The Virginia General Assembly that meets in January will look radically different. Seventeen of the 40 state senators and 34 of the 100 members of the House of Delegates are newly elected.
The new members will bring fresh perspectives and more diversity to the chambers, which will have 31 African American lawmakers, seven of them in the Senate.
The Virginia General Assembly that meets inside the Virginia State Capitol in January will look radically different. New members of the Senate and the House of Delegates will bring fresh perspectives and more diversity to the chambers.
The Senate, where Democrats will have a 21-19 edge, faces a substantial loss in institutional knowledge, but it’s worth noting that some of the newly elected lawmakers are making return engagements. Eleven of the newly elected senators previously served in the House or the Senate.
Here is a brief introduction to Virginia’s 17 new state senators:
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Sen.-elect Lashrecse Aird
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Party: Democrat
District 13: based in Henrico and Prince George counties and Petersburg
Profession: Chief of staff to the president at Richard Bland College of William & Mary, state delegate from 2016 to 2022
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Sen.-elect Emily Brewer
Party: Republican
District 17: Based in Suffolk and Isle of Wight County
Profession: Wine shop owner, state delegate since 2018
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Sen.-elect Jennifer Carroll Foy
Party: Democrat
District 33: Parts of Prince William and Fairfax counties
Profession: Lawyer, state delegate from 2018 to 2020; 2021 candidate for governor
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Sen.-elect Christie New Craig
Party: Republican
District 19: Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
Profession: Small-business owner; former sworn officer with the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office; chief of staff to then-Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake; former member of the Chesapeake School Board
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Sen.-elect Danny Diggs
Party: Republican
District 24: Based in Newport News and York County
Profession: Former sheriff of York County and Poquoson
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Sen.-elect Tara Durant
Party: Republican
District 27: Parts of Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, city of Fredericksburg
Profession: Former elementary school teacher, state delegate since 2022
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Sen.-elect Timmy French
Party: Republican
District 1: based in Frederick, Shenandoah and Warren counties
Profession: Farmer; co-owner of beef, poultry, dairy and row crop operations
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Sen.-elect Chris Head
Party: Republican
District 3: Based in Roanoke, Botetourt and Augusta counties
Profession: Owner of a senior care business, state delegate since 2012
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Sen.-elect John McGuire
Party: Republican
District 10: Based in Hanover, Powhatan, Louisa, Goochland and Fluvanna counties
Profession: Former Navy SEAL, owner of a fitness training business, motivational speaker, state delegate since 2018
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Sen.-elect Stella Pekarsky
Party: Democrat
District 36: Part of Fairfax County
Profession: Teacher, co-owner of an air charter company, member of the Fairfax County School Board
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Sen.-elect Russet Perry
Party: Democrat
District 31: based in Loudoun County
Profession: Former CIA officer, former Loudoun prosecutor
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Sen.-elect Danica Roem
Party: Democrat
District 30: Based in Prince William County
Profession: Former journalist, state delegate since 2018
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Sen.-elect Saddam Azlan Salim
Party: Democrat
District 37: based in Fairfax County
Profession: Financial consultant
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Sen.-elect Glen Sturtevant
Party: Republican
District 12: Based in Chesterfield County
Profession: Lawyer, former Richmond School Board member, state senator from 2016 to 2020
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Sen.-elect Suhas Subramanyam
Party: Democrat
District 32: Loudoun County
Profession: Lawyer, former U.S. House legislative aide, former technology adviser to President Barack Obama, state delegate since 2020
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Sen.-elect Schuyler VanValkenburg
Party: Democrat
District 16: Henrico County
Profession: History and U.S. government teacher at Glen Allen High School, state delegate since 2018
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Sen.-elect Angelia Williams-Graves
Party: Democrat
District 21: Norfolk
Profession: Owner of real estate firm, former Norfolk City Council member, state delegate since 2021
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