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Members of the House Delegates hold session at the Virginia state Capitol in late February.
Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel on Jan. 25 as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol. Next to Daniel are, from left, Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic began.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, is photographed outside the Senate chamber Jan. 18 after he was sworn in at the Virginia state Capitol. Rouse won a special election to succeed Republican Jen Kiggans, who was elected to Congress in November. Rouse's win increased the Democrats' edge in the Senate to 22-18.
- EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. (blue) and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (red) fill the floor around Jean-Antoine Houdon’s marble statue of George Washington. The two groups were among those visiting the state Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 13.
- Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sens. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City, left, and Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, react Jan. 26 to the vote tally on a Petersen bill dealing with preservation of trees in the town of Vienna. The Senate passed the bill on a 33-7 vote.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Del. Briana Sewell, D-Prince William, takes a photo of Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and other members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. after a Jan. 24 news conference in the Pocahontas Building. McClellan and other Democrats spoke of their support for a proposed state constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
PHOTOS: Through Our Lens - Virginia General Assembly Visual Recap first part
The first part of the visual recap from 2023 Virginia General Assembly
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel on Jan. 25 as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol. Next to Daniel are, from left, Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic began.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Del. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake, takes photos of his colleagues in the Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 24 at the state Capitol.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Lawmakers head to committee meetings Jan. 19.
- EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, is photographed outside the Senate chamber Jan. 18 after he was sworn in at the Virginia state Capitol. Rouse won a special election to succeed Republican Jen Kiggans, who was elected to Congress in November. Rouse's win increased the Democrats' edge in the Senate to 22-18.
- EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. (blue) and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (red) fill the floor around Jean-Antoine Houdon’s marble statue of George Washington. The two groups were among those visiting the state Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 13.
- Daniel Sangjib Min, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sens. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City, left, and Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, react Jan. 26 to the vote tally on a Petersen bill dealing with preservation of trees in the town of Vienna. The Senate passed the bill on a 33-7 vote.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
A group from Portsmouth listens to a speaker during a rally against gun violence at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
Lawmakers head to committee meetings on January 19, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
- Eva Russo
Del. Jackie Hope Glass, D-Norfolk, brings style to the House floor Jan. 17 during the General Assembly session at the state Capitol.
- Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life on Feb. 1 in Richmond.
- EVA RUSSO, TIMES-DISPATCH
Senate pages (from left) Aaven Dudley, Nataniel Dunster, and Connor Wotring are seen in the Senate on January 19, 2023.
- Eva Russo
State Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, has served in the Senate since 2017.
- Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Del. Briana Sewell, D-Prince William, takes a photo of Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and other members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. after a Jan. 24 news conference in the Pocahontas Building. McClellan and other Democrats spoke of their support for a proposed state constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
James “States” Manship of Thornburg came dressed as George Washington to the gun-rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Jan. 16.
- ALEXA WELCH EDLUND, TIMES-DISPATCH
