Redistricting caused Stuart to run for and win election in Virginia's 25th Senate district in 2023.

[1] Stuart has advocated for allowing students to approve tuition increases at Virginia public colleges and universities.

[5] Stuart has been a pivotal figure in spearheading efforts to tackle combined sewer overflow outfalls in Virginia, with a particular focus on the cities of Richmond and Alexandria.

[6] In 2016 he bought a 1,400 acre riverfront conservation easement near the Potomac River known as Stuart Plantation, and moved there with his family.

Approximately 37,000 bodies were reburied at National Harmony Memorial Park in Maryland, but the headstones were sold as scrap, including use in riprap.