Mark Warner
D · Virginia · 2026 · IncumbentTop priorities
- Lead on national security as Intelligence Committee vice chairman
- Boost American technology and manufacturing, building on the CHIPS Act
- Protect health care, veterans, and federal workers in Virginia
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Mark Warner is Virginia's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a fourth term in 2026. A former governor and technology entrepreneur who co-founded the company that became Nextel, he is the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee and co-authored the CHIPS and Science Act. He drew no Democratic challenger, so Virginia held no Democratic Senate contest on August 4; he faces Republican Bert Mizusawa on November 3.
Key voting record
- Opposed the 2025 Republican tax and spending package alongside every Senate Democrat. Opposed
- Co-authored and supported the 2022 law funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Supported
- Has served in the Senate since 2009 after a term as Virginia governor. Served
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