# Donald Beyer Jr.

Donald Beyer Jr. is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 8th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001292
- FEC candidate IDs: H4VA08224

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001292 (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

16% of Beyer’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.5 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

## What Jr. says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,620 classified statements: 2,191 posts on X, 316 press releases, 88 Congressional Record speeches, 25 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jr. | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.4% | 6.6% | 14 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 41.3% | 27.5% | 15 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.6% | 73.2% | 78 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.9% | 9.8% | 123 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 13.2% | 22.7% | 195 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.9% | 88 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%); Health 19% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 12% (House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 3,012 donors and 6,187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 63 bills: 63 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 371. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10249: Kids Safety on Set Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10249
- H.R. 10120: National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10120
- H.R. 10014: Restoring Accountability in Appropriations Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10014
- H.R. 9977: Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9977
- H.R. 9835: Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9835
- H.R. 9729: Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9729
- H.R. 9730: Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9730
- H.R. 9696: Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9696
- H.R. 9622: Modernizing Aeronautical Standards Act (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9622
- H.R. 9261: Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9261

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.5M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2114812075218502000
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2114812077579620805
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2114823545683677201
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2113662365434614001
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2113669230075744436
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2113312834805182542
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2113348254629056702
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2112994866439332254
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2113006024760180838
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDonBeyer/status/2112646845247705492

## Links

- Official site: https://beyer.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDonBeyer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDonBeyer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdonbeyer
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001292

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001292