Amanda Chase has the most GOP support for governor. Familiar faces Terry McAuliffe for governor and Mark Herring for attorney general lead among Democrats.
RICHMOND â Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have legislation to eliminate numerous mandatory minimum prison sentences from the state code.
The House of Delegates and Senate â both controlled by Democrats â each have different ideas of how many mandatory minimums theyâd like to scrub. So now comes the hard part: reaching a consensus on a final piece of legislation that both chambers will agree to.
The House bill from Del. Mike Mullin, D-Newport News, an assistant Hampton prosecutor, would repeal several mandatory minimum sentences primarily related to drug possession. His bill passed the House of vote of 58-24, with three Republicans joining the Democrats.