▁M N As ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Montreal ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Quebec ▁City ▁Category : W omen ▁M N As ▁in ▁Quebec ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁is ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁continuous ▁law - making ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World , ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 6 1 9 . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁is ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁body ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁lower ▁house , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates , ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members , ▁and ▁an ▁upper ▁house , ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁members . ▁Com b ined ▁together , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 ▁elected ▁represent atives ▁from ▁an ▁equal ▁number ▁of ▁constitu ent ▁districts ▁across ▁the ▁common wealth . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁is ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House , ▁while ▁the ▁Senate ▁is ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁each ▁elect ▁a ▁cl erk ▁and ▁ser ge ant - at - ar ms . ▁The ▁Senate ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁cl erk ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Senate " ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁as ▁the ▁" Secret ary ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ", ▁the