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U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 4th District

Val T. Hoyle

Democrat 2nd term On 2026 ballot

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$1.7M raised · top PACs: Allied Pilots Association, American Association for Justice, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 3 of 24 party-line votes (13%; most Democrats: 5%)
97LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 12
12BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Natural Resources 5th minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 20th minority
Age
62

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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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 date16817136067412
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1123271,23522

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 she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 21% 13%
Health 6% 13%
Public Lands and Natural Resources 7% 19%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Public Lands and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection; the two overlap on Government Operations and Politics.

  • She talks most about: Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Ecosystem Restoration (Public Lands and Natural Resources).
  • 16 bills sponsored, most on Public Lands and Natural Resources.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberWater, Wildlife and Fisheries SubcommitteeNatural Resources
MemberNatural Resources Committee5th minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee20th minority

Ranking member on the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

19% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

19% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Grijalva.

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

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 17 · expected 19
Action in committee 3 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 240 of 433 in the House

0.57expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 17 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.57 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 164 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.23
Public Lands and Natural Resources1 of 15

With her party on the other 11 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

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.

Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 12 times (peer median 10), most on Public Lands and Natural Resources.

  • Position: −0.23, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 3 of 24, Finance and Financial Sector 1 of 13, Immigration 1 of 14.

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

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Hoyle$1.7M raised8%44%48%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

52% of what she raised came from individuals; 8% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.7M raised, 48% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

65 PACs of the 114 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

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

  1. Allied Pilots Association50% D
  2. American Association for Justice98% D
  3. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% 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

216 bills

Hoyle voted Yea on 21, Nay on 81, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 112 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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