# Irene Shin

Irene Shin is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 8
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3f02dc5d-5107-4620-add7-c32a2ea8bf44

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f02dc5d-5107-4620-add7-c32a2ea8bf44 (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

The policy areas Shin talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

326 classified statements: 326 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 269 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 10.4% | 387 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 41.7% | 39.2% | 357 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 2.9% | 358 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.9% | 14.4% | 218 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.0% | 108 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Energy 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Education 8.8% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.02), from 524 donors and 748 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 98.9% (96.5%). 34 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 70 bills: 69 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 486. 78.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 72 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2056: Commending Stephen Smith-Cobbs. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2056/
- HR 2055: Commending the Hunter Mill Democratic District Committee. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2055/
- HR 2054: Commending the AAPI Victory Fund. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2054/
- HR 456: Celebrating the life of Master Technician Raul Perla. (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR456/
- HR 455: Commending Bree Fram. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR455/
- HR 457: Commending Sabrina Bruce. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR457/
- HJ 304: Commending Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ304/
- HJ 308: Commending Jeannine Prokop. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ308/
- HJ 302: Commending Brandon Kim. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ302/
- HJ 303: Commending the Town of Herndon Parks & Recreation Department. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ303/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $177.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2114822154525028393
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2113753950503440822
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2112559464926617769
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2112151795027832836
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2112197084707455081
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2110406265876971999
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2110044511120261578
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2109439885161677243
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2109734458345628024
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ireneshintweets/status/2109754624878039304

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0344
- Campaign site: https://www.ireneforva.com/
- X: https://x.com/ireneshintweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ireneforva
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ireneshinn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ireneforvirginia
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-shin-6b0bb8148/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f02dc5d-5107-4620-add7-c32a2ea8bf44