# Bryce Reeves

Bryce E. Reeves (born November 28, 1966) is an American politician, small business owner and United States Army veteran serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia. A State Farm insurance agent, he was elected in 2011. Reeves defeated the 28-year Democratic incumbent, Edd Houck, by 226 votes.
As of November 7, 2023, Reeves was elected to represent the newly drawn 28th district of Virginia, which represents Culpeper County, Greene County, Madison County, Orange County, Rappahannock County and parts of both Fauquier County and Spotsylvania County. Reeves serves on the Commerce and Labor, Finance and Appropriations, General Laws and Technology, and the Rehabilitation and Social Services committees. The commissions he serves on include the Joint Subcommittee for Health and Human Resources Oversight, the Virginia Military Advisory Council (VMAC), the Rappahannock River Basin Commission (RRBC), the Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities (COMIDA), and the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel. He currently serves as the Chair of the Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission. He is also Co-chair of the General Assembly Military and Veterans Caucus (GAMVC), as well as Co-Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures' Military and Veterans Affairs Task Force.
Reeves lives in Orange County, Virginia, and volunteers in the community as a mentor, football and lacrosse coach, Christian pastor and missionary.

## Major Legislative Initiatives, Passed
### 2024

* SB 7 Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, nondiscrimination in employment, etc., penalties. A bill to amend Virginia's hate crime code, providing a more all encompassing approach to the way hate crimes are prosecuted. The bill was touted as a way to combat rising antisemitism in Virginia.

### 2023

* SB 836 Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; established. A bill directing Virginia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to form and maintain the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee.
* SB 1188 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty. A bill that amended Virginia's definition of a "weapon of terrorism" to include non-medical use fentanyl. The bill also established a new class 4 felony in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the intentional manufacturing or distribution of non-medical use fentanyl.
* SB1208 Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office; Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to establish. A bill that originally directed the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to establish a trade office with the government of Taiwan. The bill was amended in committee to instead direct the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to conduct a cost-benefit analysis cooperating with the government of Taiwan to establish a trade office. The cost-benefit analysis showed Virginia stood to gain from opening a trade office with Taiwan, and led to Governor Glenn Youngkin's Executive Order 25.

### 2022

* SB 327 Arrest and summons quotas; prohibition. A bill that prohibited Virginia's law enforcement agencies, at all levels, from establishing arrest or summons quotas.
* SB 528 Income tax, state; military benefits subtraction. A bill that established major income tax subtractions for military veterans.
* SB 530 Illegal gaming devices; manufacturing, etc., device, civil penalty. A bill established a new civil penalty for the illegal manufacturing, sale, or distribution of electronic gambling devices not authorized to operate within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
* SB 768 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; tuition and fee waivers. A bill that expanded the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to include the stepchild of a deceased veteran.
* SB 769 Unemployment compensation; program integrity activities, improper claims, report, effective date. A bill that directed the Virginia Employment Commission to conduct eligibility verification procedures for unemployment benefits per Department of Labor recommendations. The bill also gave the Virginia Employment Commission greater liberties to investigate fraudulent filings.

## Electoral history

| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Senate of Virginia, 17th District ||||||
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Bryce E. Reeves | Republican | 22,615 | 50.16 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Robert Edward "Edd" Houck | Democratic | 22,389 | 49.66 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 76 | 0.16 |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | General | Bryce E. Reeves | Republican | 24,519 | 62.09 |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | General | Ned Gallaway | Democratic | 14,915 | 37.77 |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 53 | 0.14 |
Virginia General Election, 2019: Virginia's 17th Senate district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bryce Reeves | 34,494 | 51.6 |
| | Democratic | Amy Laufer | 32,176 | 48.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 66,879 | 100 | |
| | Republican hold | Swing | 10.5% | |
Virginia General Election, 2023: Virginia's 28th Senate District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bryce Reeves | 44,737 | 62.52 |
| Democratic | Jason Ford | 24,412 | 34.11 |
| Independent | Elizabeth Melson | 2,305 | 3.22 |