James R. Walkinshaw

U.S. Representative · VA-11 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.46· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 271 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

23 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 22 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Walkinshaw’s ratings compare with every representative

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

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 2 missed of 431

Voted on 429 of 431 roll calls; missed 2. Higher than 84% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 117 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 312 votes that split the parties. Lower than 53% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 57% of House members.

0%70%

−0.43

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Walkinshaw’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 8535 Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Passed a chamber Jul 14, 2026Substantive171 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.