House of Delegates – The UncommonWealth

The Library Lost and Found

It isn’t every day that long-lost state government records make their way back the state archives - especially those dating from the 18th century -…

Paige NealOctober 16, 2024

Education & Programming

Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of the General Assembly of Virginia

The first meeting of the General Assembly of Virginia took place at the church building in Jamestown on 30 July 1619. The session lasted for…

Brent TarterJuly 30, 2019

“Legislative Debutantes”: 95 Years of Women in Virginia’s House of Delegates

In 2018 a record number of women took their seats in Virginia's House of Delegates, bringing the total number of women who have served in…

Mari JulienneNovember 6, 2018

"Objection, Mr. Chairman!" – The Opening Session of the 1998 House of Delegates

With the Virginia House of Delegates almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats when it convenes on Wednesday, 10 January 2018, Out of the Box…

Roger ChristmanJanuary 8, 2018