For Virginia General Assembly's progressive shift, VA Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn credits diversity When she first got to the House of Delegates 11 years ago, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn remembers being the only mother of school-age children on the chamberâs floor. The Fairfax Democrat is now the first woman to ever preside over the House, which, she says, has been remade by the diversity of perspectives Democrats have ushered in: Women and Black lawmakers lead key committees, Latino and Asian Americans have recently organized their own caucuses, and Indian Americans now have one of their own in a House seat. Filler-Corn, speaker since January 2020, says itâs led to the kind of legislation a broad coalition of Virginians can get behind, a key point she hopes will drive public support for Democrats this November.