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Ben Cline

Ben Cline

Republican · VA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019

  • Representative VA-6 2019–present

Background

  • background Born February 29, 1972; a lawyer and member of the Republican Party
  • role Virginia House of Delegates (24th district) from 2002 to 2018
  • role U.S. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House VA-06 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,441,436 raised
  • $1,058,317 spent
  • $711,442 cash on hand
$1.44M
$1.32M
$725.92K
Itemized (≥ $200)$679.10K
Unitemized (< $200)$46.82K
Other committees (PACs)$597.76K
Transfers from other committees$117.60K
Offsets to expenditures$154.32
$1.06M
Operating expenditures$853.32K
Contribution refunds$3.00K
Other disbursements$202.00K
Cash on hand$711.44K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 15, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

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.

Ben Cline campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash 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

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $123,993 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    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.

  • 30
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 269 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    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.

  • 0
    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.

  • 10
    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

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (10)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Cline most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Cline connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 10016Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2026sponsoredAug 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 9156Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9160No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families ActcosponsoredJun 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
  • HR 8403To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.cosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HRES 1199Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HR 8374Equal Treatment for Farmers ActcosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HR 8283Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
  • HR 8117Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HRES 1137Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc., and commending its work establishing industry standards that ensure the safe interoperability of firearms and ammunition.cosponsoredMar 24, 2026
  • HR 8077287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026sponsoredMar 24, 2026
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Committee activity

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