# Margaret Franklin

Margaret Franklin is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 23
- Serving since: 2026-01-19
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71c20dff-ae7b-4799-bd80-7e0c03c402fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71c20dff-ae7b-4799-bd80-7e0c03c402fc (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

100% of the 12 bills Franklin sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Virginia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.04), from 239 donors and 162 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

2,048 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.3% (96.5%). 8 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 54. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 4 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2036: Celebrating the life of Louis A. Boone. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2036/
- HJ 287: Commending Birth in Color. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ287/
- HB 1460: Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1460/
- HB 1461: Income tax, state & corporate; microchip & semiconductor manufacturing & supply chain tax credits. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1461/
- HB 1398: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1398/
- HB 1402: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; State Trails Office to include in Statewide Trails Plan. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1402/
- HB 1401: Eminent domain; certificate of take, description of property. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1401/
- HB 1400: Health insurance; coverage for maternal mental health screenings. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1400/
- HB 1403: Severe Maternal Mortality Surveillance and Review Program; established. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1403/
- HB 1398: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1398/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $99.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 69% 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/71c20dff-ae7b-4799-bd80-7e0c03c402fc