Luther Cifers
Virginia State Senator, District 10 since 2025. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 4
- 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 0.5%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.6
- 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.
- Local Government
- Privileges and Elections
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cifers sits in the Virginia State Senate
Cifers is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ryan McDougle, Timmy French, Bryce Reeves
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Cifers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills44%
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: Cifers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Cifers | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | No | No | Yes | Passed 23–16 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 936: Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–3 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 1329: Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms in unattended vehicles, penalty. | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–19 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | SB 917: Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–19 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | HB 2550: Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place &… | No | No | Yes | Passed 24–16 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cifers 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 State Senate, District 10 (special) | Won | R+15.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cifers has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 10 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Cifers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e58b604d-0c92-489e-8d03-7d0126d07eeb
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET