{"id":235664,"date":"2026-04-20T21:11:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/sen-mark-warners-daughter-madison-dead-at-36-after-decades-long-battle-with-juvenile-diabetes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:11:03","slug":"sen-mark-warners-daughter-madison-dead-at-36-after-decades-long-battle-with-juvenile-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/sen-mark-warners-daughter-madison-dead-at-36-after-decades-long-battle-with-juvenile-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Mark Warner\u2019s Daughter Madison Dead at 36 After \u2018Decades-Long\u2019 Battle With Juvenile Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Virginia Sen. <strong>Mark Warner<\/strong> announced that his daughter Madison has died. She was 36.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter Madison \u2026 after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,\u201d Warner, 71, and wife <strong>Lisa Collis<\/strong> wrote in a statement shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXW0heIgNJb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> on Monday, April 20. \u201cShe filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cWe are grateful for the loving support of friends and family during this difficult time and ask for privacy as we navigate this profound loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several politicians sent their condolences to Warner\u2019s family following their loss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/former-senator-ben-sasse-announces-terminal-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/former-senator-ben-sasse-announces-terminal-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Former Senator Ben Sasse, 53, Announces Terminal Cancer Diagnosis<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFormer Republican senator Ben Sasse revealed he has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. \u201cLast week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die,\u201d Sasse, 53, wrote via X on Tuesday, December 23, about his health battle. The politician reflected on his immediate reaction to his diagnosis. \u201cDeath is a wicked [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur prayers are with Sen. Warner, his daughter, and their whole family,\u201d Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/2046274106589343949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via X<\/a> on Monday. \u201cWhat a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Gov.<strong> Abigail Spanberger<\/strong> also sent her sympathies to the Warner family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy deepest condolences are with the Warner family as Mark and Lisa mourn their beloved daughter and Gillian and Eliza mourn their sister, Madison,\u201d Spanberger wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/2046267765611274544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via X<\/a> on Monday. \u201cAdam and I are holding them all in our hearts and prayers during this time of great loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warner\u2019s Senate colleague <strong>Tim Kaine<\/strong> paid tribute to Madison reflecting on her bond with her father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnne and I have known Mark and Lisa for decades, and nothing in the world has ever mattered more to them than their daughters,\u201d Kaine wrote in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sentimkaine\/status\/2046266601473798190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via X<\/a> on Monday. \u201cWe met Madison when she was ten years old and have so many wonderful memories of time together with her. We are keeping the entire Warner family and all who knew and loved Madison in our prayers as they grieve this terrible loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warner-honored-after-death-for-curiosity-and-warmth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1455633395Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-Is-Honored-for-Endless-Curiosity-and-Warmth.jpg?crop=152px%2C70px%2C1044px%2C591px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-1455633395Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-Is-Honored-for-Endless-Curiosity-and-Warmth.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1455633395Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-Is-Honored-for-Endless-Curiosity-and-Warmth.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warner-honored-after-death-for-curiosity-and-warmth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner Is Honored for \u2018Endless Curiosity and \u2018Warmth\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMalcolm-Jamal Warner has been honored by his friends and former colleagues in a live podcast almost a week after his death. A live episode of his \u201cNot All Hood\u201d podcast dropped on Friday, July 25 and was led by his cohost Candace Kelley. Actress Jessica Miesel, who worked alongside Warner in The Resident, paid tribute [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Warner is a senior senator representing Virginia as a Democrat. He was elected to office in 2009. Warner serves as the vice chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Senate Intelligence Committee. Before joining Congress, Warner was governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While Warner has been a public figure for the past few decades, Madison lived her life out of the spotlight. In 2019, Warner opened up about his daughter\u2019s battle with juvenile diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the father of a daughter with Juvenile Diabetes, this just breaks my heart,\u201d he tweeted at the time alongside a BuzzFeed article discussing the challenges of a person battling type 1 diabetes. \u201cCongress and the pharmaceutical companies need to step up to make sure insulin is affordable and accessible for those who need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warner and Collis have two other daughters: Gillian and Eliza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sen-mark-warners-daughter-madison-dead-at-age-36\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced that his daughter Madison has died. She was 36. \u201cWe are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter Madison \u2026 after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,\u201d Warner, 71, and wife Lisa Collis wrote in a statement shared via Instagram on Monday, April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":235665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}