Senator Creigh Deeds has dedicated his life to fighting for a Virginia that works for everybody. Raised in Bath County on his grandparents’ farm, Creigh attended Bath County High school before graduating from Concord College. Creigh’s grandfather was a local Democratic Committee Chair during the Great Depression, which instilled within him a passion for democracy and helping others at an early age. Determined to pursue a career of service, Creigh then graduated from Wake Forest University with his law degree before being elected Commonwealth’s Attorney of Bath County. 

Four years later, Creigh won a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he fought for working families for nearly a decade before being elected to serve in the State Senate, where he remains to this day.

As one of the most trusted leaders in the State Senate, Creigh presides as the Chair of the Commerce and Labor Committee and serves on the Finance and Appropriations, Judiciary, Commerce and Labor, Rules, and Privileges and Elections committees. Senator Deeds also serves as Chair of the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, Chair of the Behavioral Health Commission, Chair of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, and was recently appointed to the Joint Commission on Health Care.

Creigh is the second highest ranking member of the State Senate—which means this district has the most powerful advocate fighting for our priorities in the legislature.

Creigh lives in Charlottesville with his wife Siobhan and three rescue pups Mila, Dilly, and SallyMae. He is the proud father of four children and four beautiful grandchildren.