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 |
| George Steven | Agee | 1982 | 1993 | Counties of Montgomery (part) and Roanoke (part); City of Salem | Conservation and Natural Resources Courts of Justice Nominations and Confirmations |
| George F. | Allen | 1983 | November 12, 1991 | Counties of Albemarle (part) and Nelson | Courts of Justice General Laws Mining and Mineral Resources |
| 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 |
| Thomas Graham | Baker Jr. | 1990 | 1999 | Counties of Pulaski and Montgomery (part); City of Radford | Courts of Justice Health Welfare and Institutions Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Robert Bates | Ball Sr. | 1972 | 1995 | County of Henrico (part) | Appropriations (Chair) Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| William Weldon | Bennett Jr. | 1990 | 2001 | Counties of Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg (part) and Prince Edward (part); City of South Boston | Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
| 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 |
| Leslie Larkin | Byrne | 1986 | January 2, 1993 | County of Fairfax (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Finance Labor and Commerce |
| 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 Labor and Commerce 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 | Counties Cities and Towns Education Health Welfare and Institutions 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, Southampton, and Surry; City of Franklin | Agriculture Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Education |
| Marvin Kirkland | Cox | 1990 | 2021 | County of Chesterfield (part); City of Colonial Heights | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Conservation and Natural Resources General Laws |
| Charles Richard | Cranwell | 1972 | 2001 | Counties of Bedford (part), Craig (part), and Roanoke (part) | Finance (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Glenn Randall | Croshaw | December 30, 1986 | 1999 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| Joyce Knowles | Crouch | 1990 | 1997 | County of Campbell; City of Lynchburg (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
| Jean Wooden | Cunningham | 1986 | 1997 | City of Richmond (part) | Courts of Justice Finance Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Robert Kuhlman | Cunningham Sr. | 1984 | 1993 | County of Fairfax (part) | Agriculture General Laws Nominations and Confirmations |
| Jay Wayne | DeBoer | 1983 | 2001 | Counties of Dinwiddie (part) and Prince George (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 | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections |
| James Hardy | Dillard II | 1980 | September 1, 2005 | County of Fairfax (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Privileges and Elections |
| Roland D. | Ealey | 1983 | March 23, 1992 | City of Richmond (part) | Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Labor and Commerce Militia and Police |
| Edgar Clarence | Eck | 1990 | 1991 | City of Richmond (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Labor and Commerce |
| Gerald A. | Fill | 1990 | 1991 | County of Fairfax (part) | Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Militia and Police |
| Willard Rhodes | Finney | 1983 | 1993 | Counties of Floyd, Franklin, and Pittsylvania (part) | Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Education Finance |
| Richard L. | Fisher | 1990 | January 1, 1997 | County of Fairfax (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
| James Randy | Forbes | 1990 | January 5, 1998 | City of Chesapeake (part) | Labor and Commerce Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Vernon Thomas | Forehand Jr. | 1980 | June 25, 1993 | Cities of Chesapeake (part) | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries 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 Rules Nominations and Confirmations |
| George W. | Grayson | 1984 | 2001 | Counties of Henrico (part), James City, and New Kent | Finance General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Raymond R. | Guest Jr. | 1972 | 1999 | Counties of Clarke, Culpeper (part), Fauquier (part), Rappahannock, and Warren | Agriculture Finance Roads and Internal Navigation Rules |
| 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 Caroline (part) and Hanover | 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 | Courts of Justice Agriculture 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) | Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Joseph P. | Johnson Jr. | 1990 | January 8, 2014 | County of Washington (part); City of Bristol | Agriculture Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
| 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 Wise and Dickenson (part); City of Norton | Finance 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) Appropriations Privileges and Elections Rules |
| 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 Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Glenn Brooks | McClanan | 1972 | 1991 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Agriculture (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking General Laws Interstate Cooperation |
| Kenneth Ronald | Melvin | 1986 | May 7, 2009 | City of Portsmouth (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Health Welfare and Institutions Privileges and Elections |
| Clinton | Miller | 1972 | 1995 | Counties of Page, Shenandoah, Rockingham (part) | 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 Matthews | 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) | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
| William Tayloe | Murphy Jr. | 1982 | 1999 | Counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, and Stafford (part) | 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) Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Phoebe May | Orebaugh | 1988 | September 30, 1991 | County of Rockingham (part); City of Harrisonburg | Education Roads and Internal Navigation Claims |
| Robert D. | Orrock Sr. | 1990 | Present | Counties of Spotsylvania and Caroline (part); City of Fredericksburg (part) | Agriculture Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions |
| Lewis Wardlaw | Parker Jr. | August 10, 1972 | 1993 | Counties of Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, 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 |
| Clarence E. | Phillips | 1990 | 2011 | Counties of Dickenson (part), Russell, and Tazewell (part) | Agriculture Claims General Laws |
| 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) | Conservation and Natural Resources Health Welfare and Institutions 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 |
| John S. | Reid | 1990 | 2007 | County of Henrico (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources General Laws Interstate Cooperation |
| William Roscoe | Reynolds | 1986 | January 7, 1997 | Counties of Carroll (part), Henry (part), Patrick; City of Martinsville (part) | 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 | 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 |
| Barbara Morris | Stafford | November 26, 1990 | 1991 | Counties of Bland, Giles, and Tazewell (part) | General Laws Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections |
| Chester Jefferson | Stafford | 1972 | July 24, 1990 | Counties of Bland, Giles, and Tazewell (part) | Privileges and Elections General Laws Finance Nominations and Confirmations |
| 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 |
| Jackie Thomas | Stump | 1990 | December 16, 2005 | Counties of Buchanan and Tazewell (part) | Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Robert | Tata | 1984 | 2013 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Education 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 |
| Malfourd W. | Trumbo | 1990 | 1991 | Counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig (part); Cities of Clifton Forge and Covington | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation |
| 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 Health Welfare and Institutions |
| John Chewning | Watkins | 1982 | January 1998 | County of Chesterfield (part) | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Privileges and Elections |
| Shirley Vance | Wilkins Jr. | 1978 | 2002 | Counties of Amherst, Augusta (part), and Rockbridge (part); City of Lexington | 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) | Education General Laws 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.