Aaron Rouse

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Aaron Rouse
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Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Virginia State Senate District 22
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Virginia Beach City Council At-large
Predecessor: Ben Davenport

Virginia State Senate District 7
Successor: Bill Stanley
Predecessor: Jennifer Kiggans

Compensation

Base salary

$18,000/year

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

June 17, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Personal
Birthplace
Virginia Beach, Va.
Profession
Nonprofit professional
Contact

Aaron Rouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Rouse (Democratic Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 17, 2025.[source]

Biography

Aaron Rouse was born in and lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Rouse graduated from First Colonial High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His career experience includes working as a professional athlete in the NFL, playing for the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals. After that, Rouse founded a nonprofit, Rouse's House. He was elected to the Virginia Council as an at-large member in 2018.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Rouse was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2025

See also: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025

General election

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General election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Marlow Jones is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Marlow Jones (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on June 17, 2025.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

John Curran, Pat Herrity, and John Reid are running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on June 17, 2025.


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2023

Regular election

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 22

Incumbent Aaron Rouse defeated Kevin Adams in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 22 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Rouse
Aaron Rouse (D)
 
55.1
 
29,999
Image of Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams (R)
 
44.8
 
24,368
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
74

Total votes: 54,441
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Aaron Rouse advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 22.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Kevin Adams advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 22.

Endorsements

Rouse received the following endorsements.

Special election

See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2023

General election

Special general election for Virginia State Senate District 7

Incumbent Aaron Rouse defeated Kevin Adams in the special general election for Virginia State Senate District 7 on January 10, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Rouse
Aaron Rouse (D)
 
50.8
 
19,923
Image of Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams (R)
 
49.1
 
19,227
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
34

Total votes: 39,184
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2018)

General election

General election for Virginia Beach City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Virginia Beach City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Rouse
Aaron Rouse (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
67,089
Image of John Moss
John Moss (Nonpartisan)
 
22.6
 
56,868
Image of Dee Oliver
Dee Oliver (Nonpartisan)
 
22.5
 
56,543
Image of Allison White
Allison White (Nonpartisan)
 
13.6
 
34,225
Image of Linda Bright
Linda Bright (Nonpartisan)
 
9.0
 
22,549
Garry Hubbard (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
12,707
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,393

Total votes: 251,374
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Campaign themes

2025

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2023

Regular election

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Special election

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Campaign finance summary


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Aaron Rouse campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia State Senate District 22Won general$2,736,069 $1,832,576
2023Virginia State Senate District 7Won general$0 $0
Grand total$2,736,069 $1,832,576
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Mark Peake (R)
Virginia State Senate District 22
2024-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Jennifer Kiggans (R)
Virginia State Senate District 7
2023-2024
Succeeded by
Bill Stanley (R)
Preceded by
Ben Davenport
Virginia Beach City Council At-large
2019-2022
Succeeded by
-