RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

Glen Sturtevant

Virginia State Senator, District 12 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 12

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
8
59 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.2%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
92%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+9.7
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.

  • Courts of Justice
  • Local Government
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 59 sponsored · 8 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 565 Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 568 Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices.
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 Sturtevant sits in the Virginia State Senate

Sturtevant is closer to the center than 37% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSturtevantMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Head, Mark Peake, Tara Durant

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

With Sturtevant’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

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: Sturtevant’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 Sturtevant 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 12WonR+9.7
2019Virginia State Senate, District 10LostD+8.3
2015Virginia State Senate, District 10WonR+2.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Sturtevant has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sturtevant has run against

  • Natan D. McKenzie (D) · 2023 general, won
  • Ghazala Firdoushashmi (D) · 2019 general, lost
  • Daniel A. Gecker (D) · 2015 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Sturtevant

One person, matched across every source we use.

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