Glen Sturtevant

Glen Howard Sturtevant Jr. (born September 14, 1982) is an American lawyer and Republican politician, serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia (a part-time position) since 2024, as well as from 2016 to 2020. His Virginia Senate committee assignments included Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, General Laws and Technology, and Local Government.^[1]

Glen Sturtevant
Sturtevant in 2024
Member of the Virginia Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2024
Preceded by	Siobhan Dunnavant (Redistricting)
Constituency	12th District
In office January 13, 2016 – January 8, 2020
Preceded by	John Watkins
Succeeded by	Ghazala Hashmi
Constituency	10th District
Personal details
Born	(1982-09-14) September 14, 1982 (age 42) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lori Cochrane
Children	4
Residence	Richmond, Virginia
Alma mater	Catholic University (BA) George Mason University (JD)
Website	www.glensturtevant.com

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Sturtevant grew up in Spotsylvania and Chesterfield Counties, graduating from Midlothian High School.^[2] He then attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and received a B.A. degree. He later attended what was then called George Mason Law School (now Antonin Scalia Law School) in Arlington, Virginia and received a J.D. degree.^[3]

Sturtevant is an active member of the Virginia State Bar. He practices with the Rawls Law Group, concentrating on complex civil litigation, including medical malpractice.^[4] From 2012 until his election to the state senate, Sturtevant served on the Richmond School Board.^[5][6]

In 2023, Sturtevant won the Republican nomination for State Senate in the newly redrawn 12th district, defeating incumbent Amanda Chase and another challenger Tina Ramirez.^[7]

Electoral history

2015 election

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia Senate, 10th district
Nov 3, 2015[8]	General	Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.	Republican	27,651	49.79
		Daniel A. Gecker	Democratic	26,173	47.13
		Marleen K. Durfee	Independent	1,136	2.05
		Carl R. Loser	Libertarian	527	0.95
		Write Ins		44	0.08
		John Watkins did not seek reelection; seat stayed Republican

2019 election

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia Senate, 10th district
November 5, 2019[9]	General	Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.	Republican	36,811	45.60
		Ghazala Hashmi	Democratic	43,806	54.30
		Write Ins		49	0.01
			Democratic gain from Republican

2023 election

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia Senate, 12th district
June 20, 2023[10][11]	Primary	Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.	Republican	8,833	39.9
		Amanda Chase	Republican	8,367	37.8
		Tina Ramirez	Republican	4,956	22.4

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia Senate, 12th district
November 7, 2023[12]	General	Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.	Republican	44,597	54.7
		Natan McKenzie	Democratic	36,689	45.0
		Other/Write Ins		213	0.3
			Republican hold