Senate of Virginia · District 22

Aaron Rouse

Democratic

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Rouse
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Aaron Rouse's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Senate of Virginia28thpercentile
More liberal than 71% of the Senate of Virginia.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most liberal of 40
Votes with the Senate Majority Leader
97%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Aaron Rouse.

On 925 contested votes where both voted98% on all 1,571 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
98%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Aaron Rouse.

On 770 party-line votesPartisan rank: 14 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 9 others)13 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Aaron Rouse sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Aaron Rouse
Bills
Sponsored20
Passed both chambers9
Became law8
Vetoed by the Governor1

Rank by bills passed: Rank 20 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 17 of 21 Democrats

A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Aaron Rouse
BillResultFinal action
SB 518
Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty
Became law April 22, 2026
SB 777
Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities
Became law April 13, 2026
SB 661
Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines
Vetoed April 13, 2026
SB 660
Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; disposal of abandoned personal property in certain cases
Became law April 13, 2026
SB 658
Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation
Became law April 13, 2026
SB 48
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement
Became law April 8, 2026
SB 669
Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date
Became law March 31, 2026
SB 681
Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition to a city council, voting districts
Became law March 9, 2026
SB 51
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts
Became law March 9, 2026

Budget projects

Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.

Contested votes where they split

30 against the Senate Majority Leader; 19 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Aaron Rouse
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate Majority LeaderMost of their party
April 22, 2026 SB 764: Defendant; deferred disposition in a criminal case, license suspension
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 12, 2026 SB 84: Photo speed monitoring devices, etc.; placement and operation, civil penalty, report
Concurrence in House Amendments
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 12, 2026 HB 1481: Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 11, 2026 HB 994: Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 11, 2026 HB 1481: Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 10, 2026 HB 1220: Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 10, 2026 HB 1093: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, attorney fees capped
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 9, 2026 HB 129: Deer; permit may be issued to kill if damaging residential plants and certain property
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 9, 2026 HB 55: Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 6, 2026 HB 19: Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner
Recede from Amendments
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 400: Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit, extends sunset
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 400: Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit, extends sunset
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 55: Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 3, 2026 HB 1224: Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 3, 2026 HB 564: Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 3, 2026 HB 320: Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 2, 2026 HB 1385: Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 2, 2026 HB 728: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 27, 2026 SB 162: Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration
Concurrence in House Amendments
Yea Nay (split) Yea
Feb. 17, 2026 SB 541: Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (split)
Feb. 9, 2026 SB 832: Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 6, 2026 SB 595: Mechanics and storage liens; vehicle data
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 6, 2026 SB 583: Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026 SB 135: Motor vehicle title databases; DMV to enter agreements with nationally recognized databases, etc
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 396: Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 583: Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 396: Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 17: Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 3, 2026 SB 701: Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
Jan. 30, 2026 SB 612: Motion picture production; extends income tax credit sunset
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Yea
Jan. 28, 2026 SB 538: Parole; investigation prior to release, input from the attorney for the Commonwealth
Passage
Nay Nay Yea (split)
Jan. 27, 2026 SB 53: Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Aaron Rouse voted on each of the 1,609 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Aaron Rouse
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate Majority LeaderYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
apps.senate.virginia.gov
Email
district07@senate.virginia.gov
Capitol office
Room 519, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7522
District office
P.O. Box 2864, Virginia Beach, VA 23450

Committees

  • Privileges and Elections Chair
  • Commerce and Labor
  • Finance and Appropriations
  • General Laws and Technology
  • Rules

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections