# David Suetterlein

David Suetterlein is a Republican member of the Virginia Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/73e0de29-93b1-4c5c-af72-6c4a3d3950bd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73e0de29-93b1-4c5c-af72-6c4a3d3950bd (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

Suetterlein voted against the majority of Virginia Senate Republicans 253 times; party unity 83%, the lowest of 40 in the Virginia Senate (average 95.7%).

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

294 classified statements: 294 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Suetterlein | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.3% | 170 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 5.8% | 9.5% | 191 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 28.2% | 37.3% | 240 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 2.3% | 95 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 15.4% | 275 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.3% | 151 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 19% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 12% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Health 12% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 313 donors and 1,170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

6,566 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 83% (95.7%). 253 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 42 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 128. 89.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 26 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 2073: Commending Christiansburg High School boys' soccer team. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2073/
- SR 2072: Commending Cave Spring High School girls' soccer team. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2072/
- SJ 234: Commending Virginia Western Community College. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ234/
- SJ 274: Commending Brody Dawyot. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ274/
- SJ 273: Commending Colonel Donald Caldwell, USAR. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ273/
- SJ 275: Celebrating the life of the Honorable John Granger Macfarlane II. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ275/
- SJ 277: Commending the Vinton Dogwood Festival. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ277/
- SJ 294: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Fleisher Collins, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ294/
- SJ 258: Commending the Salem High School Spartans boys lacrosse team. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ258/
- SJ 270: Celebrating the life of Lawrence Max Beyer. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ270/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $187.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2114011313894732066
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2112272977861468588
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2111969404019941635
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2111463975171100875
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2111168240013766707
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2110423722272399599
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2110510381361725699
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2109620912702312611
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2106897710607470624
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/DRSuetterlein/status/2106176280685383838

## Links

- Official site: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S101
- Campaign site: https://www.suetterlein.com/
- X: https://x.com/DRSuetterlein
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suetterlein
- Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/suetterlein/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-suetterlein-715bb2252/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73e0de29-93b1-4c5c-af72-6c4a3d3950bd