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Questions about the House Committee on Education and Workforce
Who sits on the House Education and Workforce Committee, and who chairs it?
Tim Walberg chairs the House Committee on Education and Workforce and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott is the ranking member; its 37 members are 21 Republicans and 16 Democrats, as of Nov 2, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RTim Walberg | Chair |
| DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott | Ranking Member |
| RJoe Wilson | Majority |
| RVirginia Foxx | Majority |
| RGlenn Thompson | Majority |
| RGlenn Grothman | Majority |
| RElise M. Stefanik | Majority |
| RRick W. Allen | Majority |
| RJames Comer | Majority |
| RBurgess Owens | Majority |
| RLisa C. McClain | Majority |
| RMary E. Miller | Majority |
| RJulia Letlow | Majority |
| IKevin Kiley | Majority |
| RMichael A. Rulli | Majority |
| RJames C. Moylan | Majority |
| RRobert F. Onder, Jr. | Majority |
| RRyan Mackenzie | Majority |
| RMichael Baumgartner | Majority |
| RMark Harris | Majority |
| RMark B. Messmer | Majority |
| RRandy Fine | Majority |
| DJoe Courtney | Minority |
| DFrederica S. Wilson | Minority |
| DSuzanne Bonamici | Minority |
| DMark Takano | Minority |
| DAlma S. Adams | Minority |
| DMark DeSaulnier | Minority |
| DDonald Norcross | Minority |
| DLucy McBath | Minority |
| DJahana Hayes | Minority |
| DIlhan Omar | Minority |
| DHaley M. Stevens | Minority |
| DGreg Casar | Minority |
| DSummer L. Lee | Minority |
| DJohn W. Mannion | Minority |
| DAdelita S. Grijalva | Minority |
Source: House Clerk’s committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 2, 2026
How does the House Education and Workforce Committee vote compared to the full House?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 99% of party-line votes (House median 98%) and the same way as the other party on a median 11% of contested votes (House median 12%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 1, 2026.
36 of the committee’s members have a long enough record to compare; each figure is the middle value among them, beside the middle value for the whole House.
| Measure | Committee median | House median |
|---|---|---|
| With own party, party-line votes | 99% | 98% |
| Same vote as the other party | 11% | 12% |
| Attendance | 98% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 98% | 98% |
| Democrats: with own party | 99% | 98% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Which members of the House Education and Workforce Committee are up for reelection?
30 of the committee’s 37 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (4 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 7 are not running for their seats again, as of Nov 1, 2026.
“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026