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Sen. Mark Warner's daughter dies after battle with diabetes
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced that his daughter, Madison Warner, has died at the age of 36 following "a decades-long battle" with juvenile diabetes.
"She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void," Warner said in a statement posted to social media on April 20.
Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, asked for privacy in the statement as they "navigate this profound loss." The couple has two surviving children, Gillian and Eliza.
Warner has been an advocate for insulin affordability, expanded diabetes care access and diabetes research in the Senate, where he has represented Virginia since 2009.
The American Diabetes Association estimates that over 2 million people in the U.S. live with type 1 diabetes, including about 314,000 children and adolescents.
Warner receives bipartisan condolences after daughter's death
Warner, a Democrat, received condolences from members of both parties after he announced his daughter's death.
“Our prayers are with Sen. Warner, his daughter, and their whole family. What a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them,” Vice President JD Vance said in a statement posted to social media.