Mark Peake

Mark Joseph Peake (born January 19, 1963)^[1] is a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 22nd district. A member of the Republican Party, he won a special election held on January 10, 2017, to succeed Tom Garrett Jr., who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives.^[2][3]

Mark Joseph Peake
Peake in 2023
Member of the Virginia Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2017
Preceded by	Tom Garrett Jr.
Constituency	22nd District (2017–2024) 8th District (2024–Present)
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-19) January 19, 1963 (age 61) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lila Ann Gober
Alma mater	Virginia Tech Washington & Lee University (JD)
Committees	Education and Health Privileges and Elections Transportation

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia Senate, 22nd district
January 10, 2017^[4]	Special	Mark J. Peake	Republican	13,713	53.06
		Ryant L. Washington	Democratic	10,226	39.57
		Joseph C. Hines	Independent	1,884	7.29
		Write Ins		19	0.07
		Tom Garrett Jr. resigned after being elected to Congress; seat stayed Republican

References

1. "Senate of Virginia - Mark J Peake". senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
2. "Republican Mark Peake Wins 22nd District Senate Seat". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
3. "Mark Peake wins 22nd District special election". Associated Press. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
4. "2017 January GA Specials". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

Senate of Virginia
Preceded by Tom Garrett Jr.	Member of the Virginia Senate from the 22nd district 2017–2024	Succeeded by Aaron Rouse
Preceded by Bill DeSteph	Member of the Virginia Senate from the 8th district 2024–Present	Incumbent