# Katrina Callsen

Katrina Callsen is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 54.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 54
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d0263d88-91b1-414d-b58b-1ff0523f75ec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0263d88-91b1-414d-b58b-1ff0523f75ec (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

97% of the 68 bills Callsen sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Virginia House.

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

259 classified statements: 259 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 | Callsen | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.5% | 341 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.6% | 10.4% | 272 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.2% | 39.2% | 323 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.2% | 2.9% | 104 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.4% | 14.4% | 278 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 274 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 12% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Commerce 8.0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 199 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.0% (96.5%). 19 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 68 bills: 67 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 42 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 287. 97.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 9 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1535/
- HR 2200: Celebrating the life of Robert Stewart McAdams. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2200/
- HR 2188: Commending the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2188/
- HR 2146: Commending Janine Kenna Dozier. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2146/
- HR 2144: Commending the Charlottesville Downtown Mall. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2144/
- HR 2142: Commending Chiles Family Orchards. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2142/
- HR 2145: Commending Charles Ridgeway Schuyler III. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2145/
- HR 2143: Commending the Virginia School Boards Association. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2143/
- HJ 293: Commending Jaunt. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ293/
- HJ 299: Commending Richard Bonnie. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ299/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $121.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2092629140255993883
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2092629143544353037
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2091487123446587619
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2074634449065549961
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2072682642638590123
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2072453049864290452
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2072453053702119487
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2062306403000164550
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2062306406334705935
- 2026-05-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/delegatecallsen/status/2060896183279661565

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0354
- Campaign site: https://www.katrinacallsen.com/
- X: https://x.com/delegatecallsen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatrinaforHD54
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katrina.callsen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatecallsen
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@katrinacallsenfordelegate
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-callsen-497a8612b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0263d88-91b1-414d-b58b-1ff0523f75ec