# Ryan McDougle

Ryan McDougle is a Republican member of the Virginia Senate for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/995be769-49d1-40b6-8177-e8ee31087af1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/995be769-49d1-40b6-8177-e8ee31087af1 (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

82% of the 45 bills McDougle sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Virginia Senate.

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

61 classified statements: 61 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McDougle | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.3% | 2.3% | 92 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 9.5% | 85 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 41.0% | 37.3% | 158 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.3% | 168 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.8% | 15.4% | 208 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.3% | 86 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 24% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Law 20% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Taxation 20% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Emergency Management 12% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 123 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

6,566 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 95.9% (95.7%). 90 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 165. 82.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 38 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 2077: Celebrating the life of Philo Duwain Dibble. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2077/
- SJ 188: Commending Thomas M. Woody. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ188/
- SJ 189: Commending the Families of the Wounded Fund. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ189/
- SR 54: Celebrating the life of Clifford H. Walls, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR54/
- SR 37: Commending Edward Joseph Face. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SR37/
- SJ 80: Commending David R. Hines. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ80/
- SB 805: Landowners; sale of certain property by locality. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SB805/
- SB 790: Health insurance; mandated benefits, coverage for treatment of menopause and perimenopause. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SB790/
- SB 791: Assisted living facilities; requirements for resident referral agencies, required disclosures, etc. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB791/
- SB 791: Assisted living facilities; requirements for resident referral agencies, required disclosures, etc. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SB791/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $626.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2105702962265763886
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2085777117078303153
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2076395389331353803
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2073480827569111267
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2069063814302109841
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2068756789055926759
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2066969596746400027
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2055424236374634851
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2053535170670518602
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/ryanmcdougle/status/2052756621390913586

## Links

- Official site: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S69
- Campaign site: https://www.ryanmcdougle.com/
- X: https://x.com/ryanmcdougle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRyanMcDougle
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcdougle-02852517/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/995be769-49d1-40b6-8177-e8ee31087af1