House Republicans on Sunday tapped Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, as their new caucus leader, handing the reins to a seasoned strategist from Southwest Virginia just as the party gears up for a high-stakes election year when each of the chamber’s 100 seats are on the ballot. Kilgore’s election comes on the heels of Minority Leader […]
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Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, succeeds House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, as the head of the GOP caucus. (Photo by Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)
House Republicans on Sunday tapped Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, as their new caucus leader, handing the reins to a seasoned strategist from Southwest Virginia just as the party gears up for a high-stakes election year when each of the chamber’s 100 seats are on the ballot.
Kilgore’s election comes on the heels of Minority Leader Todd Gilbert’s recent announcement that he was prepared to step aside amid his pursuit of a federal appointment. A former House Speaker and longtime power broker in the General Assembly, Gilbert is under consideration for the U.S. attorney post in Virginia’s Western District.
