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Mark Warner is the senior United States Senator from Virginia, having served in the Senate since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1954 and graduated from George Washington University and Harvard Law School. Before entering politics, he co-founded a venture capital firm and was an early investor in the cell phone industry, becoming a successful technology entrepreneur. He served as Governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006, where he is credited with turning a budget deficit into a surplus through a bipartisan tax deal. He was elected to the Senate in 2008.

Warner serves as vice chair or a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and sits on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Banking Committee. He has focused on intelligence reform, technology policy, financial services regulation, and bipartisan budget deals throughout his tenure. Known as one of the Senate's leading dealmakers, he has worked across the aisle on multiple high-profile legislative agreements and has been a prominent voice on cybersecurity and social media regulation.

Tim Kaine is the junior United States Senator from Virginia, having served in the Senate since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1958 and graduated from the University of Missouri and Harvard Law School. Before his Senate career, he served as Mayor of Richmond, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as chair of the Democratic National Committee. He was selected as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate in 2016. He was elected to the Senate in 2012.

Kaine sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he has focused on military policy, war powers, and international diplomacy. He has been a persistent advocate for Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers authority, co-authoring bipartisan legislation to update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force. He speaks Spanish fluently after spending a year doing missionary work in Honduras and has been an active voice on Latin American policy and immigration reform.

Rob Wittman is the United States Representative for Virginia's 1st Congressional District, which covers the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and portions of the Greater Richmond area and the Eastern Shore. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the House since 2007, making him one of the most senior members of the Virginia delegation. Wittman was born in Washington, D.C., in 1959 and earned degrees from Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina. Before his election to Congress, he served on the Montross Town Council, in the Virginia House of Delegates, and as a public health official for Virginia.

Wittman is a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, which reflects his district's significant military presence including Quantico Marine Base and the Dahlgren naval facility. He has focused on defense policy, naval shipbuilding, and the Chesapeake Bay's environmental health throughout his tenure. His scientific background in marine biology informs his work on fisheries management and the Bay's restoration, making him a distinctive voice on both defense and environmental issues.

Jennifer Kiggans is the United States Representative for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, which covers Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads communities, and Virginia's Eastern Shore. A member of the Republican Party, she has served in the House since 2023, having been elected in 2022. Kiggans was born in San Francisco, California, and graduated from the College of William and Mary and Eastern Virginia Medical School. She served as a U.S. Navy flight surgeon and helicopter pilot for over a decade before transitioning to a medical career. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Virginia State Senate.

Kiggans sits on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and the House Armed Services Committee, reflecting her district's enormous military community centered on the world's largest naval station at Norfolk. She has focused on veterans' healthcare, military readiness, and the concerns of the active-duty and veteran families who are central to the Hampton Roads economy. Her dual background as a military officer and physician gives her a distinctive perspective on veterans' medical care.

Bobby Scott is the United States Representative for Virginia's 3rd Congressional District, which covers the Hampton Roads area including Newport News, Hampton, and portions of Norfolk and the Peninsula. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the House since 1993, making him one of the longest-serving members of Congress. Scott was born in Washington, D.C., in 1947 and graduated from Harvard University and Boston College Law School. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate. He was the first Black person elected to Congress from Virginia since the post-Reconstruction era.

Scott served as chair of the House Education and Labor Committee and remains a senior member of the committee, where he has focused on education funding, workers' rights, and workforce development throughout his career. He has been a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, juvenile justice, and civil rights over his three decades in the House. His long tenure and committee leadership have made him one of the most influential progressive voices on education and labor policy in Congress.

Jennifer McClellan is the United States Representative for Virginia's 4th Congressional District, which covers most of the city of Richmond and surrounding communities. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the House since 2023, having won a special election after the death of Representative Donald McEachin. McClellan was born in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1972 and graduated from the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia School of Law. Before her election to Congress, she served for nearly two decades in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate, becoming one of the most experienced legislators in Virginia history. She is the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Virginia.

McClellan sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. She has focused on environmental justice, civil rights, economic opportunity, and infrastructure investment, carrying forward priorities she championed during her state legislative career. Her district encompasses Richmond's historically significant Black neighborhoods and communities along the Appomattox River, and she has been an active voice on addressing the legacy of racial inequity in housing, education, and economic development.

John McGuire is the United States Representative for Virginia's 5th Congressional District, which covers a large rural swath of Central and Southside Virginia including Charlottesville's surrounding counties, Lynchburg, and communities near the North Carolina border. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the House since 2025, having been elected in 2024. McGuire served as a Navy SEAL before transitioning to a career in business and public service. He served in the Virginia State Senate before his election to Congress.

In Congress, McGuire has focused on the priorities of his largely rural Virginia district, including agriculture, veterans' issues, and conservative policy priorities. His military background informs his approach to defense and national security matters. He has sought to establish himself as a voice for the communities of Central and Southside Virginia, a region with a mix of college towns, agricultural communities, and areas facing economic challenges.

Ben Cline is the United States Representative for Virginia's 6th Congressional District, which covers the Shenandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge Mountains region, and the Roanoke area. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the House since 2019, having been elected in 2018. Cline was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1972 and graduated from Bates College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates for fifteen years and worked as an assistant commonwealth's attorney.

Cline sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Rules Committee. His background as a prosecutor informs his work on criminal justice, immigration enforcement, and constitutional law. He has been a consistent conservative voice on judicial nominations, border security, and the rule of law throughout his tenure, and his seat on the powerful Rules Committee gives him a role in shaping what legislation comes to the House floor.

Eugene Vindman is the United States Representative for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, which covers the outer Northern Virginia suburbs including Prince William County and portions of Stafford and Spotsylvania counties. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the House since 2025, having been elected in 2024. Vindman is a retired U.S. Army colonel who served as a legal adviser on the National Security Council. He is the identical twin brother of Alexander Vindman, who served alongside him on the NSC and whose testimony before the House during the first impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump in 2019 brought the family significant national attention.

In Congress, Vindman has focused on national security, veterans' issues, and democratic accountability. His military career, which included service in both Iraq and on the National Security Council, gives him a distinctive background for engaging on defense policy, rule of law, and civil-military relations. He represents a district with a large population of federal workers, military veterans, and defense industry employees whose interests inform his legislative priorities.

Don Beyer is the United States Representative for Virginia's 8th Congressional District, which covers Arlington County and the City of Alexandria, two of the most densely populated and affluent communities in the Washington, D.C., metro area. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the House since 2015, having been elected in 2014. Beyer was born in Trieste, Italy, in 1950 and graduated from Williams College. Before his election to Congress, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia under Governor Doug Wilder, ran unsuccessfully for governor, and was appointed by President Obama as the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He is also the owner of a successful automobile dealership group in Northern Virginia.

Beyer sits on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. He has focused on climate change, clean energy, economic inequality, and nuclear nonproliferation, drawing on his background in business and diplomacy. He has been a consistent progressive voice on climate policy and has introduced legislation on nuclear security issues, reflecting his ambassadorial experience and his district's significant federal workforce that includes many science and policy professionals.

Morgan Griffith is the United States Representative for Virginia's 9th Congressional District, which covers the far southwestern corner of the state, a region of Appalachian coalfields including Abingdon, Bristol, and communities along the Kentucky and Tennessee borders. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the House since 2011, having been elected in 2010. Griffith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1958, grew up in Salem, Virginia, and graduated from Emory and Henry College and the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates for eighteen years, including as House Majority Leader.

Griffith sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he has focused on energy production, pharmaceutical drug pricing, and healthcare regulation. His district's coal-dependent economy has made energy policy a defining issue throughout his tenure, and he has been a consistent advocate for the coal industry and against federal regulations he views as harmful to Southwest Virginia's economy. He has also engaged extensively on opioid policy, as his district has been severely affected by the opioid crisis.

Suhas Subramanyam is the United States Representative for Virginia's 10th Congressional District, which covers the outer Northern Virginia suburbs including Loudoun County and portions of Prince William County, one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the House since 2025, having been elected in 2024. Subramanyam was born in Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia and Harvard Law School. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Obama White House on technology policy and then as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate. He is the first South Asian American elected to Congress from Virginia.

In Congress, Subramanyam has focused on technology policy, economic competitiveness, and the priorities of his district's large community of federal workers, tech industry employees, and immigrants. His background at the intersection of law, technology, and government informs his approach to innovation policy, data privacy, and the regulation of emerging technologies. His district is home to major data center operations and a significant concentration of technology companies.

James Walkinshaw is the United States Representative for Virginia's 11th Congressional District, which covers the inner Northern Virginia suburbs closest to Washington, D.C., including parts of Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the House since 2025, having been elected in 2024. Before his election to Congress, Walkinshaw served as chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, governing one of the most populous counties in the United States and one with an exceptionally large concentration of federal employees and government contractors.

In Congress, Walkinshaw has focused on the concerns of his district's large federal workforce, public education, housing affordability, and local infrastructure. His experience governing Fairfax County, with its complex mix of urban, suburban, and commercial communities, informs his approach to federal policy on transportation, housing, and government services. His district's proximity to the nation's capital and its dense federal workforce make federal employment policy, transit, and government funding central issues for his constituents.