Legislator Conferences 2022

Last year, 25 Virginia legislators reported attending a total of 45 out-of-state trips paid for entirely or in part by lobbyists and other groups. This is allowable under Virginia law as long as the payments are reported on annual disclosure forms.

Sources: Virginia Ethics Council. Annual Statement of Economic Interests filed by the 140 members of the Virginia 2023 General Assembly. Information from Schedule F: Payments for Talks, Meetings and Conferences. Does not include taxpayer funded conferences, which legislators are no longer required to disclose in their annual SEI disclosures.