John McGuire

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John McGuire
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Candidate, U.S. House Virginia District 5

Virginia State Senate District 10
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Virginia House of Delegates District 56
Successor: Thomas Garrett

Recent elections

Office

U.S. House Virginia District 5

Date Elected

November 5, 2024

Compensation

Base salary

$18,000/year

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Henrico High School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

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John McGuire (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

McGuire (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 5th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

McGuire is also running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

McGuire graduated from Henrico High School. He served as a U.S. Navy Seal. His professional experience includes founding SEAL Team PT Inc.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

McGuire was assigned to the following committees:

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2020-2021

McGuire was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

McGuire was assigned to the following committees:

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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Incumbent Bob Good and incumbent John McGuire are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Bob Good
Bob Good (R)
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)

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2024

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5

John McGuire defeated Gloria Tinsley Witt in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)
 
57.3
 
249,564
Image of Gloria Tinsley Witt
Gloria Tinsley Witt (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
184,229
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
2,046

Total votes: 435,839
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

Gloria Tinsley Witt defeated Gary Terry and Paul Riley in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gloria Tinsley Witt
Gloria Tinsley Witt Candidate Connection
 
57.2
 
14,188
Image of Gary Terry
Gary Terry Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
5,566
Image of Paul Riley
Paul Riley Candidate Connection
 
20.4
 
5,063

Total votes: 24,817
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5

John McGuire defeated incumbent Bob Good in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire
 
50.3
 
31,583
Image of Bob Good
Bob Good
 
49.7
 
31,209

Total votes: 62,792
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Endorsements

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McGuire received the following endorsements.

Pledges

McGuire signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 10

John McGuire won election in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 10 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)
 
91.2
 
59,013
 Other/Write-in votes
 
8.8
 
5,721

Total votes: 64,734
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Tomlinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 10.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican convention

Republican convention for Virginia State Senate District 10

John McGuire defeated Duane Adams, Sandy Brindley, and Jack Dyer in the Republican convention for Virginia State Senate District 10 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
Image of Duane Adams
Duane Adams (R)
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Sandy Brindley (R)
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Jack Dyer (R)
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)

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McGuire received the following endorsements.

  • American Veterans Vote
  • Patriot Parents

2022

See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7

Incumbent Abigail Spanberger defeated Yesli Vega in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger (D)
 
52.2
 
143,357
Image of Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega (R)
 
47.6
 
130,586
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
637

Total votes: 274,580
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Abigail Spanberger advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega
 
28.9
 
10,913
Image of Derrick Anderson
Derrick Anderson Candidate Connection
 
23.8
 
8,966
Image of Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
 
20.1
 
7,580
Image of Crystal Vanuch
Crystal Vanuch Candidate Connection
 
17.0
 
6,400
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David Ross
 
6.1
 
2,284
Image of Gina Ciarcia
Gina Ciarcia
 
4.2
 
1,565

Total votes: 37,708
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2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent John McGuire defeated Blakely Lockhart in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)
 
61.6
 
27,706
Image of Blakely Lockhart
Blakely Lockhart (D)
 
38.2
 
17,187
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
65

Total votes: 44,958
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Blakely Lockhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 56.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John McGuire advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 56.

Campaign finance


2020

See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 18 Republican convention)

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7

Incumbent Abigail Spanberger defeated Nick Freitas in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger (D)
 
50.8
 
230,893
Image of Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas (R)
 
49.0
 
222,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
823

Total votes: 454,339
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Abigail Spanberger advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7.

Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on July 18, 2020.


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2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56

Incumbent John McGuire defeated Juanita Matkins in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 56 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McGuire
John McGuire (R)
 
61.0
 
20,250
Image of Juanita Matkins
Juanita Matkins (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.9
 
12,929
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
36

Total votes: 33,215
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2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[2] John McGuire (R) defeated Melissa Dart (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John McGuire 59.56% 18,792
     Democratic Melissa Dart 40.44% 12,761
Total Votes 31,553
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Melissa Dart defeated Lizzie Drucker-Basch in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 Democratic primary.[4]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Dart 51.25% 2,608
Lizzie Drucker-Basch 48.75% 2,481
Total Votes 5,089

Republican primary election

The following candidates ran in the Virginia House of Delegates District 56 Republican primary.[5]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 56 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John McGuire 30.94% 2,732
Graven Craig 23.44% 2,070
Matt Pinsker 22.74% 2,008
George Goodwin 11.27% 995
Surya Dhakar 10.78% 952
Jay Prendergast 0.83% 73
Total Votes 8,830

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2017

McGuire’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Pro-Business Reforms:
As a local small business owner for the last 18 years, John understands the obstacles holding businesses back in our area. John wants to help businesses grow, create jobs, and invest in our communities by cutting taxes and removing regulatory hurdles.

Public Safety:
As a former Navy SEAL and a father of five, John knows exactly what it takes to keep our homes and families safe. John will fight the online exploitation of children and fight the growing threat of gangs on our streets. John will work tirelessly to prevent substance abuse disorders and help those in recovery get back on their feet.

Health Care:
John wants to cut burdensome regulations presently stifling competition, inflating health care costs, and reducing access to health care providers - particularly in rural areas like Louisa and Goochland. John is committed to overhauling our current regulatory scheme because the people of the 56th district deserve better.

Supporting Law Enforcement in the Community:
As your Delegate, John will advocate for all first responders. Police, firefighters, and EMTs work tirelessly, and often thanklessly, to ensure our safety. We need to equip our public stewards with the tools and resources they need to keep us safe. Whether its equipment, training, or new hires, John wholeheartedly supports their efforts and will proudly stand with them to support their noble cause.

Veteran's Appreciation
As a former Navy SEAL, no one will fight harder for our veterans than John. The Commonwealth of Virginia currently taxes retired veterans’ retirement benefits while neighboring states like North Carolina do not. We are losing valuable and skilled members of our communities to North Carolina because of their favorable tax scheme. John believes in removing this tax to help our veterans thrive.[6]

—John McGuire, [7]

Campaign finance summary


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John McGuire campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Virginia District 5Won general$1,817,247 $1,797,070
2023* Virginia State Senate District 10Won general$563,162 $505,387
2022U.S. House Virginia District 7Withdrew primary$262,011 $262,011
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 56Won general$557,754 $538,091
2020U.S. House Virginia District 7Lost convention$763,934 $763,934
Grand total$3,964,108 $3,866,494
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Endorsements

2017

In 2017, McGuire’s endorsements included the following:[8]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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U.S. House Virginia District 5
2025
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Ghazala Hashmi (D)
Virginia State Senate District 10
2024-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Virginia House of Delegates District 56
2018-2024
Succeeded by
Thomas Garrett (R)


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Bob Good (R)
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