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DeutschMark Peake
Mark Joseph Peake | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Peake in 2023 | |
| Chair of the Virginia Republican Party | |
| Assumed office April 12, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rich Anderson |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Garrett Jr. |
| Constituency | 22nd district (2017–2024) 8th district (2024–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1963 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 |
Mark Joseph Peake (born January 19, 1963 in Greensboro, NC)[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]
On April 12, 2025, Peake was elected as the new chair of the Republican Party of Virginia after the incumbent chair, Rich Anderson, was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.[4]
Senator Peake grew up in Roanoke and has been married to his wife, Lila, since 1995. They have five children. Senator Peake graduated from Virginia Tech and Washington and Lee Law School and has practiced law in Lynchburg for over thirty years[5].
Electoral history
[edit]| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Senate, 22nd district | |||||
| January 10, 2017[6] | 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
[edit]- ^ "Senate of Virginia - Mark J Peake". senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Mark Peake Wins 22nd District Senate Seat". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Mark Peake wins 22nd District special election". Associated Press. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Cain, Andrew (April 12, 2025). "Virginia Republicans pick state Sen. Mark Peake as new party chairman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Home". Mark Peake. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "2017 January GA Specials". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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