# Israel O'Quinn

Israel O'Quinn is a Republican member of the Virginia House for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia House, district 44
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4524f0db-f682-4b90-9cd5-628eb1d16ca7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4524f0db-f682-4b90-9cd5-628eb1d16ca7 (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

O'Quinn reported $171.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What O'Quinn says (VA 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | O'Quinn | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 31.9% | 2 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 100.0% | 12.7% | 1 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Republicans 12%); Emergency Management 100% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 178 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 93.7% (96.5%). 123 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 72. 83.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 55 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2159: Commending the Lebanon High School baseball team. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2159/
- HR 2155: Commending the Abingdon High School softball team. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2155/
- HR 2154: Celebrating the life of Billie Wilson Brooks. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2154/
- HR 2158: Celebrating the life of C. Wayne Stevens. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2158/
- HR 2156: Celebrating the life of Curtis Wayne Newsome, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2156/
- HR 2157: Commending the Patrick Henry High School baseball team. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2157/
- HR 2043: Commending WCYB-TV. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2043/
- HR 2041: Commending the Abingdon High School girls' basketball team. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2041/
- HR 2039: Commending the Lebanon High School speech team. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2039/
- HR 2040: Celebrating the life of Travis Hooker. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2040/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $171.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2025-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/israeloquinn/status/1908292884413001903

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0242
- Campaign site: http://www.israeloquinn.com/
- X: https://x.com/israeloquinn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/israeloquinn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israeloquinn5/
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@israeloquinn4700
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/israeloquinn/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4524f0db-f682-4b90-9cd5-628eb1d16ca7