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Glen Sturtevant
2024 - Present
2028
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Glen Sturtevant (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.
Sturtevant (Republican Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Glen Sturtevant grew up in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and lives in Chesterfield. Sturtevant earned a B.A. in politics and philosophy from the Catholic University of America in 2003 and a J.D. from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law in 2006. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Sturtevant was elected to the Richmond School Board.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Sturtevant was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Labor Committee, Acting Chair
- Senate Courts of Justice Committee
- General Laws and Technology Committee
- Local Government Committee
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Sturtevant served on the following committees:
| Virginia committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Courts of Justice |
| • Local Government |
| • Privileges and Elections |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 12
Glen Sturtevant defeated Natan McKenzie in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Glen Sturtevant (R) | 54.7 | 44,597 |
 | Natan McKenzie (D) | 45.0 | 36,689 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 213 | ||
| Total votes: 81,499 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Natan McKenzie advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 12.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 12
Glen Sturtevant defeated incumbent Amanda Chase and Tina Ramirez in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 12 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Glen Sturtevant | 39.5 | 8,578 |
 | Amanda Chase | 37.8 | 8,203 | |
 | Tina Ramirez | 22.7 | 4,920 | |
| Total votes: 21,701 | |||
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Endorsements
Sturtevant received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 10
Ghazala Hashmi defeated incumbent Glen Sturtevant in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ghazala Hashmi (D) | 54.1 | 44,548 |
| Glen Sturtevant (R) | 45.8 | 37,737 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 92 | ||
| Total votes: 82,377 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 10
Ghazala Hashmi defeated Eileen McNeil Bedell and Zachary Brown in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 10 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ghazala Hashmi | 49.4 | 5,246 |
 | Eileen McNeil Bedell | 40.9 | 4,347 | |
| Zachary Brown | 9.7 | 1,032 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 10,627 | |||
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2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] Daniel Gecker defeated Emily Francis and Alex McMurtrie in the Democratic primary.[4] Glen Sturtevant was unopposed in the Republican primary.[5] Carl Loser (Libertarian) and Marleen Durfee (Independent) ran as third party candidates. Sturtevant defeated Gecker, Durfee and Loser in the general election.[6]
Race snapshot
Gecker and Sturtevant served on the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors and the Richmond School Board, respectively. They sought to succeed outgoing incumbent John Watkins (R) in a race that analysts consider a tossup.[7] Both candidates were considered to have bipartisan appeal, and Watkins was known for going against his party on occasion.[8][9] District 10 was considered a swing district due to its inclusion of respective Democratic and Republican strongholds in urban Richmond and rural Powhatan, and a Republican lean in parts of suburban Chesterfield. Through September 2015, Sturtevant raised $772,000, while Gecker raised $1.2 million.[10]
Following the August on-air shooting death of Roanoke television journalist Alison Parker and her cameraman, Adam Ward, a national gun control advocacy group sought to spend $700,000 in advertising in the open District 10 race in October. On October 21, television stations began airing "Condolences," a 30-second spot by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and featuring Parker's father, Andy. The group targeted Republican Glen Sturtevant, who in comparison raised about $56,000 from the National Rifle Association and $772,000 in total. According to Robert Holsworth of Virginia Commonwealth University, "For one group to put $700,000 into one-issue ads has to be unprecedented in state Senate races, particularly for a group from outside Virginia."[11] The group said at least $370,000 would be spent on broadcast television before spending on cable, radio and digital advertising.[12]
Sturtevant replied with his own advertisement, which referred to Bloomberg by name and expressed "support [for] zero tolerance for gun violence." A campaign press release said that the advertisement demonstrated "how dependent the desperate campaign of Democrat Dan Gecker now is on massive spending from an out-of-state billionaire."[13]
| Virginia State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Glen Sturtevant |
49.8% | 27,651 | |
| Democratic | Dan Gecker | 47.2% | 26,173 | |
| Independent | Marleen Durfee | 2% | 1,136 | |
| Libertarian | Carl Loser | 0.9% | 527 | |
| Total Votes | 55,487 | |||
| Virginia State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Emily Francis |
34.3% | 3,487 |
| Alex McMurtrie | 19.2% | 1,957 |
| Daniel Gecker |
46.5% | 4,730 |
| Total Votes | 10,174 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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2015
| “ | • Growing Our Economy Families must live within their means; government should too. We can grow our economy and create more jobs if government learns to live with less and we keep more of what we earn. I’ll be a vote for lower taxes and free market, pro-growth economic policies. We have to get government off the back of regular people so that our economy can grow. I’ll oppose job-killing regulations and support policies that create opportunities for all Virginians to live the American dream. Government should foster a positive environment for economic growth rather than picking winners and losers through more taxes and regulation. • Education • Limited Government • Public Safety • Obamacare |
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 9. Special sessions occurred May 13, 2024; June 18 to July 1; and July 18, 2024.
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2020
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In 2020, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 12. A special session was held from August 18 to November 9.
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2019
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In 2019, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through February 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 10 through March 10. Special sessions were held from April 11 to May 30 and from August 30 to October 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through February 25.
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2016
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In 2016, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 13 through March 11.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia State Senate District 12 |
Officeholder Virginia State Senate District 12 |
Personal |
- Official campaign website
- Glen Sturtevant on Twitter
- Glen Sturtevant on Instagram
- Glen Sturtevant on YouTube
- Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Virginia General Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ Glen Sturtevant 2023 campaign website, "About," accessed January 8, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Glen Sturtevant," accessed January 8, 2024
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Democratic Primary," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Republican Primary," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ WRIC, "Virginia Senate hopefuls get cash from party groups," October 16, 2015
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Schapiro: Odds lengthening on Democratic take-back of Va. Senate?" October 10, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Virginia’s hopes hang on two Senate races," October 19, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "McAuliffe’s hopes hang on the outcome of two Virginia state Senate races," October 18, 2015
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Gun-safety group backed by Michael Bloomberg targets Sturtevant in $700,000 ad buy," October 21, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Bloomberg gun-safety group bankrolls $700K ad buy in critical Va. Senate race," October 21, 2015
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Sturtevant launches gun-focused TV ad to counter Bloomberg group," October 23, 2015
- ↑ Friends of Glen Sturtevant, "Issues," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Siobhan Dunnavant (R) |
Virginia State Senate District 12 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Virginia State Senate District 10 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Ghazala Hashmi (D) |
