Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates

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The Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates is the head of the party with the second-largest number of seats in the chamber, responsible for leading its legislative strategy and representing its interests in House proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appointedBy minority party caucus in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Virginia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibleOfficeHolder member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
governmentalBody Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
hasSubordinateOffice assistant minority leaders ⓘ
minority caucus whip ⓘ
higherOfficeComparedTo rank-and-file member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
historicalContinuity position changes party depending on election results ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
legislativeChamber Virginia General Assembly ⓘ
lower house ⓘ
levelOfGovernment state government ⓘ
locatedIn Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
meetsAt Virginia State Capitol ⓘ
officeType partisan leadership position ⓘ
partyRole leader of the minority party in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
partyStatus second-largest party in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
politicalSystem two-party dominant system in Virginia ⓘ
positionHeldIn Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
primaryFunction organize and lead the opposition in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
relatedPosition Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
Minority Leader of the Senate of Virginia ⓘ
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
reportsTo minority party caucus in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
responsibility coordinate minority party floor activity ⓘ
coordinate minority party messaging on legislation ⓘ
designate minority party spokespersons on the floor ⓘ
develop minority party policy positions ⓘ
help assign minority party members to committees ⓘ
lead minority party legislative strategy ⓘ
negotiate with the Speaker of the House of Delegates ⓘ
negotiate with the majority leadership ⓘ
organize minority party response to majority initiatives ⓘ
represent minority party interests in House proceedings ⓘ
serve as primary public face of the minority caucus in the House ⓘ
work to maintain party discipline in votes ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority internal organization of the minority caucus ⓘ
strategic direction of minority party in the House ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the minority party caucus ⓘ
termLength depends on confidence of minority caucus ⓘ
worksWith Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ

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Virginia House of Delegates → hasMinorityLeader → Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates → worksWith → Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ