Former Representative for Virginia’s 7th District, 2019–2025
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.20
- In office
- House 2019–2025
6 years in Congress
Left office. Spanberger left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Eugene Simon Vindman (Democrat) in January 2025.
Bottom line
- Moved bills further than peers in the 118th Congress: effectiveness 1.10 against 0.60 expected; 1 of their bills became law (1 commemorative).
- Broke with Democrats most on Crime and Law Enforcement in the 118th Congress: voted against them on 33% of party-line votes (8 of 24), against 4% for most Democrats.
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Agriculture and Food and Health.
- 38 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
- Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.
Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.
- 6 years in Congress.
Her cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within her party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Spanberger.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
51% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Sherrill and Pettersen.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
Her billsExpected for a peer
1.10expected 0.51 · average member 1.00
With her party on the other 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Jul 27, 2023 NAY D 0–209
- H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Dec 14, 2023 YEA D 163–45
- H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 May 31, 2023 YEA D 165–46
- H.R. 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Jul 20, 2023 YEA D 164–38
- H.R. 5860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Sep 30, 2023 YEA D 209–1
- H.R. 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Nov 14, 2023 YEA D 209–2
- H.R. 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Sep 25, 2024 YEA D 209–0
- H.J.Res. 7 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Feb 1, 2023 YEA D 11–197 Broke with party
- H.J.Res. 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Feb 9, 2023 NAY D 31–173
- H.R. 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Apr 12, 2024 YEA D 147–59
Voted with her party on 9 of the 10 she voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Voted with Democrats on 92% of party-line votes, broke 65 times (peer median 16), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Position: −0.20, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 8 of 24, Economics and Public Finance 8 of 215, Immigration 7 of 23.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.
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