Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Rob Wittman

U.S. Representative, VA-1 since 2007. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 11 elections between 2005 and 2024, winning 11.

U.S. Representative, VA-1Born 1959Civil servant

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 18 yrs; Since 2007
Bills became law: 0; 22 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −2.6; Lost 2026
Elections: 12; 2005–2026

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

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Natural Resources · Vice ChairEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
House Committee on Armed ServicesTactical Air and Land Forces · ChairmanSeapower and Projection Forces
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 22 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wittman sits in the U.S. House

Wittman is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: John James, Mike Kelly, Dale Strong

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

With Wittman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

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

Career

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

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 U.S. House, VA-1

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

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, VA-1	Lost	D+2.6	R+5.0	−7.6
2024	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+12.8	R+5.0	+7.8
2022	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+13.0	R+6.1	+6.9
2020	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+16.4	—	—
2018	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+10.5	—	—
2016	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+23.2	—	—
2014	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+28.5	—	—
2012	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+15.1	—	—
2010	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+29.1	—	—
2008	U.S. House, VA-1	Won	R+14.8	—	—
2007	Virginia House of Delegates, District 99	Won	—	—	—
2005	Virginia House of Delegates, District 99	Won	R+23.2	—	—