Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 17 recorded roll calls
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 276 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 30 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting
votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Ben Cline. 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 (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls
Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes
Campaign finance
2020 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House VA-06 · 2026 General Election
- $900,313 raised
- $680,286 spent
- $238,774 cash on hand
| $900.31K | |
| $895.76K | |
| $534.29K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $474.09K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $60.20K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $361.47K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $4.56K |
| $680.29K | |
| Operating expenditures | $497.54K |
| Contribution refunds | $2.80K |
| Other disbursements | $179.95K |
| Cash on hand | $238.77K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through December 31, 2020 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2020)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $999,245 | $980,498 | $18,748 |
| 2020 | $900,313 | $680,286 | $238,774 |
| 2022 | $993,252 | $964,685 | $267,341 |
| 2024 | $1,030,467 | $969,486 | $328,322 |
| 2026 | $1,441,436 | $1,058,317 | $711,442 |
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10581Shenandoah VALOR ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HR 10575Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HRES 1584Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
- HR 10377MAGA ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
- HR 10327Cost Estimates Improvement ActcosponsoredSep 9, 2026
- HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
- HR 10222No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
- HR 10016Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2026sponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HJRES 203Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of the antitrust laws in the fire truck manufacturing industry.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9722Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.sponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9453End EPA Abuse Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9298Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9249No PLA Employees Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9160No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9156Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8826In God We Trust ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8787Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security ActsponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8611Logan's LawcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
- HR 8570Cost Estimate Clarity ActsponsoredApr 28, 2026
- HR 8569No Bias in the Baseline ActsponsoredApr 28, 2026
- HRES 1223Expressing support for the designation of Undiagnosed Awareness Month.cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
Committee assignments (10)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Appropriations Committee
- Budget Committee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee · oversees Technology
- Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · oversees Technology, Telecom
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
- National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee
- Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Cline, 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.
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