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Virginia State Senator, District 13

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Virginia Senate

Full office description

  • Your state representative represents the interests of your district in the Virginia State Senate.
  • Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
  • The state Senate, along with the House of Delegates, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
  • General Assembly members work together with the Governor to create the state budget.
  • There are 40 Virginia senators, each representing a single district.
  • State Senators are elected to four-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $18,000.

How this impacts you

  • TaxesThe General Assembly can pass bills that change what is taxed and by how much. For example, in 2022 the Virginia General Assembly lowered taxes on groceries to 1%.

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Eric Ditri

(R)

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Lashrecse Aird

(D)

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