RepublicanIn office since Nov 2021

Otto Wachsmann

Virginia State Delegate, District 83 since 2021. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Delegate, District 83

In office
5 yrs
Since 2021
Bills became law
10
48 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.1%
Chamber median 1.0%
With party
88%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+9.0
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.

  • Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • Health and Human Services
  • Privileges and Elections

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 48 sponsored · 10 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 712 Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 558 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I, penalties.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 232 Collaborative agreements; removes registered nurses from list of practitioners, etc.
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 Wachsmann sits in the Virginia House of Delegates

Wachsmann is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianWachsmannMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: , Terry Kilgore, Anne Ferrell Tata

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

With Wachsmann’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans88%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills48%

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: Wachsmann’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 Wachsmann 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
2025Virginia House of Delegates, District 83WonR+9.0
2023Virginia House of Delegates, District 83WonR+16.9
2021Virginia House of Delegates, District 75WonR+5.2
2019Virginia House of Delegates, District 75LostD+2.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Wachsmann has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Wachsmann has run against

  • Mary L. Person (D) · 2025 general, won
  • Mary L. Person (D) · 2023 general, won
  • Roslyn C. Tyler (D) · 2021 general, won
  • Roslyn Caintyler (D) · 2019 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Wachsmann

One person, matched across every source we use.

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