# May Nivar

May Nivar is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 57
- Serving since: 2026-01-14
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/50a18b88-f257-4234-920f-cfa531a28be4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/50a18b88-f257-4234-920f-cfa531a28be4 (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

Nivar reported $2.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.03), from 764 donors and 174 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

2,056 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.4% (96.5%). 6 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 107. 88.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 39 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2151: Commending Kierlyn Sherman. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2151/
- HR 2152: Commending Jonathan C. Zur. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2152/
- HR 2150: Commending Myra Goodman Smith. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2150/
- HB 1407: Charitable gaming; veterans service organizations, use of proceeds. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1407/
- HB 1345: Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1345/
- HB 1345: Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1345/
- HB 1305: Regulatory boards; powers and duties, disciplinary action, dismissal. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1305/
- HB 1115: Nonemergency medical transportation providers; fee disclosure. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1115/
- HB 1267: Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; membership, definition of "employee." (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1267/
- HB 1119: Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1119/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.2M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/50a18b88-f257-4234-920f-cfa531a28be4