Candidate · November 3, 2026
Bert Mizusawa
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Virginia
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.1M
- cash on hand
- $154K
- issues with public statements
- 5
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · Virginia1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Bert Mizusawa is a retired major general in the U.S. Army whose campaign website says he served 41 years in uniform, including as commander of a combined joint interagency task force in Afghanistan.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to protect Virginia's values, which it names as faith, family and freedom, and to pursue a conservative vision of lower taxes, limited government and individual liberty.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebertforsenate.com1,
2 - Facebookfacebook.com/BertForSenate20265
- Instagraminstagram.com/bertforsenate20265
- X (Twitter)x.com/GenBert20265
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says that in the Senate he would focus on balancing the federal budget, pointing to growth in the national debt.4
His campaign website says he would lower the tax on selling a home and lower the tax burden on Virginia families.4
- Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
- Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
- Keep the current breaks
- Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
Veterans
His campaign website says he would protect veterans' benefits, expand their access to quality health care and make sure veterans are not left waiting for the care they earned.4
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he would ban stock trading by members of Congress.4
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he supports bringing new nuclear power online to lower household energy costs.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $1,141,130 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $987,432 |
| Cash on hand | $154,034 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $45,783 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Bert Mizusawa at efdsearch.senate.gov7.