# Ellen McLaughlin

Ellen McLaughlin is a Republican member of the Virginia House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia House, district 36
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/318cc276-b981-4744-82ff-1c7cc7d0c0b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/318cc276-b981-4744-82ff-1c7cc7d0c0b6 (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

McLaughlin voted against the majority of Virginia House Republicans 201 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom 5% of the Virginia House (average 96.5%).

## What McLaughlin says (VA 2025–26 session)

22 classified statements: 22 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McLaughlin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 9.3% | 471 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.6% | 31.9% | 659 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.2% | 12.7% | 207 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Republicans 11%); Families 33% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Health 33% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 50 donors and 562 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 85% (96.5%). 201 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 116. 96.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 10 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 34: Celebrating the life of Charles Ray Obaugh, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR34/
- HR 33: Celebrating the life of Zachary Wayne Reese. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR33/
- HR 32: Commending the Augusta Regional Dental Clinic. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR32/
- HJ 83: Celebrating the life of Charles Frederick Downs. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ83/
- HJ 48: Sidewalk, etc. improvements; authority granted to cities and towns to require dedication of land. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ48/
- HB 1283: High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1283/
- HB 673: Animal Cruelty Conviction List; established. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB673/
- HB 349: Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB349/
- HB 349: Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB349/
- HB 346: Va. Freedom of Information Act; exclusion to application of chapter, public utility account numbers. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB346/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $99.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/2014332044289990867
- 2025-12-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/2003199800922263792
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1976996800394580130
- 2025-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1975157583427366955
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1974227781392150638
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1965856494555115739
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1962563219886616761
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1960414868718375065
- 2025-08-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1956053253923172739
- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/campbell4va/status/1939715108214866185

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0350
- Campaign site: https://www.campbellfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/campbell4va
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campbell4va/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004949538286
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-campbell-75114a1b4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/318cc276-b981-4744-82ff-1c7cc7d0c0b6