# James Walkinshaw

James Walkinshaw is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 11th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 11th district
- Serving since: 2025-09-10
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000831
- FEC candidate IDs: H6VA11066

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000831 (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

18% of Walkinshaw’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.7 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

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

1,442 classified statements: 1,254 posts on X, 134 Congressional Record speeches, 54 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Walkinshaw | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.8% | 6.6% | 7 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 16.2% | 27.5% | 178 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.7% | 73.2% | 28 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.5% | 9.8% | 110 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 12.1% | 22.7% | 199 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.9% | 117 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 45% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (House Democrats 8.9%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.02), from 1,100 donors and 426 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

431 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.0% (96.4%). 8 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 yea · 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 397. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 46 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10839: Heat Island Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10839
- H.R. 10718: Federal Employee Records Relief Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10718
- H.R. 10473: Justice for Ukrainian Children Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10473
- H.R. 10474: CISA Force Structure Assessment Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10474
- H.R. 10376: Telehealth Reporting and Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10376
- H.R. 9886: Federal Facilities Indoor Air Quality Assessment Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9886
- H.R. 9887: Swatting Registry Best Practices Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9887
- H.R. 9888: Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9888
- H.R. 9492: Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9492
- H.R. 9448: Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9448

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 22% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 78% 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/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114743648344531348
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114774394358866335
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114806426035945758
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114813973119828343
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114823147656470800
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114840667906089375
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114388429010075868
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114414338056552482
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114472445315092655
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw/status/2114492960880599068

## Links

- Official site: https://walkinshaw.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/Rep_Walkinshaw
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000831

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000831