Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, of the Virginia House of Delegates, gestures as he delivers remarks during a special session of the Virginia General Assembly on Sept. 7, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming majority on Nov. 11, 2023 chose Scott to serve in the post. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)