# Mamie Locke

Mamie Locke is a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/48911708-f8c9-4fa5-bf7c-7d035b08874e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48911708-f8c9-4fa5-bf7c-7d035b08874e (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Locke reported $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Locke says (VA 2025–26 session)

147 classified statements: 147 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Locke | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.2% | 2.4% | 27 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 12.9% | 10.3% | 103 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 29.3% | 42.9% | 249 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.0% | 16.1% | 300 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 5.4% | 0.8% | 10 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 28% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 19% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Law 12% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%); Economics and Public Finance 7.0% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.03), from 200 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

6,566 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 98.8% (95.7%). 32 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 140. 96.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 5 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 2029: Commending the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Southeastern Virginia Chapter. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2029/
- SR 2011: Commending The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2011/
- SR 2001: 2026 Special Session I operating resolution. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2001/
- SJ 141: First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ141/
- SJ 127: Celebrating the life of August Bryant Bullock. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ127/
- SR 70: Earle-Sears, Winsome; issuance of replica of chair used by former Lieutenant Governor. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR70/
- SR 71: Earle-Sears, Winsome; portrait to be framed and placed in Capitol (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR71/
- SJ 111: Booker T. Washington Commemorative Commission; reconstituted as a joint commission. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ111/
- SR 38: Commending the Virginia Housing Alliance. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR38/
- SR 34: Commending St. George Brewing Company. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR34/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.9M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2113430239955288065
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2113431310689821106
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2113431526750785541
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2113433317907263781
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2107515170226319538
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2107515718094971260
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2102514958085066954
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2101105248538694020
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2100591835370434934
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SenatorLocke/status/2096996040792518982

## Links

- Official site: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S67
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorlocke.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorLocke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLocke
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorlocke/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamie-locke-832718b4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48911708-f8c9-4fa5-bf7c-7d035b08874e