DemocratIn office since Nov 2019

Jennifer Boysko

Virginia State Senator, District 38 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 38

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
22
87 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
5.3%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+37.3
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
  • Courts of Justice
  • Education and Health
  • Finance and Appropriations
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 87 sponsored · 22 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 373 Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; defense to action for possessions for nonpayment of rent.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 416 Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 343 Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 344 Mammalian wildlife; premature separation and hybridization prohibited, exceptions.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 215 Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
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 Boysko sits in the Virginia State Senate

Boysko is closer to the center than 52% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianBoyskoMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kannan Srinivasan, Stella Pekarsky,

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

With Boysko’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

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: Boysko’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Boysko 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 38WonD+37.3
2019Virginia State Senate, District 33WonD+41.3
2017Virginia House of Delegates, District 86WonD+37.3
2015Virginia House of Delegates, District 86WonD+12.5
2013Virginia House of Delegates, District 86LostR+0.3

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Boysko has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Boysko has run against

  • Matthew J. "Matt" Lang (R) · 2023 general, won
  • Suzanne Denise Fox (R) · 2019 general, won
  • Linda C. Schulz (R) · 2017 general, won
  • Raul Danny Vargas (R) · 2015 general, won
  • Thomas Davis Rust (R) · 2013 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Boysko

One person, matched across every source we use.

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