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What looked like a draw for control of the House of Delegates turned into an apparent Republican victory with the defeat of Del. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, who had appeared to narrowly win re-election over GOP newcomer Kim Taylor. Instead, Taylor took a late lead in what appears to be an upset victory over Aird, as the battle for a House majority swung back and forth Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning with unofficial results subject to canvassing by local electoral boards to determine final winners. House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, declared victory with a statement released at 1:40 a.m....

The National Rifle Association gave a historic contribution to Virginia’s statewide elections this week, donating just over $200,000 to House of Delegates Majority Leader Todd Gilbert.The donation is far less than the $2.5 million given by gun control advocates. But both sums show how the issue could be decisive in the November elections for the General Assembly. Become a sponsor? “They may outspend the NRA, but they will never outwork us,” said NRA spokesperson Catherine Mortensen.The NRA is “fully engaged,” in the election “to protect the self defense rights of every law-abiding Virginian,” she said, adding that “big-city financiers” have...

Virginia House of Delegates 2007 Delegate C. Todd Gilbert Member Since 2006 R - 15th District Counties of Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham (part), and Shenandoah In this time of grief over the tragic murders at Virginia Tech, I am grateful that Del. Todd Gilbert took the time to return my call and give me several minutes on the phone. He knew of FreeRepublic. Gilbert is the delagate who proposed legislation that would clarify the right to carry law in Virginia. The general application of right to carry in Virginia applies to almost all places except, of course, places such as a...