# Paul Krizek

Paul Krizek is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 16
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d90e6a36-4464-4481-b00d-74ed9964d45e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d90e6a36-4464-4481-b00d-74ed9964d45e (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

Krizek reported $241.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

182 classified statements: 182 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 | Krizek | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.5% | 318 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.2% | 10.4% | 592 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 22.5% | 39.2% | 606 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.9% | 497 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 14.4% | 548 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 248 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 15% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.8% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 276 donors and 1,199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.4% (96.5%). 13 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 197. 84.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 53 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2034: Commending the NVMS Conflict Resolution Center. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2034/
- HR 2035: Celebrating the life of Marcella Mary McCarthy Corbett. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2035/
- HJ 85: Commending Katie Register. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ85/
- HJ 86: Celebrating the life of Mattie L. Palmore. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ86/
- HJ 84: Commending the Friends of Dyke Marsh. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ84/
- HB 1181: Alcoholic beverage control; expands definition of special events, mixed beverage caterer's licenses. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1181/
- HB 1157: Charitable gaming; denial, suspension, or revocation of permit. (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1157/
- HB 1181: Alcoholic beverage control; expands definition of special events, mixed beverage caterer's licenses. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1181/
- HB 850: VA Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements, delayed effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB850/
- HB 640: Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB640/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $241.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 71% 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.

- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2104906062143041884
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2103136365747802316
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2102208949667958983
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2101685577347121572
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2100959881784107519
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2100020695107309712
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2095937987146092627
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2095576567367815560
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2095653458065895545
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/KrizekForVA, https://x.com/KrizekPaul/status/2094488310106251619

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0281
- Campaign site: https://www.paulkrizek.com/
- X: https://x.com/KrizekForVA
- X: https://x.com/KrizekPaul
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KrizekForVA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krizekforva/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8cGl9ep5AX9kK75k9jjicQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkrizek/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d90e6a36-4464-4481-b00d-74ed9964d45e