DemocratIn office since Sep 2025

James Walkinshaw

U.S. Representative, VA-11 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, VA-11Born 1982Political staffer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 0; 26 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +50.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Homeland SecurityBorder Security and EnforcementCybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMilitary and Foreign AffairsDelivering on Government Efficiency

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 26 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 6332 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax,…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 8535 Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Crime and Law Enforcement · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 10960 To provide authority to convert certain employees serving under time-limited appointments to career or…
Introduced Nov 2026

HR 10839 Heat Island Reduction Act
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10718 Federal Employee Records Relief Act
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Oct 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Walkinshaw sits in the U.S. House

Walkinshaw is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Eric Swalwell, Bill Keating, Donald Norcross

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Walkinshaw’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Walkinshaw’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Walkinshaw	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Walkinshaw was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20252026202720282029U.S. House, VA-11

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)