Newly elected Speaker of the House Don L. Scott (D-88th District) is sworn in on the first day of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly. He is the first Black person to serve as House speaker.
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Mr. Speaker
Don Scott makes history as Virginia Legislature opens; Youngkin calls for bipartisan progress
A remade Virginia General Assembly convened its 2024 session Wednesday with a Democratic majority newly in charge of both chambers after a consequential election cycle that followed two years of divided control of the Legislature.
