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Sen. Mark Warner Launches 2026 Reelection Bid With Focus on AI, Health Care and Housing

Warner emphasizes universal healthcare, affordable housing, childcare reform, accountability for AI-driven job losses.

FILE - Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks about the Trump administration following reports that only Republican lawmakers received security briefings on the Trump-ordered military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Mark Warner, D-Va., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, March 8, 2023. Warner said Monday, June 3, 2024, the U.S. may be less prepared for the threat of foreign election disinformation ahead of this year's election than it was four years ago. Warner based his assessment on the development of powerful new AI programs that make it easier than ever to generate deepfake audio and video that can fool voters. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Overview

  • The Virginia Democrat announced his candidacy Tuesday in a social-media video.
  • He calls for universal healthcare, a complete overhaul of affordable housing and childcare, and payments from tech companies when AI displaces workers.
  • Warner is a former Virginia governor elected to the Senate in 2008 and now serves as vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
  • Democratic challengers include Jason Reynolds, Lorita Daniels and Gregory Eichelberger.
  • Republican hopefuls include State Sen. Bryce Reeves, Kim Farington and David Williams, with the primary set for June 16, 2026, and the general election on Nov. 3, 2026.