Virginia's 66th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 66th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 66 represents the city of Colonial Heights as well as part of Chesterfield County. The seat has been held by Republican M. Kirkland Cox since 1990. Cox served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates from January 2018 to January 2020.[1]

Elections

2017

In the November 2017 election, Democrat Katie Ann Sponsler, an Air Force veteran and former park ranger who was then a stay-at-home mother, ran against Cox, a former public school teacher and coach.[2]

2019

In the November 2019 election, Cox defeated Democrat challenger Sheila Bynum-Coleman.

List of delegates

Delegate Party Years Electoral history
Chip Dicks Democratic January 12, 1983 –
January 10, 1990
Lost reelection
Kirk Cox Republican January 10, 1990 –
present
First elected in 1989
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References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate M. Kirkland Cox". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. Moomaw, Graham (March 26, 2017). "Kirk Cox preps GOP playbook for 2017 and beyond". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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