Senate of Virginia · District 13

Lashrecse Aird

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader 96% On 941 contested votes where both voted · 97% on all votes Votes with own party 98% Partisan rank: 14 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 9 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0.3% 5 of 1,609 roll calls

Bills passed 19 24 sponsored · 18 became law · Rank 4 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) Bills that became law 18 of 19 passed · 1 vetoed

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Lashrecse Aird'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

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More liberal than 74% of the Senate of Virginia.

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11th most liberal of 40

The scores

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader

96%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lashrecse Aird.

On 941 contested votes where both voted97% on all 1,598 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lashrecse Aird.

On 785 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 Lashrecse Aird sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Lashrecse Aird
	Bills
Sponsored	24
Passed both chambers	19
Became law	18
Vetoed by the Governor	1

Rank by bills passed: Rank 4 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 4 of 21 Democrats (tied with 3 others)

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: Lashrecse Aird
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 542 Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report	Vetoed	May 19, 2026
SB 597 Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges	Became law	April 22, 2026
SB 543 Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement	Became law	April 22, 2026
SB 285 Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc	Became law	April 22, 2026
SB 3 Employee Child Care Assistance Program; established, reports	Became law	April 13, 2026
SB 294 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; submetering, energy allocation, & ratio utility billing sys	Became law	April 13, 2026
SB 290 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities	Became law	April 13, 2026
SB 288 Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report	Became law	April 13, 2026
SB 286 State Government Internship Coordinator; DHRM to establish and employ	Became law	April 13, 2026
SB 289 Hopewell, City of; amending charter, membership of Hopewell Water Renewal Commission	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 743 Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 742 Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 632 Elections; candidates and elected officials, confidentiality of personally identifiable information	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 498 School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 293 Richmond Internatl. Airport; discontinuing use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials, report	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 291 Health, State Board of, regulations; standards for levels of neonatal care	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 283 Penalties for failure to appear; definition, contempt	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 282 Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction	Became law	April 6, 2026
SB 281 Waverly, Town of; amending charter, transitioning town government	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

41 against the Senate Majority Leader; 28 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Lashrecse Aird
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate Majority Leader	Most of their party
April 22, 2026	SB 764: Defendant; deferred disposition in a criminal case, license suspension Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 14, 2026	HJ 317: General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business Adoption	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 11, 2026	HB 1479: Punitive damages; hit and run drivers Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 11, 2026	HB 1013: Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 5, 2026	SB 396: Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21 Concurrence in House Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 816: Zoning; by-right multifamily residential development in areas zoned for commercial use Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 301: Adult adoptees; access to vital records Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 301: Adult adoptees; access to vital records Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 728: Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 2, 2026	HB 1350: Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program; assessment for violations, etc., civil penalties 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 807: Hunting within certain areas of Monroe Bay in Westmoreland County; prohibited Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 770: Hunters and fishers; persons going on land, etc., without consent of landowner, Class 1 misdemeanor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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. 9, 2026	SB 461: Commercial electrofishing; MRC to temporarily prohibit in portions of Rappahannock River, report 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 315: Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	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 Lashrecse Aird voted on each of the 1,609 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Lashrecse Aird
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
Email: senatoraird@senate.virginia.gov
Capitol office: Room 615, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7513
District office: P.O. Box 3943, Petersburg, VA 23805
804-452-7076

Committees

Local Government Chair
Education and Health
Finance and Appropriations
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