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Profile of the Virginia General Assembly

HOUSE OF DELEGATES (100 members)
  1984 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2004 2007 2008
 Democrats 65 59 58 52 52 50 47 34 37 40 45
 Republicans 34 39 41 47 47 49 52 64 61 57 53
 Independents 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2
                       
 Women 11 12 13 12 14 15 15 15 12 17 16
 Men 89 88 87 88 86 85 85 85 88 83 84
                       
 Black 5 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 12 11
 White 95 93 93 92 92 90 90 90 89 88 89

 

SENATE (40 members)
  1984 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2004 2007 2008
 Democrats 32 30 22 22 20 19 18 17 16 17 21
 Republicans 8 10 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 23 19
 Independents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                       
 Women 0 3 4 4 6 7 8 7 8 8 8
 Men 40 37 36 36 34 33 32 32 32 32 32
                       
 Black 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
 White 38 37 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35

Occupations - House of Delegates (2006)

Occupations - Senate (2006)

Occupations Summary

Occupations House Senate
Business 30 12
Lawyers 28 14
Educators 12 5
Consultants 10  
Health Care 6 2
 Other 14 7

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