Service history
2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025
- Representative VA-11 2025–present
Background
- background Native of Northern Virginia; began political career in late 2000s
- role Chief of staff to U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly from 2009 to 2019
- role Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member from Braddock District, 2020–2025
- achievement Won special election on September 9, 2025, succeeding retiring Rep. Gerry Connolly
- role U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district since September 2025
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House VA-11 · 2026 General Election
- $2,758,961 raised
- $1,779,785 spent
- $979,176 cash on hand
| $2.76M | |
| $2.73M | |
| $1.80M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.41M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $392.03K |
| Party committees | $10.00K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $922.07K |
| Transfers from other committees | $10.00K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $7.74K |
| Other receipts | $6.78K |
| $1.78M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.76M |
| Contribution refunds | $19.32K |
| Cash on hand | $979.18K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through July 15, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 348 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 21 bills sponsored
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- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
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- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for James R. Walkinshaw. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Walkinshaw, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10034RECOVER PII ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9887Swatting Registry Best Practices ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9888Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026sponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9886Federal Facilities Indoor Air Quality Assessment ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9730Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9714Capping Appointed Positions ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9596Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 5, 2026
- HR 9579Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9492Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting ActsponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActsponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HCONRES 110Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.sponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HRES 1366Commending Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of its first direct presidential election in 1996, and expressing support for Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.sponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9168Complete America’s Great Trails ActsponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HCONRES 108Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HR 9125Sectoral AI Governance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HR 9099DHS Release Transparency ActcosponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9113Department of Homeland Security Accountability Act of 2026sponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HRES 1318Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 9000SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
Proceedings attended
- “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act; 3) H.R. 8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; 4) H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act; 5) Several postal naming measures.
- “DoW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches”
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; 2) H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; 3) H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; 4) H.R. 8467, Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act; 5) H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act; 6) H.R. 8466, Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act; 7) H.R. 8340, Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act; 8) H.R. 1755, Timely and Accurate Benefits Act; 9) H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act; 10) Several postal naming measures.
Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.
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