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U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 11th District

James R. Walkinshaw

Democrat 1st term Up 2026

Replaced Gerald E. Connolly in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$3.3M raised · top PACs: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, L3harris Technologies, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)
98LoyaltyMed 98
100AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 12
6BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 2% of the House
Committees
  • Homeland Security 12th minority
  • Oversight and Government Reform 18th minority
Age
44

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1922614004316

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.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 48% 46%
Armed Forces and National Security 6% 12%
International Affairs 8% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and International Affairs; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health).
  • 26 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberHomeland Security Committee12th minority
MemberOversight and Government Reform Committee18th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 2% of the House, in the minority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 2% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

24% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Walkinshaw.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

24% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Norton and Wilson.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 23 · expected 19
Action in committee 5 · expected 5
Beyond committee 2 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 271 of 433 in the House

0.46expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 23 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.46 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 6332 (out of committee), H.R. 8535 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.43

With his party on all 8 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 3 of the 3 he 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.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 6 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.43, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Government Operations and Politics 1 of 10, Economics and Public Finance 1 of 25, Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 37.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Walkinshaw$3.3M raised16%48%35%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

64% of what he raised came from individuals; 16% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$3.3M raised, 35% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

81 PACs of the 145 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Defense.

  1. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D
  2. L3harris Technologies48% D
  3. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)78% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

176 bills

Walkinshaw voted Yea on 24, Nay on 33, and sponsored or cosponsored 119 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.