08/07/2026
Bert Mizusawa – A Lifetime of Service, Ready to Fight for Virginia
Retired U.S. Army Major General. Harvard-educated attorney. Combat-decorated leader. Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Virginia (challenging incumbent Mark Warner in November 2026).
Who He Is
Bert Kameaaloha Mizusawa (born 1957 in Honolulu) grew up in a military family that lived across the U.S., Europe, and Asia before settling in Hampton, Virginia. He graduated first in his class (“number one man”) from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1979, later earning a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a two-time MacArthur Fellow in International Security.
He served 36+ years in the U.S. Army (1979–2015), rising to Major General. Key highlights include:
Airborne Ranger who commanded elite units
Silver Star for valor in the 1984 Korean DMZ firefight, where he led his company under fire and personally guided a Soviet defector to safety
Commander of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force–Afghanistan
Senior roles on the Joint Staff and as Reserve Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In government service he worked as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (co-authoring key defense legislation including the Quadrennial Defense Review framework), served as a three-star-equivalent Senior Executive / Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, and later as Senior Advisor to the CIA Director on national security technology and business integration. He also advised the 2016 Trump campaign on foreign policy.
He is an attorney admitted in New York, D.C., Virginia, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and runs a technology/security consulting firm.
Core Priorities
National Security & Military: Pro-military leadership that prioritizes readiness, supports service members and veterans, and avoids micromanaging combat operations. Virginia deserves a Senator with real combat and strategic experience.
Fiscal Responsibility: Focus government on core functions and rein in excessive spending. The national debt has more than tripled since Warner entered the Senate.
Taxes & Economy: Simplify the tax code with fewer brackets and larger standard deductions. Promote growth, manufacturing, and opportunity across all of Virginia (including Southwest Virginia).
Border Security & Immigration: Secure borders, enforce the law, make legal immigration easier, and require assimilation into American culture and values.
Second Amendment: Strong defense of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Energy: Expand clean, reliable, affordable nuclear power to lower household costs.
Virginia Values: Faith, family, freedom, and limited government.
Why It Matters
Virginia has the highest per-capita defense spending in the nation yet currently lacks a high-ranking, combat-decorated military veteran in the U.S. Senate. Mizusawa brings rare experience spanning the military (flag rank), Congress (Senate staff), Pentagon (senior executive), and intelligence community.
Tagline from his campaign: “A proven leader protecting Virginia’s values and securing America’s future.”
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