Bert Mizusawa
R · Virginia · 2026- Bring excessive federal spending under control and focus government on core functions
- Simplify the tax code with fewer brackets and larger standard deductions
- Bring new nuclear power online to cut household energy costs
Per the campaign site.
Bert Mizusawa is a retired U.S. Army major general and attorney who won Virginia's August 4 Republican U.S. Senate nomination with 51.5% of the vote, per unofficial returns from the Virginia Department of Elections. He graduated first in his 1979 West Point class and holds the Silver Star for leading a defector to safety under fire during the 1984 Panmunjom firefight in the Korean DMZ, per his campaign materials. He later earned a Harvard Law degree, practiced law, served as a Senate Armed Services Committee staff member and as a deputy under secretary of the Army, and commanded a joint interagency task force in Afghanistan. He faces Democratic incumbent Mark Warner on November 3.
Key voting record
- Served a full Army career rising to major general, including the Korean DMZ command that earned him the Silver Star and a joint task force command in Afghanistan. Served
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