Glen Sturtevant
Sturtevant in 2012
Member of the Virginia Senate
Assumed office
January 10, 2024
Preceded byAmanda Chase (Redistricting)
Constituency12th District
In office
January 13, 2016 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byJohn Watkins
Succeeded byGhazala Hashmi
Constituency10th District
Personal details
Born
Glen Howard Sturtevant Jr.

(1982-09-14) September 14, 1982
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLori Cochrane
Children4
ResidenceRichmond, Virginia
Alma materCatholic University (BA)
George Mason University (JD)
Websitewww.glensturtevant.com

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

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 a member of and active in 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

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
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

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
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

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
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

References

  1. ↑ "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. ↑ "About". Glen Sturtevant for Virginia Senate. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Glen Sturtevant | Lawyer". Rawls Vet4Vet. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. ↑ Martz, Michael (November 3, 2015). "Sturtevant Defeats Gecker In Critical 10th District Senate Race". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Glen Sturtevant, 32".
  7. ↑ Hood, John (2023-06-21). "Sturtevant defeats Chase in District 12 GOP primary". www.nbc12.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  8. ↑ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Virginia State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Virginia State Senate elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  11. ↑ Maggi, Marshall (2023-06-21). "Glen Sturtevant defeats Amanda Chase, Tina Ramirez in Republican primary". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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