by Brandon Jarvis
All 100 seats are up for election this November in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republicans have already gone on the offensive against Democrats. The Republican State Leadership Committee released a new six-figure paid media attack ad Tuesday accusing Democrats in the General Assembly of blocking tax cuts and efforts to lower electric costs and refusing to crack down on illegal immigration.
“Virginia House Democrats have said they want to cut taxes, make their communities safer, and make the Commonwealth more prosperous, yet this legislative session under their leadership has been one broken promise after the next,” said RSLC PAC President Edith Jorge-Tuñón.
“Politicians love to talk, but what matters to Virginians is what they do,” said House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert. “Republicans have concrete, actionable plans to lower your power bills, cut your taxes, and make your neighborhoods safer. Our House Republican Caucus wants to put more money back in your pocket, ensure that parents are in charge of their children, and make sure the future looks brighter for us all. But we need more Republicans in the House to make that happen.”
Democrats currently hold a 51-49 majority in the House of Delegates.
They are hopeful that the response to President Donald Trump’s election will help them grow their majority.
In 2017, one year after Trump was elected to his first term, Democrats flipped 15 House seats. Republicans still head a two seat majority, however. Then, two years later, Democrats made more gains and claimed a 55-45 majority during the 2020 and 2021 sessions.
“No amount of the RSLC’s lies will change the fact that Virginia Republicans have tried time and again to take a sledgehammer to Virginians’ economic opportunities, freedoms, and safety,” said Lauren Chou, the communications director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. “While Virginia Democrats fight tooth and nail to lower costs and fund our public schools, Virginia voters won’t forget every single Republican legislator who sat on their hands while the Trump Administration eliminated their jobs and drove up costs at the grocery store.”
Kamala Harris won Virginia by six points in 2024.
In addition to House races, the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are on the ballot this November.