RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Sen. Frank Wagner has confirmed with 10 On Your Side that he is retiring after 28 years.

WAVY’s Andy Fox reports Wagner is retiring at the end of his term next January.

Wagner told Andy, “It’s time to move on. It’s been a great privilege to serve the Commonwealth for 28 years. I thank the voters. I hope I left the Commonwealth better than I found her.”

His office also released a statement about his decision, which states:

It has been one of the highest honors of my life to serve the citizens of the Commonwealth. I want to thank the citizens of Virginia Beach and Norfolk for giving me that privilege of serving them in Virginia’s legislature.

Virginia is a great state, which is why we choose to live here. I just hope that I have left our state a little better off for me having served. However, the time has come to turn my seat over to the next generation to continue to make Virginia a better place for all of us to live and raise our families.

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