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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.James S. Gilmore III (R)
Sen.John W. Warner (R)
Sen.George F. Allen (R)
Rep.Jo Ann Davis (R-01)
Rep.Ed Schrock (R-02)
Rep.Robert C. Scott (D-03)
Rep.Norman Sisisky (D-04)
Rep.Virgil H. Goode Jr. (I-05)
Rep.Robert W. Goodlatte (R-06)
Rep.Eric Cantor (R-07)
Rep.James P. Moran (D-08)
Rep.Rick Boucher (D-09)
Rep.Frank R. Wolf (R-10)
Rep.Thomas M. Davis III (R-11)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
General Assembly:
Meets January-February in odd years, January-March in even years
House of Delegates: 100 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 52R, 47D, 1I; 83 men, 17 women
Salary: $17,640
Phone: (804) 698-1527
Senate: 40 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 21R, 19D; 32 men, 8 women
Salary: $18,000
Phone: (804) 698-7410

Urban Statistics
Virginia Beach: Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf, N-P, Population 430,385
Norfolk: Mayor Paul D. Fraim (D), Population 233,430
Richmond: Mayor Timothy Kaine, Population 198,267
Chesapeake: Mayor William E. Ward, N-P, Population 192,342
Newport News: Mayor Joe Frank, N-P, Population 176,122

Registered Voters
Voters do not register by party.

U.S. Congress
Senate: 1 D, 1 R
House: 5 D, 5 R, 1 I

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bob Dole 47%, Bill Clinton 45%, Ross Perot 7%
1992 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 45%, Bill Clinton 41%, Ross Perot 14%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 60%, Michael S. Dukakis 39%

Population
1998 population (est.): 6,791,345
1990 population: 6,187,358
1980 population: 5,346,818
Percent change 1980-90: +16%
Rank among states (1998): 12
White: 77%
Black: 20%
Asian or Pacific islander: 3%
Hispanic origin: 3%
Urban: 69%
Rural: 31%
Born in state: 54%
Foreign-born: 5%
Under age 18: 1,644,386 (24%)
Ages 18-64: 4,334,064 (64%)
65 and older: 755,546 (11%)
Median age: 34.8

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.va.us
Capital: Richmond
Median household income: $41,534 (1997)
   Rank among states: 9
Total area: 42,326 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 35


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