Who are the U.S. senators from Virginia?
Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. Either one is a correct answer to question 23; senate.gov spells the first as Mark R. Warner.
U.S. citizenship · Virginia answers
Virginia answers for the 2025 citizenship test
As of October 26, 2026, Mark Warner, whose hometown is Alexandria, and Tim Kaine, of Richmond, are Virginia’s U.S. senators; senate.gov marks both as Democrats.
Abigail Spanberger is the Governor of Virginia; before that she served three terms in the U.S. House representing Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District.
Richmond has been the seat of Virginia’s government since spring 1780, when Governor Thomas Jefferson oversaw the move from Williamsburg, apart from brief interludes in 1781 and 1849 (per senate.gov, governor.virginia.gov and vga.virginia.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
What to say if you live in Virginia
Answer with whoever holds the office on the day of your interview.
Question 23 · Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Mark Warner or Tim Kaine
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 29 · Name your U.S. representative.
It depends on your district
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 61 · Who is the governor of your state now?
Abigail Spanberger
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 62 · What is the capital of your state?
Richmond
source, Oct 26, 2026
Virginia has 11 members in the U.S. House, so the correct name for question 29 is the member for the district that includes the applicant’s home. Find your representative by ZIP code at house.gov.
Questions 30, 38, 39 and 57 ask for the Speaker, the President, the Vice President and the Chief Justice: those answers are the same in every state and are on the full list with the names USCIS accepts.
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Who is Virginia’s governor for the civics test?
Abigail Spanberger, who represented the Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House for three terms before becoming governor.
Virginia swears in its governors in January, on the Saturday after the second Wednesday of the month; the most recent inauguration was scheduled for January 17, 2026. USCIS suggests usa.gov/states-and-territories as a quick check on the current name.
Sources: About the Governor · 2026 Inauguration – Virginia General Assembly · Check for Test Updates
What is the capital of Virginia?
Richmond. The government moved there from Williamsburg in 1780 under Governor Thomas Jefferson, who also designed the Capitol that the General Assembly first occupied in 1788.
Sources: Three Capital Cities – Virginia General Assembly · About the Capitol – Virginia General Assembly
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
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If my Virginia district lines changed for the 2026 election, which representative do I name?
The member who represents you now. House.gov says new district lines used in the 2026 elections do not change who represents you until the new Congress begins in January 2027, and Virginia has 11 districts in all. Source: official pages "Find Your Representative" and "Representatives", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Is Tim Kaine or Mark Warner the right answer?
Both are right. They are Virginia’s two current U.S. senators, and question 23 asks for only one name. Source: official page "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Is OneTryPass part of USCIS or the State of Virginia?
No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site. The names on this page come from official .gov pages, linked next to each answer, and the full USCIS question list is free at uscis.gov.
Every Virginia answer we checked
9 facts from official pages, each with the date we read it.
- U.S. senators
- Mark Warner, whose hometown is Alexandria, and Tim Kaine, of Richmond, are Virginia’s U.S. senators; senate.gov marks both as Democrats. source, Oct 26, 2026
- Virginia became the 10th state on June 25, 1788, and Richard Henry Lee and William Grayson became its first U.S. senators on March 4, 1789. source, Oct 26, 2026
- Governor
- Abigail Spanberger is the Governor of Virginia; before that she served three terms in the U.S. House representing Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District. source, Oct 26, 2026
- Under Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia, a new governor is inaugurated on the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January, and the 75th governor’s inauguration was set for January 17, 2026. source, Oct 26, 2026
- For the governor question, USCIS directs applicants to usa.gov/states-and-territories to check who currently holds the office in their state. source, Oct 26, 2026
- State capital
- Richmond has been the seat of Virginia’s government since spring 1780, when Governor Thomas Jefferson oversaw the move from Williamsburg, apart from brief interludes in 1781 and 1849. source, Oct 26, 2026
- Thomas Jefferson designed the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond in 1785, with help from Charles Louis Clerisseau, and the General Assembly moved into the building in 1788. source, Oct 26, 2026
- U.S. representative
- Virginia has 11 members in the U.S. House, so the correct name for question 29 is the member for the district that includes the applicant’s home. source, Oct 26, 2026
- House.gov cautions that redrawn congressional maps may change the district a voter used in the 2026 elections without changing who represents that voter before the new Congress starts in January 2027. source, Oct 26, 2026
Where this information comes from
U.S. senators: senate.gov; Governor: governor.virginia.gov, vga.virginia.gov and uscis.gov; State capital: vga.virginia.gov; U.S. representative: house.gov.
- U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Virginiasenate.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026 · archived copy
- About the Governor | Governor of Virginiagovernor.virginia.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- 2026 Inauguration – Virginia General Assemblyvga.virginia.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- Check for Test Updates | USCISuscis.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- Three Capital Cities – Virginia General Assemblyvga.virginia.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- About the Capitol – Virginia General Assemblyvga.virginia.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- Representatives | house.govhouse.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
- Find Your Representative | house.govhouse.gov · checked Oct 26, 2026
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How often each kind of rule is read again: U.S. senators, 30 days; governor, 30 days; state capital, 365 days; U.S. representative, 90 days.
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