Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah County, has stepped down as Minority Leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, ending more than a decade in party leadership and formally clearing the path for Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Scott County, to lead the Republican caucus into the 2025 election.

Gilbert’s leadership tenure included a two-year term as Virginia’s 57th Speaker of the House, beginning in 2022.

Gilbert confirmed in an interview Monday that his decision to step aside was entirely driven by the ongoing federal selection process for the U.S. Attorney post in Virginia’s Western District. He informed the House Republican Caucus by email on May 21 that he would step down as soon as members could meet to elect a new leader.

“It was never ‘if,’” Gilbert said. “It was, ‘I am stepping down,’ and I

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