Three Virginia governors have seen their party’s membership in the General Assembly shrink during their terms in the modern era of Virginia politics, often said to have begun in 1970.
Democrat Aaron Rouse beat Republican Kevin Adams in a race to replace Republican Jen Kiggans, who was elected last fall to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rouse’s victory increased the Democratic Senate majority to 22 to 18, and appears to have ended any immediate chance Youngkin had to push new abortion restrictions through the General Assembly.on Jan.
There are 140 seats in the General Assembly: 40 in the Virginia Senate and 100 in the House of Delegates.database Democrat Gerry Baliles saw his party lose eight seats during his governorship from 1986 to 1990. There were 97 Democrats in the General Assembly when he was inaugurated and 89 when his term ended.
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