RepublicanIn office since Nov 2023

Travis Hackworth

Virginia State Senator, District 5 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 5

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 2 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 12; 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.6%; Chamber median 0.5%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +33.8; 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.

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Local Government
Privileges and Elections
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 75 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 734 Financial institutions; officers and directors.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 333 Remediated Mine Gas Grant Program; established, report.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 316 Notarization, filing, & recordation of certain land records; duties of notary or settlement agent;.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 310 State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 736 State/Local Hospitalization Program; repealing provisions relating to Program.
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 Hackworth sits in the Virginia State Senate

Hackworth is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Christie Craig, Tara Durant, Mark Peake

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

With Hackworth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills42%

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: Hackworth’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hackworth	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.	Yes	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 Hackworth was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202320242025202620272028Virginia State Senate, District 5

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
2023	Virginia State Senate, District 5	Won	R+33.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Hackworth has held

Virginia State Senate, District 5 · since 2023

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hackworth has run against

Robert W. Beckman (D) · 2023 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Hackworth

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/3605a4dd-d800-4820-a50c-6cd3b0ab4511

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