarle, Carroll, and Nelson counties). Members since 2012. Did not file for re-election by April 6, 2023 deadline. Website archived from 2012 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate James E. Edmunds II, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 60th district (part of Campbell County and Charlotte, Halifax, and Prince Edward counties). Member since 2010. Announced his retirement on February 24, 2023. Website archived from 2009 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Dawn M. Adams, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 68th district (parts of Chesterfield and Henrico counties and part of the City of Richmond). Member since 2018. Announced her retirement on April 1, 2023. Website archived from 2018 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 71st district (part of Richmond). Member since February 8, 2017. First elected in a special election held on February 7, 2017. Announced on February 20, 2023 he would not run for re-election. Website archived from 2017 to 2023.
Archived website of Glenn Davis, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 84th district (part of Virginia Beach). Member since 2014. Announced his retirement on April 4, 2023. Website archived from 2013 to 2023.
Archived website of Delegate Michael P. Mullin, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 93rd district (parts of James City and York counties; part of Newport News and Williamsburg). Member since November 22, 2016. First elected in a special election held on November 8, 2016. Announced on February 22, 2023 he would not run for re-election. Website archived from 2017 to 2023.
Older website archived from 2016 to 2017.
Older website archived from 2016 to 2017.
Archived website of Delegate Margaret Bevans Ransone, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 99th district (King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties; part of Caroline County). Member since 2012. Announced on February 24, 2023 she would not run for re-election. Website archived from 2011 to 2023.
Virginia State Senate
Archived website of Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Republican incumbent, 3rd district (Gloucester, New Kent, King and Queen and King William counties; parts of Isle of Wight, James City, Surry and York counties; Poquoson, parts of Hampton and Suffolk). Member since 1992. Announced his retirement on February 26, 2023. Website archived from 2008 to 2023.
Archived website of Senator Lynwood Lewis, Democratic incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 6th district (Accomack, Mathews and Northampton counties; parts of Norfolk and Virginia Beach). Member since 2014. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2004 to 2014. Announced his retirement on March 8, 2023. Website archived from 2009 to 2023.
Archived website of Senator John J. Bell, Democratic incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 13th district (parts of Loudoun and Prince William counties). Member since 2020. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2016 to 2020. Announced on March 2, 2023, he would not run for re-election. State Senate website archived from 2020 to 2023.
House of Delegates website archived from 2015 to 2019.
Archived website of Senator John A. Cosgrove, Jr., Republican incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 14th district (parts of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Franklin, Portsmouth and Suffolk cities; parts of Isle of Wight and Southampton counties). Member since 2013. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2013. Announced his retirement on March 20, 2023. State Senate website archived from 2015 to 2017.
House of Delegates website archived from 2008 to 2015.
Archived website of Senator John S. Edwards, Democratic incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 21st district (parts of Montgomery and Roanoke counties; Giles County and City of Roanoke). Member since 1996. Announced his retirement on February 27, 2023. Website archived from 2008 to 2023.
Archived website of Senator Stephen D. "Steve" Newman, Republican incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 23rd district (parts of Campbell, Bedford, and Roanoke counties; part of Lynchburg; Botetourt and Craig counties). Member since 1996. Announced his retirement on March 15, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2023.
Archived website of Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Republican incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 24th district (parts of Rockingham and Culpeper counties; all of Augusta, Greene, and Madison counties; all of Staunton and Waynesboro). Member since 1996. Announced his retirement on April 6, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2023.
Archived website of Senator Jill H. Vogel, Republican incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 27th district (Clarke, Frederick, and Fauquier counties; Winchester; parts of Culpeper, Loudoun, and Stafford counties). Member since 2008. 2017 Republican nominee for Lt. Governor. Announced on January 31, 2023 she would not run for re-election. State senate website archived from 2008 to 2023.
Lt. Governor's campaign website archived from 2016 to 2017.
Archived website of Senator Janet Howell, Democratic incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 32nd district (parts of Fairfax and Arlington counties). Member since 1992. Announced her retirement on February 28, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2021.
Archived website of Senator Richard L. "Dick" Saslaw, Democratic incumbent, Virginia State Senate, 35th district (Falls Church City; parts of Alexandria City and Fairfax County). Current Senate Majority Leader. Member since 1980. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976-1980. Announced his retirement on February 23, 2023. Website archived from 2007 to 2023.
