# John McGuire

John McGuire is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001239
- FEC candidate IDs: H0VA07133, H2VA07196

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001239 (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

4.7% of McGuire’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 15%).

## What McGuire says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,021 classified statements: 855 posts on X, 67 newsletters, 54 Congressional Record speeches, 45 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McGuire | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 190 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 4.7% | 15.1% | 213 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 72.8% | 67.7% | 77 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 8.9% | 196 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 36.5% | 37.4% | 121 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 3.0% | 139 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 32% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (House Republicans 12%); Health 14% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.01 (standard error 0.02), from 601 donors and 1,545 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.9% (97.1%). 41 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 yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 316. 9.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 146 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9756: MAT Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9756
- H.R. 9633: Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9633
- H.R. 9522: National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9522
- H.R. 8843: FAFO Act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8843
- H.R. 7935: Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7935
- H.Res. 1053: Honoring Sweet Briar College on the 125th anniversary of its founding. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1053
- H.R. 7368: Riley Gaines Act (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7368
- H.Res. 1024: Expressing support for the designation of January 2026 as "National Human Trafficking Prevention Month". (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1024
- H.R. 7185: Home Savings Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7185
- H.R. 7051: American Dream Act (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7051

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 36% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 32% 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/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2114768309933457595
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2114799725132313054
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2114344979124339124
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2114356311601078400
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2113993923865800712
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2114069418041069883
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2113631540647247970
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · The Report: Military Medal Finally Received · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2113269151347130766
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire/status/2112707009749373261

## Links

- Official site: https://mcguire.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJohnMcGuire
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnMcGuire
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjohnmcguire
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001239

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001239