# Danny Diggs

Danny Diggs is a Republican member of the Virginia Senate for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ebdc449e-b987-4c44-895b-5047e343c0a0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ebdc449e-b987-4c44-895b-5047e343c0a0 (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

Diggs voted against the majority of Virginia Senate Republicans 196 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom 5% of the Virginia Senate (average 95.7%).

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Diggs | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 9.5% | 160 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 37.3% | 226 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 23.1% | 15.4% | 85 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 75% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 996 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

6,566 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 83% (95.7%). 196 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 197. 94.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 8 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 2084: Celebrating the life of Kimberly A. Maloney. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2084/
- SR 2004: Commending William E. Harrell. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2004/
- SJ 296: Celebrating the life of Nicole Gugenheim Yancey. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ296/
- SJ 235: Celebrating the life of Joseph C. Ritchie. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ235/
- SJ 204: Commending United States Navy ships named USS Yorktown. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ204/
- SR 106: Commending Montgoussaint E. Jons. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR106/
- SJ 165: Commending Howard E. Gwynn. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ165/
- SJ 164: Commending Sharon P. Scott. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ164/
- SR 91: Celebrating the life of Kevin B. Lyles. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR91/
- SR 90: Commending Connie Matthews Harshaw. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR90/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $465.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% 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.

- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2066512201658049013
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2045510788215902443
- 2026-04-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2043410013104820704
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2040799812036055087
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2033000700997750965
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2014462641884782787
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2012238633474916705
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2011899664581427536
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2011534515903320434
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/diggsforsenate/status/2001700170757739011

## Links

- Official site: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S119
- Campaign site: https://www.diggsforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/diggsforsenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diggsforsenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Danny-Diggs/pfbid0dPQohLFybRTAKAj1N3SpjJh75TSZcLTUsRGdPLkCHi4BXtnZ7cBDuWQunEXWDSrgl/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diggsforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-d-danny-diggs-30203717/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ebdc449e-b987-4c44-895b-5047e343c0a0