DemocratIn office since Nov 2023

Lashrecse Aird

Virginia State Senator, District 13 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 13

In office
2 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
31
82 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.3%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+19.8
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.

  • Local Government · chair
  • Education and Health
  • Finance and Appropriations
  • Rules
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 82 sponsored · 31 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 542 Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 294 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; submetering, energy allocation, & ratio utility billing sys.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 3 Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 290 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 288 Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.
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 Aird sits in the Virginia State Senate

Aird is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianAirdMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Mamie Locke, Angelia Graves, Jennifer Carroll Foy

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

With Aird’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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: Aird’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 Aird 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 13WonD+19.8
2021Virginia House of Delegates, District 63LostR+1.5
2019Virginia House of Delegates, District 63WonD+10.9
2017Virginia House of Delegates, District 63Won—
2015Virginia House of Delegates, District 63Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Aird has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Aird has run against

  • Eric F. Ditri (R) · 2023 general, won
  • Kimberly Ann Taylor (R) · 2021 general, lost
  • Lawrence Charles Haake III (I) · 2019 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Aird

One person, matched across every source we use.

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