What are the qualifications necessary to become a legislator?
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution
of Virginia, any person may be elected to the House of Delegates or Senate
who is at least twenty-one years of age, is a resident of the senatorial or house
district which he is seeking to represent, and is qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly.
Who are my legislators?
You can find out who your representatives in the House of Delegates, Senate,
and U.S. Congress are by clicking on Who's
My Legislator.
How do I contact a legislator?
During the legislative session, Delegates and Senators may be contacted at their
offices in the General Assembly Building. During the interim, Delegates and Senators
may be contacted in their respective district offices.
How can I find out how my legislator voted on a particular
issue?
The Legislative
Information System contains the history/actions related
to all legislation. If you know the bill or resolution number,
key in the number and scroll to find the highlighted link to
the vote in which you are interested. If you do not know the
bill/resolution number, there are several ways to find a bill/resolution.
(1) If you know the name of the Delegate or Senator who sponsored
the legislation, click on Members.
Click on the member's name then click on the link to Chief
Patron to view the list of legislation sponsored by that member.
(2) If you know the subject of the bill/resolution, you can
view a list of bills/resolutions by
subjects. (3) You can do a search on the Bills and Resolutions
database by going to Search
Bills & Resolutions and using keywords and phrases
to search for bills/resolutions.
Do Virginia legislators have term limits?
No, there are no term limits in Virginia.
How do I contact the legislature?
To contact the House of Delegates:
(804) 698-1500 (local telephone number)
1-877-391-3228 (toll-free telephone number)
hinformation@house.state.va.us (e-mail)
To contact the Senate:
(804) 698-7410 (local telephone number)
1-888-892-6948 (toll-free telephone number)
information@sov.state.va.us (e-mail)
How many people does each legislator represent?
Each member of the House of Delegates represents approximately
71,000 citizens and each Senator represents approximately 177,000
citizens.
What localities are included
in my district?
If you know your House
of Delegates and Senate district
numbers, link to their respective district descriptions.
If you do not know the numbers of your districts, link to Who's
My Legislator and then to House of Delegates and Senatorial
district descriptions.
How many districts are there?
Virginia has 100 House of Delegates districts, 40 Senate
districts, and 11 United States House of Representatives
Congressional districts in Virginia.
Each state is represented by two United States senators.
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