25. Delegate M. Kirkland Cox

Republican Caucus Whip of Virginia House of Delegates

Delegate Kirk Cox, the Republican caucus whip in the statehouse, has been accruing the cash and clout to step into the speaker's spot for some time now. A plausible competitor, majority leader Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, is making a run for Congress this November. A Griffith win will clear one more hurdle from the path for the gentleman from Chesterfield County.

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