# J.J. Singh

J.J. Singh is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/837c9441-c0d2-497e-80e9-955bf152831b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/837c9441-c0d2-497e-80e9-955bf152831b (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

Singh missed 3.8% of 3,855 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Virginia House (average 98.2%).

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

331 classified statements: 331 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 | Singh | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.1% | 10.4% | 476 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.5% | 39.2% | 473 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.8% | 2.9% | 149 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.8% | 14.4% | 219 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 295 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 26% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Education 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.03), from 446 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,855 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.0% (96.5%). 30 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 122. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 92 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2201: Commending the Goshen Post Elementary School Presidential AI Challenge team. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2201/
- HJ 195: Commending the SevaTruck Foundation. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ195/
- HJ 178: Commending the Peace Corps. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ178/
- HJ 165: Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ165/
- HB 1491: Electric utilities; construction of new overhead transmission lines, siting requirements. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1491/
- HB 1487: Underground transmission lines; pilot program, clarifies qualifying projects, report. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1487/
- HB 1312: Virginia student tuition and mandatory fees; two-year freeze. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1312/
- HB 1099: Student-athlete name, image, and likeness deal transparency; best practices, report. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1099/
- HB 1120: Electric power-assisted bicycles, etc.; improving safety for operators and general public, report. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1120/
- HB 1099: Student-athlete name, image, and likeness deal transparency; best practices, report. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $215.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 42% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2112327211609121000
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2111963744804770185
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2109095088819450147
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2109302055945015756
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2108594338322403727
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2108594341992157649
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2107627603335196716
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2105296410023252426
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2102398769082077670
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SinghforVA/status/2100351066978062816

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0385
- Campaign site: https://www.jjsingh.com/
- X: https://x.com/SinghforVA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SinghForVA/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhjj

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/837c9441-c0d2-497e-80e9-955bf152831b