Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
The Counties, Cities and Towns Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Virginia House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker also appoints each committee chair and vice-chair. No member may serve as chair or vice-chair on more than one committee except for the Speaker, who automatically serves as the House Rules Committee chair. Each committee is apportioned based on the proportion of majority and minority party members in the House.[1][2] A majority of appointed members constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (12) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
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Counties, Cities and Towns Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Counties, Cities and Towns Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Lionell Spruill | • Riley Ingram, Chair | |||
| • Charniele Herring | • Christopher Stolle, Vice-Chair | |||
| • T. Monty Mason | • Danny Marshall, III | |||
| • Steve Heretick | • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | |||
| • Jennifer B. Boysko | • Charles Poindexter | |||
| • John Bell (Virginia) | • James Morefield | |||
| • Paul Krizek | • Tony Wilt | |||
| • Rick Morris | ||||
| • Keith Hodges | ||||
| • Michael Webert | ||||
| • Scott W. Taylor | ||||
| • Terry Austin | ||||
| • Jeffrey L. Campbell | ||||
| • Todd E. Pillion | ||||
| • Chris Collins (Virginia) | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Counties, Cities and Towns Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Lionell Spruill | • Riley Ingram, Chair | |||
| • Delores McQuinn | • Danny Marshall, III, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Scott Surovell | • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | |||
| • Luke Torian | • Charles Poindexter | |||
| • Rob Krupicka | • James Morefield | |||
| • Charniele Herring | • Christopher Stolle | |||
| • T. Monty Mason | • Tony Wilt | |||
| • Rick Morris | ||||
| • Keith Hodges | ||||
| • Michael Webert | ||||
| • Scott W. Taylor | ||||
| • Terry Austin | ||||
| • Bill R. DeSteph, Jr | ||||
| • Jeffrey L. Campbell | ||||
| • Todd E. Pillion | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Counties, Cities and Towns Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Lionell Spruill | • Riley Ingram, Chair | |||
| • Delores McQuinn | • Danny Marshall, III, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Scott Surovell | • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | |||
| • Luke Torian | • Charles Poindexter | |||
| • Rob Krupicka | • James Morefield | |||
| • Charniele Herring | • Christopher Stolle | |||
| • T. Monty Mason | • Tony Wilt | |||
| • Rick Morris | ||||
| • Keith Hodges | ||||
| • Michael Webert | ||||
| • Scott W. Taylor | ||||
| • Terry Austin | ||||
| • Bill R. DeSteph, Jr | ||||
| • Jeffrey L. Campbell | ||||
| • Dave A. LaRock | ||||
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
| Counties, Cities and Towns Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Algie Howell | • Riley Ingram, Chair | |||
| • Kaye Kory | • Danny Marshall, III, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Delores McQuinn | • Anne B. Crockett-Stark | |||
| • Lionell Spruill | • James Edmunds, II | |||
| • Scott Surovell | • Keith Hodges | |||
| • Luke Torian | • Salvatore Iaquinto | |||
| • Onzlee Ware | • Barry Knight | |||
| • James LeMunyon | ||||
| • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | ||||
| • Donald Merricks | ||||
| • James Morefield | ||||
| • Rick Morris | ||||
| • Charles Poindexter | ||||
| • Christopher Stolle | ||||
| • Tony Wilt | ||||
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Counties, Cities and Towns Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Onzlee Ware | • Riley Ingram, Chair | |||
| • Delores McQuinn | • Danny Marshall, III, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Lionell Spruill | • Anne B. Crockett-Stark | |||
| • Albert Pollard | • David Nutter | |||
| • Scott Surovell | • Charles Poindexter | |||
| • Luke Torian | • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | |||
| • Kaye Kory | • Donald Merricks | |||
| • Algie Howell | • Barry Knight | |||
| • Salvatore Iaquinto | ||||
| • Glenn Oder | ||||
| • James Morefield | ||||
| • James Edmunds, II | ||||
| • James LeMunyon | ||||
| • Christopher Stolle | ||||
| • Tony Wilt | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Members who are not affiliated with the majority party or largest minority party are counted as members of the majority party.
- ↑ This provision does not apply to the House Rules Committee.
- ↑ Virginia General Assembly, "Rules of the House of Delegates," accessed Feb. 24, 2021