Mark Peake
American politician
Mark Joseph Peake (born January 19, 1963) 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.
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. However, in December of that year, Peake announced that in the aftermath of the 2025 Virginia elections, an election widely seen as a large win for Virginia Democrats, he was stepping down from the role, effective December 31.
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.
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