Burgesses and Delegates
The following is a comprehensive record of individual House members who have represented districts or localities throughout Virginia since 1619*.
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House Members
| First / Middle Name | Last Name / Suffix | Member From | Member To | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Moorman | Abbitt Jr. | 1986 | 2011 | Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Prince Edward (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Robert W. | Ackerman | 1982 | 1989 | Counties of Caroline (part) and Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions |
| George Steven | Agee | 1982 | 1993 | Counties of Montgomery (part) and Roanoke (part); City of Salem | Roads and Internal Navigation Conservation and Natural Resources Nominations and Confirmations |
| George F. | Allen | 1983 | November 12, 1991 | Counties of Albemarle (part) and Nelson | General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
| James Fredrick | Almand | 1978 | July 31, 2003 | Counties of Arlington (part) and Fairfax (part) | Claims Courts of Justice General Laws Militia and Police |
| Robert Taylor | Andrews | 1982 | 1991 | Counties of Fairfax (part) and Loudoun (part) | Roads and Internal Navigation Conservation and Natural Resources Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Ralph Lewis | Axselle Jr. | 1974 | 1989 | County of Henrico (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Conservation and Natural Resources Claims |
| Robert Bates | Ball Sr. | 1972 | 1995 | County of Henrico (part) | Appropriations Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Robert S. | Bloxom Sr. | 1978 | 2003 | Counties of Accomack, Middlesex, and Northampton | Agriculture Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Labor and Commerce |
| David Guy | Brickley | 1976 | January 13, 1998 | County of Prince William (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Finance Health Welfare and Institutions |
| John C. | Brown | 1983 | 1989 | County of Washington (part); City of Bristol | Counties Cities and Towns Health Welfare and Institutions Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Leslie Larkin | Byrne | 1986 | January 2, 1993 | County of Fairfax (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Finance |
| Vincent Francis | Callahan Jr. | 1968 | 2007 | County of Fairfax (part); City of Falls Church | Appropriations Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections Rules |
| Mary Taylor | Christian | 1986 | 2003 | City of Hampton (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources General Laws Militia and Police |
| Whittington Whiteside | Clement | January 1988 | 2001 | County of Pittsylvania (part); City of Danville | Appropriations Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Bernard Sol | Cohen | 1980 | 1995 | County of Fairfax(part); City of Alexandria (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
| Shirley Fields | Cooper | 1983 | 1997 | County of York; Cities of Poquoson and Williamsburg | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Education Privileges and Elections |
| Howard Edgar | Copeland | 1980 | 1995 | City of Norfolk (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Finance Mining and Mineral Resources |
| James Paul | Councill Jr. | 1974 | 2005 | Counties of Isle of Wight, Surry and Southampton; City of Franklin | Agriculture Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Education |
| Charles Richard | Cranwell | 1972 | 2001 | Counties of Bedford (part), Craig (part), and Roanoke (part) | Finance (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Militia and Police |
| Frederick Hillary | Creekmore | 1974 | 1989 | City of Chesapeake (part) | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections |
| Edgar Hatcher | Crenshaw Jr. | September 15, 1986 | 1989 | City of Richmond (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
| Glenn Randall | Croshaw | December 30, 1986 | 1999 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| Joseph P. | Crouch | 1978 | April 8, 1989 | County of Campbell; City of Lynchburg (part) | Agriculture Conservation and Natural Resources Health Welfare and Institutions Interstate Cooperation |
| Jean Wooden | Cunningham | 1986 | 1997 | City of Richmond (part) | Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| Robert Kuhlman | Cunningham Sr. | 1984 | 1993 | County of Fairfax (part) | Agriculture General Laws Nominations and Confirmations |
| Jay Wayne | DeBoer | 1983 | 2001 | Counties of Chesterfield (part) and Dinwiddie (part); City of Petersburg | Agriculture Finance General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Alan Arnold | Diamonstein | 1968 | 2001 | City of Newport News (part) | General Laws (Chair) Appropriations Education Rules |
| Vivian Earl | Dickinson | 1972 | 2001 | Counties of Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa and Powhatan | Appropriations Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| John G. | Dicks III | 1983 | 1989 | County of Chesterfield (part); City of Colonial Heights | Courts of Justice Education Nominations and Confirmations |
| James Hardy | Dillard II | 1980 | September 1, 2005 | County of Fairfax (part) | Education Militia and Police Privileges and Elections |
| James Robert | Dobyns | 1983 | 1989 | Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford | Agriculture Education Finance Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Roland D. | Ealey | 1983 | March 23, 1992 | City of Richmond (part) | Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Labor and Commerce Militia and Police |
| Willard Rhodes | Finney | 1983 | 1993 | Counties of Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania (part) | Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Education Finance |
| Vernon Thomas | Forehand Jr. | 1980 | June 25, 1993 | City of Chesapeake (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Conservation and Natural Resources Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
| Arthur Rossa | Giesen Jr. | 1976 | 1995 | County of Augusta (part); Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro | Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources |
| James Samuel | Glasscock | 1970 | 1991 | Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk | Health Welfare and Institutions (Chair) Courts of Justice Nominations and Confirmations Rules |
| George W. | Grayson | 1984 | 2001 | Counties of Henrico (part), James City, and New Kent | Finance General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
| William Fulton | Green | 1980 | 1989 | Counties of Dickenson (part), Russell and Tazewell (part) | Agriculture Appropriations Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Raymond R. | Guest Jr. | 1972 | 1999 | Counties of Clarke, Culpeper (part), Fauquier (part), Rappahannock and Warren | Agriculture Finance Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Mark William | Hagood | 1988 | 1989 | Counties of Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg (part) and Prince Edward (part); City of South Boston | Counties Cities and Towns Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Franklin Perkins | Hall | 1976 | April 14, 2009 | City of Richmond (part) | Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Phillip A. | Hamilton | December 1, 1988 | November 15, 2009 | City of Newport News (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| Emmett Wilson | Hanger Jr. | 1983 | 1991 | Counties of Bath, Highland, Augusta (part), and Rockingham (part) | Finance Conservation and Natural Resources Claims |
| Frank DuVal | Hargrove Sr. | 1982 | 2009 | Counties of Hanover and Caroline (part) | Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Labor and Commerce |
| Edward Richmond | Harris Jr. | 1988 | 1991 | City of Lynchburg (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Education Labor and Commerce |
| Robert E. | Harris | 1974 | November 29, 1996 | Counties of Fairfax (part) and Prince William (part) | Appropriations Claims Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Charles Robert | Hawkins | 1982 | 1991 | County of Pittsylvania (part) | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources |
| George H. | Heilig Jr. | 1972 | September 30, 1997 | City of Norfolk (part) | Appropriations Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections |
| Samuel Page | Higginbotham | 1988 | 1991 | Counties of Culpeper (part), Greene, Madison and Orange | Agriculture Courts of Justice Education Militia and Police |
| William James | Howell | 1988 | 2017 | Counties of Fauquier (part) and Stafford (part); City of Fredericksburg (part) | Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Interstate Cooperation |
| Thomas M. | Jackson Jr. | 1988 | 2001 | Counties of Carroll (part), Grayson (part), and Wythe; City of Galax | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice |
| Grover Cullen | Jennings | 1982 | 1993 | Counties of Grayson (part), Smyth and Washington (part) | Agriculture Conservation and Natural Resources Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Jerrauld Corey | Jones | 1988 | 2002 | City of Norfolk (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Robert Beasley | Jones | November 29, 1979 | 1991 | Counties of Brunswick, Dinwiddie (part), Greensville and Sussex; City of Emporia | Agriculture Conservation and Natural Resources Counties Cities and Towns Finance |
| Gladys B. | Keating | 1978 | 1999 | County of Fairfax (part) | Militia and Police (Chair) Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Counties Cities and Towns |
| J. Jack | Kennedy Jr. | 1988 | June 12, 1991 | Counties of Dickenson (part) and Wise; City of Norton | Agriculture Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Charles Hardaway | Marks | 1962 | September 30, 1991 | Counties of Charles City and Prince George (part); City of Hopewell | Courts of Justice (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections Rules |
| Mary Aydelotte | Marshall | 1972 | 1991 | County of Arlington (part) | Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Health Welfare and Institutions Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Stephen Holliday | Martin | 1988 | February 17, 1994 | County of Chesterfield (part) | General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Walter Henry | Maxwell | 1983 | January 13, 1993 | Cities of Hampton (part); and Newport News (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Conservation and Natural Resources Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Alan E. | Mayer | 1986 | 1995 | County of Fairfax (part) | General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| Glenn Brooks | McClanan | 1972 | 1991 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Agriculture (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking General Laws Interstate Cooperation |
| Dorothy Shoemaker | McDiarmid | 1960 | 1989 | County of Fairfax (part) | Appropriations (Chair) Education Rules |
| Donald Allen | McGlothlin Sr. | 1968 | 1989 | Counties of Buchanan and Tazewell (part) | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Courts of Justice General Laws Rules |
| Frank | Medico | 1982 | 1989 | County of Fairfax (part) | General Laws |
| Kenneth Ronald | Melvin | 1986 | May 7, 2009 | City of Portsmouth (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| Clinton | Miller | 1972 | 1995 | Counties of Rockingham (part), Page, and Shenandoah | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| William S. | Moore Jr. | 1984 | March 5, 1997 | City of Portsmouth (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Harvey Bland | Morgan | 1980 | 2011 | Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, and Mathews | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Counties Cities and Towns |
| Thomas Warren | Moss Jr. | 1966 | January 1, 2002 | City of Norfolk (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Nominations and Confirmations Rules |
| Joan Hardie | Munford | 1982 | 1993 | County of Montgomery (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Education Labor and Commerce |
| William Tayloe | Murphy Jr. | 1982 | 1999 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford (part) and Westmoreland | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
| Joseph William | O'Brien Jr. | 1974 | September 30, 1991 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Education (Chair) Finance Interstate Cooperation Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Phoebe May | Orebaugh | 1988 | September 30, 1991 | County of Rockingham (part); City of Harrisonburg | Claims Education Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Lewis Wardlaw | Parker Jr. | August 10, 1972 | 1993 | Counties of Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg and Nottoway | Claims (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking Finance Privileges and Elections |
| Harry Jacob | Parrish | 1982 | 2006 | County of Prince William (part); Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park | Conservation and Natural Resources Finance Militia and Police |
| Albert Lee | Philpott | 1958 | September 28, 1991 | County of Henry (part); City of Martinsville (part) | Rules (Chair) |
| Kenneth R. | Plum | 1978-79; 1982 | 2023 | County of Fairfax (part) | Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Claims Conservation and Natural Resources Corporations Insurance and Banking |
| Harry Robert | Purkey | 1986 | 2013 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Conservation and Natural Resources Labor and Commerce |
| Lacey E. | Putney | 1962 | 2013 | Counties of Bedford (part) and Rockbridge (part); Cities of Bedford, Buena Vista and Lynchburg (part) | Agriculture Appropriations Privileges and Elections |
| Ford Carter | Quillen | 1970 | 1993 | Counties of Lee, Scott, and Washington (part) | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations Mining and Mineral Resources Rules |
| William Roscoe | Reynolds | 1986 | January 7, 1997 | Counties of Carroll (part), Henry (part) and Patrick; City of Martinsville | Courts of Justice Education Militia and Police |
| William Peters | Robinson Jr. | February 5, 1981 | 2001 | City of Norfolk (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Linda M. | Rollins | January 4, 1989 | 1991 | Counties of Fauquier (part), and Loudoun (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Education |
| John Adams | Rollison III | 1986 | September 14, 2003 | County of Prince William (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Alson Howard | Smith Jr. | 1974 | 1993 | County of Frederick; City of Winchester | Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Corporations Insurance and Banking |
| Chester Jefferson | Stafford | 1972 | July 24, 1990 | Counties of Bland, Giles, and Tazewell (part) | Finance General Laws Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections |
| Warren Glenn | Stambaugh | 1974 | November 14, 1990 | County of Arlington (part) | Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Courts of Justice Finance Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Spiros Wallace | Stieffen | 1978 | 1993 | City of Hampton (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Walter Allen | Stosch | 1983 | 1991 | County of Henrico (part) | Education Finance Claims |
| Robert | Tata | 1984 | 2013 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Counties Cities and Towns Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| Alfred Victor | Thomas | 1974 | 2003 | County of Roanoke (part); City of Roanoke (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources (Chair) Appropriations Militia and Police Privileges and Elections |
| Marian A. | Van Landingham | 1982 | 2005 | City of Alexandria (part) | Appropriations Education Privileges and Elections |
| Mitchell | Van Yahres | 1981 | 2005 | County of Albemarle (part); City of Charlottesville | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Education Militia and Police |
| John Chewning | Watkins | 1982 | January 1998 | Counties of Chesterfield (part) | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Privileges and Elections |
| Shirley Vance | Wilkins Jr. | 1978 | 2002 | Counties of Amherst (part), Augusta (part), and Rockbridge (part); City of Lexington | General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources |
| William Thomas | Wilson | 1974 | 1989 | Counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, and Craig (part); Cities of Clifton Forge and Covington | Corporations Insurance and Banking General Laws Labor and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
| Clifton Alexander | Woodrum | 1980 | 2003 | County of Roanoke (part); City of Roanoke (part) | Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice General Laws |
| Jane Haycock | Woods | 1988 | 1991 | City of Fairfax, County of Fairfax (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Labor and Commerce |
*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.