# Amy Laufer

Amy Laufer is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 55.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 55
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e0776e4-a915-4758-a7b3-70ca42ce3fe4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e0776e4-a915-4758-a7b3-70ca42ce3fe4 (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

Laufer reported $111.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

54 classified statements: 54 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 | Laufer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.7% | 10.4% | 536 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 480 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.6% | 2.9% | 129 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.8% | 14.4% | 110 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 22% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 1,017 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 16 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 60 bills: 59 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 260. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 66 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2074: Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.). (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2074/
- HR 359: Commending the Louisa Extension Master Gardeners. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR359/
- HJ 294: Commending the Reverend Dr. Lehman D. Bates II. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ294/
- HJ 263: Commending Louisa County High School's Career and Technical Education program. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ263/
- HJ 247: Commending the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ247/
- HR 228: Commending the Virginia Soil Health Coalition. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR228/
- HR 211: Commending Sin Barreras. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR211/
- HR 162: Commending the Virginia Telehealth Network. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR162/
- HR 122: Celebrating the life of Elmer H. Steffes. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR122/
- HR 126: Commending the Nursing Advocacy Initiative. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR126/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $111.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1905318552829108391
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1904568944784027657
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1904628360199684384
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1904224615494451425
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1903504607969432061
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1902857616872648889
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1902385387579842963
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1902017164258808304
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1902017788991996373
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/LauferFor55/status/1902058890621005933

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0371
- Campaign site: https://lauferfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/LauferFor55
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauferForVA/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyj.laufer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyjlaufer/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjlaufer/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e0776e4-a915-4758-a7b3-70ca42ce3fe4