Mark Peake

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Mark Peake
Republican Party
Virginia State Senate District 8
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Bill DeSteph Jr. (R)
Prior offices:
Virginia State Senate District 22
Years in office: 2017 - 2024
Predecessor: Thomas Garrett (R)
Successor: Aaron Rouse (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$18,000/year
Per diem
$237/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 7, 2023
Education
Bachelor's
Virginia Tech, 1985
Law
Washington & Lee University, 1988
Personal
Profession
Attorney/Small businessman
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
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Mark Peake (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Peake (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

In April 2025, Peake was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.[1]

Biography

Peake graduated from Virginia Tech in 1985. He went on to receive a law degree from Washington & Lee in 1988. Peake is a small businessman and attorney.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Peake was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Peake was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Peake was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Peake was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 8

Incumbent Mark Peake defeated Donna St. Clair in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 8 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Peake
Mark Peake (R)
 
70.1
 
41,754
Image of Donna St. Clair
Donna St. Clair (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.8
 
17,744
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
68

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 59,566
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Donna St. Clair advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 8.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark Peake advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 8.

Endorsements

Peake received the following endorsements.

2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 22

Incumbent Mark Peake defeated Dakota Claytor in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Peake
Mark Peake (R)
 
62.8
 
37,630
Image of Dakota Claytor
Dakota Claytor (D)
 
37.1
 
22,254
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
77

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 59,961
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2017

See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Virginia State Senate District 22 was called for January 10.[2]

The seat was vacant following Thomas Garrett's (R) resignation in January 2017. He was elected to the 5th Congressional District of Virginia in November 2016.[3]

Mark Peake (R) defeated Ryant Washington (D) and Joe Hines (I) in the special election.[4][5]

Virginia State Senate, District 22, Special Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Peake 53.1% 13,713
     Democratic Ryant Washington 39.6% 10,226
     Independent Joe Hines 7.3% 1,884
     Other Write-in 0.1% 19
Total Votes 25,842

2011

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011

Peake ran in the 2011 election for Virginia Senate District 22. He was defeated by Thomas Garrett in the primary on August 23, 2011.[6][7]

Virginia State Senate Republican Primary, 2011
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Garrett 25.9% 3,239
Brian Bates 24.6% 3,068
Mark Peake 22.5% 2,809
Bryan Rhode 20.5% 2,560
Claudia Tucker 6.5% 806
Total Votes 12,482

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

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2011

Peake discussed the following issues on his campaign website:

  • Creating Jobs
Excerpt: "As your Senator, Mark will pass legislation that makes Virginia an attractive place to do business."
  • Cutting Wasteful Spending
Excerpt: "Mark believes that Virginia has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and will work to cut back wasteful government expenditures and help balance the budget by limiting the scope of government."
  • Keeping Taxes Low
Excerpt: "In these difficult economic times, businesses can only prosper when taxes are low."
  • Education
Excerpt: "Virginia needs well-trained teachers and high academic to make our children competitive in a global workforce. "
  • Protecting the Sanctity of Marriage and the Unborn
Excerpt: "Mark is committed to our conservative principles that value the true definition of marriage as between one man and one woman."
  • Defending Our 2nd Amendment Rights
Excerpt: "The people of Virginia have the right to defend themselves. Mark opposes putting limits on our ability to legally purchase and possess firearms."

Campaign finance summary

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Mark Peake campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia State Senate District 8Won general$591,490 $494,062
2019Virginia State Senate District 22Won general$170,027 N/A**
Grand total$761,517 $494,062
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Peake and his wife, Lila, have five children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WSET, "State Senator Mark Peake elected as Republican Party of Virginia Chairman," April 15, 2025
    2. ↑ wdbj7, "Virginia to hold special elections for three open seats on January 10," accessed December 4, 2016
    3. ↑ The Washington Post, "Va. GOP Rep. Robert Hurt retiring at the end of 2016," December 23, 2015
    4. ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch, "Peake, Washington win nominations to run for Garrett's state Senate seat," accessed December 4, 2016
    5. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2017 January GA Specials," accessed January 10, 2017
    6. ↑ Virginia Department of State, 2011 Primary candidate list (dead link)
    7. ↑ Unofficial Republican Primary Results

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Bill DeSteph Jr. (R)     		Virginia State Senate District 8
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    Thomas Garrett (R)     		Virginia State Senate District 22
    2017-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Aaron Rouse (D)


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