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Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
The Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 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
2023-2024 legislative session
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 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
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 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.
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Members, 2016 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Ken Plum | • Danny Marshall, III, Chair | |||
• David Bulova | • Charles Poindexter, Vice-Chair | |||
• Matthew James | • Lee Ware | |||
• Luke Torian | • Tommy Wright | |||
• Mark Keam | • Bobby Orrock | |||
• Alfonso Lopez | • Brenda Pogge | |||
• R.C. Sullivan, Jr. | • Barry Knight | |||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Tony Wilt | ||||
• James Morefield | ||||
• Michael Webert | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Matt Fariss | ||||
• Jackson H. Miller | ||||
• Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Ken Plum | • Ed Scott, Chair | |||
• David Bulova | • Charles Poindexter, Vice-Chair | |||
• Matthew James | • Lee Ware | |||
• Luke Torian | • Tommy Wright | |||
• Mark Keam | • Bobby Orrock | |||
• Alfonso Lopez | • Danny Marshall, III | |||
• R.C. Sullivan, Jr. | • Barry Knight | |||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Tony Wilt | ||||
• James Morefield | ||||
• Michael Webert | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Matt Fariss | ||||
• Jackson H. Miller | ||||
• Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. |
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Ken Plum | • Ed Scott, Chair | |||
• David Bulova | • Charles Poindexter, Vice-Chair | |||
• Mark Sickles | • Lee Ware | |||
• Matthew James | • Tommy Wright | |||
• Luke Torian | • Bobby Orrock | |||
• Mark Keam | • Danny Marshall, III | |||
• Alfonso Lopez | • Barry Knight | |||
• James Edmunds, II | ||||
• Tony Wilt | ||||
• James Morefield | ||||
• Michael Webert | ||||
• Margaret Ransone | ||||
• Matt Fariss | ||||
• Jackson H. Miller | ||||
• Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. |
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (15) | |||
• David Bulova | • Beverly Sherwood, Chair | |||
• David Englin | • Ed Scott, Vice-Chair | |||
• Matthew James | • James Edmunds, II | |||
• Lynwood Lewis | • Matt Fariss | |||
• Ken Plum | • Barry Knight | |||
• Mark Sickles | • Bob Marshall, Virginia Representative | |||
• Luke Torian | • James Morefield | |||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Brenda Pogge | ||||
• Charles Poindexter | ||||
• Lee Ware | ||||
• Tony Wilt | ||||
• Michael Webert | ||||
• Tommy Wright | ||||
• Danny Marshall, III |
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (14) | |||
• David Englin | • Harvey Morgan, Chair | |||
• Mark Sickles | • Lee Ware, Vice chair | |||
• Matthew James | • Charles Poindexter | |||
• Luke Torian | • Tony Wilt | |||
• Lynwood Lewis | • Barry Knight | |||
• David Bulova | • James Edmunds, II | |||
• Ken Plum | • Richard Bell, Virginia legislator | |||
• James Shuler | • Brenda Pogge | |||
• Kirk Cox | ||||
• Tommy Wright | ||||
• Bobby Orrock | ||||
• Ed Scott | ||||
• Beverly Sherwood | ||||
• Danny Marshall, III |
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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