Virginia House of Delegates · District 73
Leslie Mehta
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Leslie Mehta's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Leslie Mehta.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Leslie Mehta.
Bills
The bills Leslie Mehta sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 7 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 64 of 99 in the House (tied with 10 others) · 54 of 63 Democrats (tied with 5 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 172 Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain range of punishment, etc |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 1370 Service providers; regulations for providers to individuals with developmental disabilities |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 185 Orders closing a proceeding; petitions for review |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
Budget projects
Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.
Contested votes where they split
1 against the Speaker; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17, 2026 | HB 161: Virginia Lottery; internet gaming authorized, definitions, penalties, effective clause Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Leslie Mehta voted on each of the 1,577 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- house.vga.virginia.gov
- dellmehta@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 821, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1073 - District office
- P.O. Box 1721, Midlothian, VA 23113
804-637-4074
Committees
- Courts of Justice
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections