162nd Virginia General Assembly

The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the Senate.

162nd Virginia General Assembly
161st 163rd
Overview
TermJanuary 12, 2022 
Senate of Virginia
Members40
President of the SenateLt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R)
Senate Majority LeaderDick Saslaw (D)
Senate Minority LeaderTommy Norment (R)
Party control
  •   Democratic (22)
  •   Republican (18)
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100
Speaker of the HouseTodd Gilbert (R)
House Majority LeaderTerry Kilgore (R)
House Minority LeaderDon Scott (D)
Party control
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