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 |
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Watkins Moorman | Abbitt Jr. | 1986 | 2011 | Counties of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Nelson, 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 | Courts of Justice Conservation and Natural Resources Nominations and Confirmations |
James Fredrick | Almand | 1978 | July 31, 2003 | Counties of Arlington (part) and Fairfax (part) | Courts of Justice (Chair) Claims General Laws Militia and Police |
Ward Lynn | Armstrong | 1992 | 2011 | Counties of Franklin (part), Henry (part), and Pittsylvania (part); City of Martinsville | Agriculture General Laws Labor and Commerce |
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 | Counties of Charles City (part) and Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) | Appropriations (Chair) Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation Rules |
William Kyle | Barlow | 1992 | 2011 | Counties of Charles City (part), Henrico (part), Isle of Wight (part), Prince George (part), Southampton (part), and Surry (part); Cities of Franklin (part) and Newport News (part) | Agriculture Finance Mining and Mineral Resources |
William Weldon | Bennett Jr. | 1990 | 2001 | Counties of Campbell (part), Charlotte, Halifax, and Pittsylvania (part); City of South Boston | Agriculture Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
Robert S. | Bloxom Sr. | 1978 | 2003 | Counties of Accomack, Gloucester (part), Mathews, and Northampton | Agriculture Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Labor and Commerce |
David Guy | Brickley | 1976 | January 13, 1998 | County of Prince William (part) | Health Welfare and Institutions (Chair) Conservation and Natural Resources Finance |
Vincent Francis | Callahan Jr. | 1968 | 2007 | County of Fairfax (part); City of Falls Church | Appropriations Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections Rules |
Eric Ivan | Cantor | 1992 | January 2, 2001 | County of Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns General Laws |
Mary Taylor | Christian | 1986 | 2003 | City of Hampton (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Education Labor and Commerce Militia and Police |
Whittington Whiteside | Clement | January 1988 | 2001 | County of Pittsylvania (part); City of Danville | Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
Bernard Sol | Cohen | 1980 | 1995 | City of Alexandria (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
Julia Anne | Connally | 1992 | 1997 | Counties of Arlington (part) and Fairfax (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Education Health Welfare and Institutions Interstate Cooperation |
Shirley Fields | Cooper | 1983 | 1997 | Counties of Glouceter (part), King and Queen, King William and York (part) | Counties Cities and Towns Education Health Welfare and Institutions Privileges and Elections |
Howard Edgar | Copeland | 1980 | 1995 | Cities of Norfolk (part), and Virginia Beach (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 (part), Southhampton (part), Surry (part), Brunswick (part), Dinwiddie (part), Greensville, Lunenburg (part), Sussex; Cities of Emporia, and Franklin (part) | Education (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources |
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), Botetourt (part), Craig, and Roanoke (part) | Finance (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Rules |
Flora Davis | Crittenden | January 19, 1993 | 2003 | Cities of Hampton (part) and Newport News (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Labor and Commerce |
Glenn Randall | Croshaw | December 30, 1986 | 1999 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Appropriations General Laws Labor and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
Joyce Knowles | Crouch | 1990 | 1997 | Counties of Campbell (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Lynchburg (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
Jean Wooden | Cunningham | 1986 | 1997 | County of Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) | Courts of Justice Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
Robert Kuhlman | Cunningham Sr. | 1984 | 1993 | County of Fairfax (part) | Finance General Laws Nominations and Confirmations |
Leslie Karen | Darner | January 16, 1991 | 2003 | County of Arlington (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Health Welfare and Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation |
John Jenkyn | Davies III | 1992 | 1999 | Counties of Culpeper, Greene (part), Madison, and Orange | Courts of Justice Health Welfare and Institutions Nominations and Confirmations |
Jay Wayne | DeBoer | 1983 | 2001 | Counties of Chesterfield (part) and Dinwiddie (part); City of Petersburg | Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Finance General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions |
Robert Creigh | Deeds | 1992 | December 21, 2001 | Counties of Alleghany, Augusta (part), Bath, Botetourt (part), Highland, and Rockbridge (part); Cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, and Lexington | Agriculture Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking |
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 Spotsylvania (part) | 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 |
Willard Rhodes | Finney | 1983 | 1993 | Counties of Bedford (part), Floyd, Franklin (part), and Pittsylvania (part) | Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Education Finance |
Richard L. | Fisher | 1990 | January 1, 1997 | County of Fairfax (part); City 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) | Courts of Justice Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
Vernon Thomas | Forehand Jr. | 1980 | June 25, 1993 | Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk (part) | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
Arthur Rossa | Giesen Jr. | 1976 | 1995 | Counties of Augusta (part) and Rockingham (part); City of Waynesboro | Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
George W. | Grayson | 1984 | 2001 | Counties of Henrico (part), James City, and New Kent; City of Williamsburg | Conservation and Natural Resources Finance General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
Raymond R. | Guest Jr. | 1972 | 1999 | Counties of Frederick (part), Page, Rockingham (part), Shenandoah (part), and Warren (part) | Agriculture Conservation and Natural Resources Finance Roads and Internal Navigation |
Franklin Perkins | Hall | 1976 | April 14, 2009 | City of Richmond (part) | Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Appropriations 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 |
Frank DuVal | Hargrove Sr. | 1982 | 2009 | County of Hanover | Claims Corporations Insurance and Banking Labor and Commerce |
Robert E. | Harris | 1974 | November 29, 1996 | County of Fairfax (part); City of Fairfax (part) | Appropriations General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
George H. | Heilig Jr. | 1972 | September 30, 1997 | City of Norfolk (part) | Appropriations Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections Rules |
William James | Howell | 1988 | 2017 | County of Stafford | Courts of Justice Finance Interstate Cooperation |
Robert D. | Hull | January 4, 1993 | 2009 | County of Fairfax (part); City of Falls Church | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Labor and Commerce |
Riley E. | Ingram | 1992 | 2019 | Counties of Amelia (part), Chesterfield (part), Dinwiddie (part), Nottoway (part), Powhatan (part), and Prince George (part); City of Hopewell | Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections |
Thomas M. | Jackson Jr. | 1988 | 2001 | Counties of Bland, Carroll (part), Grayson (part), and Wythe; City of Galax | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Militia and Police |
Grover Cullen | Jennings | 1982 | 1993 | Counties of Grayson (part), Smyth and Tazewell (part) | Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
Joseph P. | Johnson Jr. | 1990 | January 8, 2014 | County of Washington; City of Bristol | Agriculture Courts of Justice Finance |
Jerrauld Corey | Jones | 1988 | 2002 | Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
Gladys B. | Keating | 1978 | 1999 | County of Fairfax (part) | Militia and Police (Chair) Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Counties Cities and Towns |
Robert Gerald | Marshall | 1992 | 2017 | County of Prince William (part) | Agriculture Claims Counties Cities and Towns |
Stephen Holliday | Martin | 1988 | February 17, 1994 | County of Chesterfield (part) | General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Mining and Mineral Resources |
Alan E. | Mayer | 1986 | 1995 | County of Fairfax (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Health Welfare and Institutions Interstate Cooperation |
Roger J. | McClure | 1992 | 2001 | County of Fairfax (part) | General Laws Labor and Commerce Militia and Police |
Robert F. | McDonnell | 1992 | 2005 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Counties Cities and Towns Health Welfare and Institutions Militia and Police |
Kenneth Ronald | Melvin | 1986 | May 7, 2009 | Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Portsmouth (part) | Claims Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Privileges and Elections |
Clinton | Miller | 1972 | 1995 | Counties of Rockingham (part) and Shenandoah (part); City of Harrisonburg | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
William C. | Mims | 1992 | January 22, 1998 | Counties of Fairfax (part) and Loudoun (part) | Courts of Justice Health Welfare and Institutions Mining and Mineral Resources |
William S. | Moore Jr. | 1984 | March 5, 1997 | Cities of Chesapeake (part), Portsmouth (part), and Suffolk (part) | Courts of Justice General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
Harvey Bland | Morgan | 1980 | 2011 | Counties of Caroline, Essex (part), Gloucester (part), Middlesex, and York (part); City of Poquoson (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Counties Cities and Towns |
Thomas Warren | Moss Jr. | 1966 | January 1, 2002 | City of Norfolk (part) | Rules (Chair) |
Joan Hardie | Munford | 1982 | 1993 | Counties of Giles (part) and Montgomery (part) | Labor and Commerce (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking Education |
William Tayloe | Murphy Jr. | 1982 | 1999 | Counties of Essex (part), King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice Labor and Commerce |
Robert Edward | Nelms | 1992 | 1997 | County of Isle of Wight (part); Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk (part) | Agriculture Labor and Commerce Nominations and Confirmations |
Stephen D. | Newman | 1992 | 1995 | County of Amherst (part); City of Lynchburg (part) | Agriculture
Education Roads and Internal Navigation |
James K. | O'Brien Jr. | 1992 | December 5, 2002 | County of Fairfax (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Education Mining and Mineral Resources |
Robert D. | Orrock Sr. | 1990 | Present | County of Spotsylvania (part); City of Fredericksburg | Agriculture Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Health Welfare and Institutions |
Lewis Wardlaw | Parker Jr. | August 10, 1972 | 1993 | Counties of Amelia (part), Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, Nottoway (part), and Prince Edward (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections Rules |
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, Russell (part), and Wise (part); City of Norton | Agriculture Claims Finance General Laws |
Kenneth R. | Plum | 1978-79; 1982 | 2023 | County of Fairfax (part) | Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Appropriations Conservation and Natural Resources Corporations Insurance and Banking |
Linda T. | Puller | 1992 | 1999 | County of Fairfax (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Education Finance |
Harry Robert | Purkey | 1986 | 2013 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Finance Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce |
Lacey E. | Putney | 1962 | 2013 | Counties of Bedford (part), Botetourt (part), and Rockbridge (part); Cities of Bedford and Buena Vista | Agriculture Appropriations Privileges and Elections |
Ford Carter | Quillen | 1970 | 1993 | Counties of Lee, Scott, and Wise (part) | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations Mining and Mineral Resources Rules |
John S. | Reid | 1990 | 2007 | Counties of Chesterfield (part), and Henrico (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources General Laws Interstate Cooperation |
William Roscoe | Reynolds | 1986 | January 7, 1997 | Counties of Carroll (part), Henry (part), Patrick, Pittsylvania (part) | Courts of Justice Education Militia and Police Nominations and Confirmations |
Anne G. | Rhodes | 1992 | 2001 | County of Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) | Education Finance Mining and Mineral Resources |
William Peters | Robinson Jr. | February 5, 1981 | 2001 | Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), and Virginia Beach (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
John Adams | Rollison III | 1986 | September 14, 2003 | County of Prince William (part) | Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
James M. | Scott | 1992 | 2013 | County of Fairfax (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation |
Alson Howard | Smith Jr. | 1974 | 1993 | County of Frederick (part); City of Winchester | Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Appropriations Corporations Insurance and Banking Rules |
Spiros Wallace | Stieffen | 1978 | 1993 | Cities of Hampton (part) and Poquoson (part) | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
Jackie Thomas | Stump | 1990 | December 16, 2005 | Counties of Buchanan, Russell (part) and Tazewell (part) | Counties Cities and Towns
Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
Robert | Tata | 1984 | 2013 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Corporations Insurance and Banking Education 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 | County of Fairfax (part); City of Alexandria (part) | Appropriations Education Privileges and Elections |
Mitchell | Van Yahres | 1981 | 2005 | County of Albemarle (part); City of Charlottesville | Agriculture (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Education Health Welfare and Institutions |
Frank W. | Wagner | 1992 | January 9, 2001 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Claims Conservation and Natural Resources Education |
Linda M. | Wallace (Rollins) | January 4, 1989 | 1993 | Counties of Clarke, Fairfax (part), Fauquier (part), and Loudoun (part) | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Education |
Leo C. | Wardrup Jr. | 1992 | 2007 | City of Virginia Beach (part) | Agriculture Claims Roads and Internal Navigation |
John Chewning | Watkins | 1982 | January 1998 | Counties of Chesterfield (part) and Powhatan (part) | Agriculture Corporations Insurance and Banking Privileges and Elections |
Peter T. | Way | 1992 | 1997 | Counties of Albemarle (part), Greene (part), and Rockingham (part) | Conservation and Natural Resources Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources |
Lawrence Douglas | Wilder Jr. | May 12, 1992 | 1993 | County of Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part) | Health Welfare and Institutions Labor and Commerce Militia and Police |
Shirley Vance | Wilkins Jr. | 1978 | 2002 | Counties of Amherst (part), Augusta (part), and Rockbridge (part); City of Staunton | General Laws Privileges and Elections Rules |
Jerry M. | Wood | 1992 | 1993 | Counties of Fauquier (part), Rappahannock, and Warren (part) | General Laws Labor and Commerce Nominations and Confirmations |
Clifton Alexander | Woodrum | 1980 | 2003 | County of Roanoke (part); City of Roanoke (part) | Claims (Chair) Corporations Insurance and Banking Courts of Justice General Laws |
*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.