Lee Ware
Virginia State Delegate, District 72 since 1999. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 27 yrs
- Since 1999
- Bills became law
- 4
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.5%
- Chamber median 1.0%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.6
- Won 2025
- 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, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- Finance
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2026
Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ware sits in the Virginia House of Delegates
Ware is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jay Leftwich, , Hillary Pugh Kent
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Ware’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills61%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ware’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ware | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–22 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1876: Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2555: Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2056: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–44 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1869: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 | Won | R+25.6 |
| 2023 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 | Won | R+36.4 |
| 2021 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+32.2 |
| 2019 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+30.2 |
| 2017 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+28.2 |
| 2015 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | — |
| 2013 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+35.6 |
| 2011 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | — |
| 2009 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+43.2 |
| 2007 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | — |
| 2005 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | — |
| 2003 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | Won | R+50.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ware has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 · since 2023
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 · since 1999
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ware has run against
- Randolph T. Critzer Jr. (D) · 2025 general, won
- Bilal Z. Raychouni (D) · 2023 general, won
- Caitlin Alexis Coakley (D) · 2021 general, won
- Michael Patrick Asip (D) · 2019 general, won
- Francis M. Stevens (D) · 2017 general, won
- William E. Quarles Jr. (D) · 2013 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ware
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/865dace5-518d-4f4f-b393-c197064affe6
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET