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U.S. Senator from West Virginia · Class I

James C. Justice

Republican 1st term Up 2030
100LoyaltyMed 100
96AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
1BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.56

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 4% of the Senate
Breaks on
  • Economics and Public Finance 1%
Committees
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Bills on
  • Public Lands and Natural Resources
  • Taxation
  • Agriculture and Food
Age
75

Where Justice has influence

Roles

No committee leadership roles.

Talks most about

Stories in Justice’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Justice breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Justice voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 1% · 1 of 183 party 1%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Justice broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Jul 14, 2026 S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as… Not voting Failed
50–46
Jul 14, 2026 PN9382 Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second CircuitOn the Nomination Not voting Passed
50–45
Apr 15, 2026 S.J.Res. 123 A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.On the Motion to Discharge · This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran unless a declaration of war… Not voting Failed
47–52
Feb 12, 2026 H.J.Res. 142 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.On the Joint Resolution · This joint resolution reinstates provisions of District of Columbia (DC) tax law to conform with federal tax law. Not voting Passed
49–47
Jan 27, 2026 S. 3627 Pregnant Students’ Rights ActOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain… Not voting Failed
47–45
Dec 9, 2025 PN4665 James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of MississippiOn the Nomination Not voting Passed
51–46
Dec 9, 2025 PN4665 James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of MississippiOn the Cloture Motion Not voting Passed
49–46
Dec 9, 2025 PN6151 William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of LouisianaOn the Nomination Not voting Passed
49–46

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Justice is saying

All 18 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Justice voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.76· expected 1.02

Meets expectations

Rank 49 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Justice’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 14
  2. Action in committee 4
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 3
  5. Became law 1

14 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 14 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 commemorative

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Justice’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Justice.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 38 missed of 913

Voted on 875 of 913 roll calls; missed 38. Lower than 78% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 16 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 807 votes that split the parties. Higher than 83% of senators.

75% 100%
8/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 58% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.56

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 16 sponsored bills

Sponsored 16 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 303 (median 308), 113 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Public Lands and Natural Resources, Taxation, Agriculture and Food.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations212 100%
Economics and Public Finance206 37%
Other112 100%
Armed Forces & National Security50 84%
International Affairs35 17%
Immigration33 21%
Energy & environment26 100%
Congress19 95%
Environmental Protection18 67%
Finance and Financial Sector18 78%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources14 100%
Taxes, finance & economy14 100%
Energy13 100%
Government Operations and Politics12 75%
Sports and Recreation12 67%
Transportation and Public Works12 42%
Health care9 100%
Foreign affairs & trade8 100%
Budget & appropriations7 100%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 17%
Housing and Community Development6 100%
Taxation6 50%
Transportation & infrastructure6 100%
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100%
Health4 25%
Education & families3 100%
Emergency Management2 0%
Science, Technology, Communications2 100%
Immigration & border2 100%
Crime & justice2 100%
Education1 0%
Families1 0%

How often Justice voted with Republicans on each issue is part of Pro.

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RTom CottonAR Senate100%agreement
  2. RJames E. RischID Senate100%agreement
  3. RSteve DainesMT Senate100%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Justice’s campaign raised $80K: $45K (57%) from individuals and $34K (43%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $196K.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

Last cycle, party money, self-funding and debts are part of Pro. See Pro

Who funds Justice

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 16.

  1. American Hospital Association Trade association PAC
  2. Bluegrass Committee Member’s leadership PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

See how much each organization gave Justice this cycle and last, the mix of corporate, labor, trade and other PACs, and who else each one funds.

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Justice’s own leadership PAC: Babydog's Almost Heaven PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. Senate, West VirginiaRepublican2025–present

Seat

Seat
Class 1, junior senator
Current term
2025–2031
Age
75

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-224-3954
509 Hart Senate Office Building
District offices
Charleston
Instagram
senjimjustice

Elsewhere

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