Member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, representative of the legislative (representative) body of state power of the Kaliningrad region. Position before election (appointment): Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the seventh convocation, member of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship.
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Aleksandr Yaroshuk is included in the report "1500 warmongers" compiled by the Free Russia Forum. The report contains the names of Russian public figures, military commanders, members of the parliament, propagandists, artists and athletes who have publicly spoken out in support of Putin's aggression or are directly involved in it. The Free Russia Forum is seeking sanctions against them in the European Union.