Virginia state executive offices
Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of Virginia. The executive branch is governed by Article V of the Virginia Constitution.
State executive organization
The executive branch of Virginia's state government includes appointed and elected officials. The following chart details the relationship among different offices in Virginia's executive branch:
Offices
The following is a list of state executive offices in Virginia.
- Governor of Virginia
- Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Attorney General of Virginia
- Virginia Secretary of State
- Virginia Treasurer
- Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
- Virginia Commissioner of Insurance
- Virginia Commissioner of Labor and Industry
- Virginia State Corporation Commission
- Virginia State Comptroller
- Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts
- Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
Current officeholders
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
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| Attorney General of Virginia | Jason Miyares | Republican | January 15, 2022 |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of Virginia | John Littlel | Republican | June 24, 2024 |
| Governor of Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | Republican | January 15, 2022 |
| Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | Winsome Earle-Sears | Republican | January 15, 2022 |
| Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts | Staci Henshaw | Nonpartisan | February 1, 2021 |
| Virginia Chief Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion Officer | Martin Brown | ||
| Virginia Chief Transformation Officer | Robert Ward | ||
| Virginia Commissioner of Insurance | Scott White | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2018 |
| Virginia Commissioner of Labor and Industry | Gary Pan | Nonpartisan | January 15, 2022 |
| Virginia Counselor to the Governor | Richard Cullen | ||
| Virginia Governor Chief of Staff | John Littel | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Administration | Lyn McDermid | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry | Matt Lohr | Nonpartisan | January 15, 2022 |
| Virginia Secretary of Education | Aimee Rogstad Guidera | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Finance | Stephen Cummings | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources | Janet Kelly | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Labor | Bryan Slater | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources | Stefanie Taillon | Nonpartisan | March 26, 2025 |
| Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security | Terrance Cole | ||
| Virginia Secretary of State | Kelly Gee | Republican | February 8, 2024 |
| Virginia Secretary of Transportation | W. Sheppard Miller III | ||
| Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs | Craig Crenshaw | ||
| Virginia State Comptroller | Scott Adams | Nonpartisan | August 23, 2024 |
| Virginia State Corporation Commission | Kelsey Bagot | Nonpartisan | April 1, 2024 |
| Virginia State Corporation Commission | Jehmal Hudson | Nonpartisan | June 9, 2020 |
| Virginia State Corporation Commission | Samuel Towell | Nonpartisan | March 20, 2024 |
| Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | Emily Anne Gullickson | Nonpartisan | March 27, 2025 |
| Virginia Treasurer | David Richardson | Nonpartisan | June 2, 2022 |
Elections
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2020
There were no state executive offices up for election in Virginia in 2020.
2019
There were no state executive offices up for election in Virginia in 2019.
2018
There were no state executive offices up for election in Virginia in 2018.
2017
There were three state executive offices up for election in Virginia in 2017:
2016
There were no state executive offices up for election in Virginia in 2016.
2015
There were no state executive elections in Virginia in 2015.
2014
There were no elections in Virginia in 2014.
2013
Three state executive offices were up for election including governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013
- Virginia Attorney General election, 2013
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013
- Virginia state executive official elections, 2013
2012
There were no elections in Virginia in 2012.
Corruption analysis
The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Integrity Initiative used federal data to evaluate levels of corruption in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The following table ranks each state based on total convictions and convictions per 10,000 residents of public officials in federal corruption cases between 1976 and 2010.[1]
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Recent news
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