# Debra Gardner

Debra Gardner is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 76.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 76
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/28a2a753-16db-4236-baf0-398c0cafa259

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/28a2a753-16db-4236-baf0-398c0cafa259 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Gardner sits at −1.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.10 (standard error 0.02), from 580 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 10 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 230. 72.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 90 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2037: Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2037/
- HR 2031: Commending Al Madina School of Richmond. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2031/
- HR 361: Commending the Manchester Middle School cheer squad. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR361/
- HR 129: Celebrating the life of Evelyn Willinette Morris-Harris. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR129/
- HB 355: Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB355/
- HB 283: Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB283/
- HB 236: Local, regional, and school library material; establishment of model policies. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB236/
- HB 235: Elections; districts, precincts, and polling places, pilot program for super precincts. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB235/
- HB 240: Admission to bail; fixing terms of bail, mental health considerations. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB240/
- HB 240: Admission to bail; fixing terms of bail, mental health considerations. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB240/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $353.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0361
- Campaign site: https://debragardnerfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/Debra4Delegate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra4delegate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.gardner.98478672
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debra4delegate
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-d-gardner-6b5a3b165/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/28a2a753-16db-4236-baf0-398c0cafa259