# Josh Thomas

Josh Thomas is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 21
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6db5cc9-d9d3-4cbd-9532-6126a47c2ab3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6db5cc9-d9d3-4cbd-9532-6126a47c2ab3 (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

Thomas reported $926.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

244 classified statements: 244 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 | Thomas | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.5% | 307 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.8% | 10.4% | 175 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 61.5% | 39.2% | 91 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 2.9% | 75 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 36.5% | 14.4% | 40 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.0% | 224 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 1,008 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 97.4% (96.5%). 39 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 164. 93.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 22 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 443: Commending Dennis L. Dunlap. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR443/
- HR 445: Commending Superior Paving Corporation. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR445/
- HR 444: Commending Nova Patient Care. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR444/
- HJ 305: Celebrating the life of Brian Robert Bilheimer. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ305/
- HJ 288: Commending the Haymarket Police Department. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ288/
- HJ 289: Commending the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ289/
- HJ 290: Celebrating the life of Mary Gay Cobb Koerber. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ290/
- HB 1463: Zoning; nonconforming uses, manufactured homes. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1463/
- HB 1368: Consumer Data Protection Act; individual action for damages or penalty, social media platforms. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1368/
- HB 1355: Labor and employment; payment of wages, definition. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1355/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $926.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 54% 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2104608578132717798
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2044040651780575697
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2041273095638421645
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2036815166772228284
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2029194227226181706
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2029328190137667770
- 2026-02-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2026045311689331192
- 2026-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2023503051659874787
- 2026-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2022034042821198073
- 2026-02-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/VA_JET/status/2021305123096473675

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0382
- Campaign site: https://jetforva.com/
- X: https://x.com/VA_JET
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081832000047

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6db5cc9-d9d3-4cbd-9532-6126a47c2ab3