RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Todd Pillion

Virginia State Senator, District 6 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 6

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
16
56 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
3.2%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
92%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+53.2
Won 2019
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.

  • Education and Health
  • Finance and Appropriations
  • General Laws and Technology
  • Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 56 sponsored · 16 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 640 Child abuse or neglect; centralized hotline for reports or complaints, etc.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 822 School nurses; sickle cell disease training.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 612 Motion picture production; extends income tax credit sunset.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 613 Real estate salesperson; DPOR to conduct review of current process for obtaining licensure.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 647 Unmanned aircraft systems; use by law-enforcement officers, search warrants.
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 Pillion sits in the Virginia State Senate

Pillion is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianPillionMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Bill Stanley, Emily Jordan, Christie Craig

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

With Pillion’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%

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: Pillion’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 Pillion 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 6Won—
2019Virginia State Senate, District 40WonR+53.2
2017Virginia House of Delegates, District 4Won—
2015Virginia House of Delegates, District 4Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Pillion has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Pillion has run against

  • Kenneth William Heath (I) · 2019 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Pillion

One person, matched across every source we use.

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