Political Change, Cultural Shift
The change in party leadership in the House of Delegates means that vote-rich Northern Virginia has gone from a lock on House committee chairs to none at all. The geographical distribution of House committee chairs now reflects the downstate makeup of the 52-member Republican Caucus.
Geographic Distribution of House Committee Chairs
2020 Democratic Control
2022 Republican Control
2022 House Committee Chairs
| Agriculture, Chesapeake & Natural Resources | Lee Ware | Capital Region |
| Appropriations | Barry Knight | Hampton Roads |
| Commerce and Energy | Kathy Byron | Southside |
| Communications, Technology and Innovation | Emily Brewer | Southside |
| Counties, Cities & Towns | Keith Hodges | Tidewater |
| Courts of Justice | Rob Bell | Piedmont |
| Education | Glenn Davis | Hampton Roads |
| Finance | Roxann Robinson | Capital Region |
| General Laws | Jay Leftwich | Hampton Roads |
| Health, Welfare & Institutions | Bobby Orrock | Piedmont |
| Privileges & Elections | Margaret Ransone | Tidewater |
| Public Safety | Tony Wilt | Valley |
| Transportation | Terry Austin | Valley |
| Rules | Todd Gilbert | Valley |
Source: Virginia Legislative Information System
Jan. 13, 2022