# Jeion Ward

Jeion Ward is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 87
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f3e15ab0-8419-43c2-ab7a-f3984419d1eb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3e15ab0-8419-43c2-ab7a-f3984419d1eb (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

Ward sits at −1.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

42 classified statements: 42 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 | Ward | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.6% | 39.2% | 253 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 326 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 30.9% | 14.4% | 80 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 20% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Labor and Employment 20% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.04), from 120 donors and 1,112 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 17 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 237. 87.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 44 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2084: Commending Master Sergeant Abner E.D. McDew, USAF, Ret. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2084/
- HR 2083: Celebrating the life of Albert Vance Liverman. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2083/
- HR 2085: Commending the Hampton Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2085/
- HR 145: Celebrating the life of Joseph A. Buggs. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR145/
- HR 144: Commending Andrew Billingsley, Ph.D. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR144/
- HB 1497: Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1497/
- HB 1497: Hampton University; recognition and restoration of status as a land-grant university. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1497/
- HB 1390: Health insurance; pharmacies, freedom of choice, delivery of prescription drugs, penalties. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1390/
- HB 1390: Health insurance; pharmacies, freedom of choice, delivery of prescription drugs, penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HR 28: Nominating a person to be elected to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR28/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $235.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1985673820422787284
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1981406829549933027
- 2025-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1981072742427324763
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1977811746489536690
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1977501700392177774
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1975638605185110091
- 2025-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1975275104226713895
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1973816451955052991
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1973446302055997740
- 2025-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jeionward/status/1969023437004808332

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0173
- Campaign site: https://www.jeionward.com/
- X: https://x.com/jeionward
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatejeionward
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeionward/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqPN1WbYENmTUwUNwAJ_TQ/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3e15ab0-8419-43c2-ab7a-f3984419d1eb