All Virginia State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Democrats hold a 21-18 majority heading into the election.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $71,893. The funds raised by each of the State Senate’s 2 committee chairs are shown below.

• Judiciary Committee – Creigh Deeds – $45,869
• Senate Privileges and Elections Committee – Adam Ebbin – $60,571

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Virginia PACs submitted to the Virginia Department of Elections. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.