House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert issued the following statement:
“Colonel Gary Settle has been a fixture in Virginia’s law enforcement community for decades. His stalwart, professional leadership of the Virginia State Police has been one of the few bedrock constants in a turbulent Richmond. I will forever be grateful for his assistance during my time as Speaker of the House, and the help he gave when I was a young prosecutor. Whoever succeeds him will have large shoes to fill. I congratulate him on well-earned retirement.