Creigh Deeds
Virginia State Senator, District 11 since 2003. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 23 yrs
- Since 2003
- Bills became law
- 28
- 102 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 0.5%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +31.4
- Won 2023
- Next election
- 2027
- Nov 2, 2027
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Labor · chair
- Courts of Justice
- Finance and Appropriations
- Privileges and Elections
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Deeds sits in the Virginia State Senate
Deeds is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: , Scott Surovell,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Deeds’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills26%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Virginia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Deeds’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Deeds | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 23–16 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 936: Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 1329: Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms in unattended vehicles, penalty. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–19 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 917: Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–19 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | HB 2550: Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place &… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 24–16 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Deeds was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia State Senate, District 11 | Won | D+31.4 |
| 2019 | Virginia State Senate, District 25 | Won | D+35.5 |
| 2015 | Virginia State Senate, District 25 | Won | — |
| 2011 | Virginia State Senate, District 25 | Won | D+28.9 |
| 2009 | Governor of Virginia | Lost | R+17.4 |
| 2007 | Virginia State Senate, District 25 | Won | — |
| 2003 | Virginia State Senate, District 25 | Won | — |
| 2001 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 12 | Won | D+55.4 |
| 1999 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 18 | Won | D+48.7 |
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 18 | Won | D+71.1 |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 18 | Won | D+47.8 |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 18 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Deeds has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 11 · since 2023
- Virginia State Senate, District 25 · since 2003
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 12 · 2001–2003
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 18 · 1991–2001
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Deeds has run against
- Philip A. Hamilton (R) · 2023 general, won
- Elliott Michael Harding (I) · 2019 general, won
- Thomas W. Aldous Jr. (R) · 2011 general, won
- Robert F. McDonnell (R) · 2009 general, lost
- K. M. Orion (I) · 2001 general, won
- D. B. Collins (R) · 1999 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Deeds
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ad107e73-7e1e-45dd-ab19-52005a0b948c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET