Senate of Virginia · District 35
Dave Marsden
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dave Marsden'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dave Marsden.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dave Marsden.
Bills
The bills Dave Marsden sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 19 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 |
| Became law | 5 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 30 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) · 20 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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 719 Virginia Farm and Forest Prosperity Plan; OSAF to develop and implement comprehensive Plan, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 496 Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 479 Virginia Stock Corporation Act; changes to Act |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 720 Driver training schools; instructor identification license |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 650 Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers |
Became law | April 6, 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
23 against the Senate Majority Leader; 18 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Dave Marsden voted on each of the 1,609 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–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
- senatormarsden@senate.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 610, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7535 - District office
- P.O. Box 10889, Burke, VA 22009
571-249-3037
Committees
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Chair
- Commerce and Labor
- General Laws and Technology
- Rules
- Transportation
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