RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

Glen Sturtevant

Virginia State Senator, District 12 since 2015. Ran in 4 elections between 2015 and 2023, winning 3. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Senator, District 12

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
8
59 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.2%
Chamber median 0.5%
With party
92%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+9.7
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.

  • Courts of Justice
  • Local Government
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 59 sponsored · 8 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 565 Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 568 Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices.
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 Sturtevant sits in the Virginia State Senate

Sturtevant is closer to the center than 37% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSturtevantMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Head, Mark Peake, Tara Durant

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

With Sturtevant’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

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: Sturtevant’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 Sturtevant 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2023Virginia State Senate, District 12WonR+9.7R+5.4+4.3
2019Virginia State Senate, District 10LostD+8.3——
2015Virginia State Senate, District 10WonR+2.7——
2015Virginia State Senate, District 10 (primary)Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Sturtevant has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sturtevant has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Sturtevant

One person, matched across every source we use.

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