Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox announced on Wednesday the implementation of a paid parental leave policy for the Virginia House of Delegates. In December Cox announced he would direct the Clerk of the House of Delegates to develop a new policy to provide paid parental leave for the Virginia House of Delegates for the birth or adoption of … Read More
SBE unanimously certifies election results in House Districts 28 and 88
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker-designee Kirk Cox released the following statement Monday after the State Board of Elections voted to unanimously certify election results in House Districts 28 and 88. “We are pleased the State Board of Elections finally fulfilled its statutory duty and unanimously certified the election results in House Districts 28 and 88, but are disappointed it took … Read More
Statement of Speaker-designee Cox on SBE refusing to meet to certify election results in HD 28 & 88
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker-designee Kirk Cox released the following statement Wednesday, after the State Board of Elections refused to meet to certify election results in House Districts 28 and 88. “The State Board of Elections exists to be an independent arbiter of our elections, but after the last three days no one could be faulted for questioning the independence … Read More
House GOP attorneys urge SBE to fulfill statutory duty, certify elections
Attorneys for Virginia House of Delegates Speaker-designee Kirk Cox, the House Republican Caucus and Delegate-elect Bob Thomas sent a letter to the State Board of Elections Tuesday urging the board to fulfill its statutory duty to certify the election results in House Districts 28 and 88. Cox, House leaders, and Delegate-elect Thomas are considering legal action to compel the Board … Read More
House Republicans elect Leadership team for 2018-2019 General Assembly, nominate Cox for Speaker
The Virginia House Republican Caucus on Sunday unanimously elected its leadership team for the 2018-2019 General Assembly and nominated Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) to serve as Speaker. Delegate Todd Gilbert will serve as House Majority Leader, Caucus Chairman Tim Hugo was re-elected to his fifth term as Chairman, and Nick Rush was elected House Majority Whip. “I am proud to … Read More
Statement of Majority Leader-designee Todd Gilbert on House District 28
Virginia House of Delegates Majority Leader-designee Todd Gilbert issued the following statement on Democratic allegations involving House District 28. “On Veterans Day, Democrats falsely claimed there were 55 unopened military absentee ballots in Stafford County. While never true and never verified, these claims were widely reported, only to be later proven demonstrably false. Democrats either lied or were flat out … Read More
House leaders back Gillespie’s call for $1.5 million to fight dangerous gangs like MS-13
Leaders in the Virginia House of Delegates pledged Thursday to back Ed Gillespie’s call for $1.5 million in funding for the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force. Gillespie announced his plan at a press conference in Northern Virginia. “The House of Delegates will fully support funding for the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force,” said Speaker-designee Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights). … Read More
Statement of House Leadership on 4th Circuit Ruling
RICHMOND, VA — Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), Speaker-designee Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Majority Leader-designee Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah), Caucus Chairman Tim Hugo (R-Fairfax), and Majority Whip Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) issued the following statement Friday in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit declaring a 90-year-old cross-shaped monument unconstitutional. “We vehemently disagree with the … Read More
JLARC report highlights inefficiencies and management problems at VEDP
“JLARC’s report on VEDP shows that the McAuliffe-Northam administration’s governance of VEDP has severely failed the Commonwealth.” – House Majority Leader Kirk Cox
ICYMI: Winchester Star – Our View: ‘Go Virginia’?
“By all indications, what Mr. McAuliffe envisions is something along the lines of the Governor’s Opportunity Fund, and the $36 million of taxpayer revenue appropriated to partner with “Go Virginia” would be his own personal little economic sandbox — sans muscular legislative oversight.”