The General Assembly is not and never has been a full-time job. What if it were? Del. Sally Hudson, a Democratic lawmaker who represents Charlottesville, thinks it could be. As she enters the second year of her first term in the legislature, she considers herself fortunate to have been able to balance her position as a professor at the University of Virginia with her service to her district politically – but, she said, the part-time nature of her elected seat is not without shortfalls and can be exclusionary to others who may wish to serve.