RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

David Suetterlein

Virginia State Senator, District 4 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 4

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
17
68 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
2.0%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
83%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+6.7
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.

  • Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • Education and Health
  • Rules
  • Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 68 sponsored · 17 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 203 Teacher licensure; career and technical education or dual enrollment, three-year licenses.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 818 Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 686 Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 817 School bds.; parental notification of course registration deadlines and processes required, policies.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 815 School bds.; opening of school year, certain alternative schedules & schedule flexibility permitted.
Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Suetterlein sits in the Virginia State Senate

Suetterlein is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSuetterleinMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Danny Diggs, Richard Stuart, Emily Jordan

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET

With Suetterlein’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans83%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills56%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Virginia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Suetterlein’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Suetterlein 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.

YearRaceResultMargin
2023Virginia State Senate, District 4WonR+6.7
2019Virginia State Senate, District 19WonR+42.9
2015Virginia State Senate, District 19WonR+34.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Suetterlein has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Suetterlein has run against

  • P. A. "Trish" White-Boyd (D) · 2023 general, won
  • Flourette Marie Mooreketner (D) · 2019 general, won
  • Michael L. Hamlar (D) · 2015 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Suetterlein

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET