# Mark Warner ## Summary U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2009. Former Governor of Virginia (2002–2006). Co-founder of Columbia Capital (venture capital) and Nextel (early-mobile carrier); tech-era wealth preceded political career. Harvard Law School. Running for a fourth Senate term in 2026 (filed March 16, 2026). ## Senate career - Three terms (2009–2027); re-elected 2020 with 56% vs. Daniel Gade - **Senate Intelligence chair 2021–2023; ranking member 2023–present** — central role in oversight of intelligence community during both Trump administrations - Banking, Finance, Budget, Rules committees - Business-Democrat brand; generally works across the aisle on tech and national security issues - Bipartisan tech-regulation leadership ([[Section 230]] reform, AI policy, semiconductor industrial policy) ## Political profile - Center-left on economic issues; pragmatic on regulation - Strong national-security profile; respected by R committee colleagues - Not a social-media presence by senator standards — deliberate low-drama positioning - Will likely chair Senate Intelligence in a future D majority ## 2026: running Filed for re-election March 16, 2026. No serious primary challenge. Republican primary field has credentialed national-security backgrounds (Mizusawa, Williams) but no statewide profile or fundraising baseline. Virginia's shift to Solid D over 2016–2024 makes this a safe hold. See [[VA-Sen-2026]]. ## Related KB entities - [[VA-Sen-2026]] — his re-election race - TBD: [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] (Organizations/) ## Sources - [Wikipedia — Mark Warner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Warner)