David Henshaw
David Henshaw (Republican Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 40. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Henshaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David Henshaw was born in Sanger, California. Henshaw's professional experience includes working as a pilot. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1996 to 2020. Henshaw earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1996.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 40
Incumbent Barbara Favola defeated David Henshaw in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 40 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Favola (D) | 80.9 | 48,055 |
 | David Henshaw (R)  | 18.8 | 11,149 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 182 | ||
| Total votes: 59,386 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 40
Incumbent Barbara Favola defeated James DeVita in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 40 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Favola | 83.7 | 21,424 |
| James DeVita | 16.3 | 4,160 | ||
| Total votes: 25,584 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. David Henshaw advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 40.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Henshaw in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Henshaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henshaw's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I support parental rights and the sanctity of the family. Parents know what is best for their children and will make the best choices regarding their upbringing, education, and care. The role of the government is to provide resources to give parents more options to educate their children. Schools should focus on teaching the basics of reading, writing, and math. Our state legislature should expand the law to explicitly enumerate the rights of parents.
- I support free-market policies that provide every Virginian with the freedom to determine their own economic outcomes and prosper accordingly. Taxes are too high, and Virginia ending fiscal year 2022 with a $3.6 billion revenue surplus. Those funds belong to the tax-paying citizens of Virginia, not our government! Additionally, inflation continues to outpace wages and reduces our buying power. Our legislature should incentivize business development by lowering corporate taxes; promoting cheap, abundant, and reliable energy; and removing excessive regulation.
- I stand by our law enforcement and first responders! Overall crime in 2022 was up across the Commonwealth, including a 17.8% increase in Arlington compared to the previous year. This is a direct result of police reform laws passed in 2020 that restricted police action in a number of circumstances, downgraded violations, and limited equipment available to law enforcement. We need to reverse these anti-police and “defund the police” legislation!
Arlington Republican Committee
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 4, 2023
