Service history
20 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2007
- Representative VA-1 2007–present
Background
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House VA-01 · 2026 General Election
- $4,053,142 raised
- $1,136,232 spent
- $4,292,789 cash on hand
| $4.05M | |
| $2.61M | |
| $1.44M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.39M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $54.32K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.17M |
| Transfers from other committees | $1.35M |
| Offsets to expenditures | $1.17K |
| Other receipts | $92.55K |
| $1.14M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.11M |
| Contribution refunds | $21.66K |
| Other disbursements | $9.00K |
| Cash on hand | $4.29M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through July 15, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $998,696 | $952,694 | $46,002 |
| 2010 | $1,292,243 | $971,827 | $366,418 |
| 2012 | $950,387 | $764,995 | $551,810 |
| 2014 | $1,210,490 | $866,738 | $895,562 |
| 2016 | $1,047,334 | $1,050,401 | $892,495 |
| 2018 | $1,568,765 | $2,103,339 | $357,921 |
| 2020 | $2,019,992 | $2,190,582 | $187,331 |
| 2022 | $2,191,154 | $1,842,095 | $536,390 |
| 2024 | $2,845,018 | $2,005,528 | $1,375,880 |
| 2026 | $4,053,142 | $1,136,232 | $4,292,789 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $119,162 ·
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 264 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 23 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- 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.
- Disclosed stock trades →
115 tickers · 48 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Robert J. Wittman. 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 (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman
- Natural Resources Committee Vice Chair · oversees Energy
- Armed Services Committee · oversees Defense
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
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 Wittman, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — energy coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources — Energy and Mineral Resources, which oversee the energy sector, and disclosed 12 energy-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $180,000) between Sep 2015 and Sep 2023.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
- Committee oversight & trading — defense coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees the defense sector, and disclosed 4 defense-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $60,000) between May 2016 and Jan 2022.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
Committees House Committee on Armed Services · Member
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 1460Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9661Expedited Access to Biosimilars ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HR 9640Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026sponsoredJul 8, 2026
- HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9397Premium Transparency ActcosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9396Prior Authorization Accountability ActcosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9340Ratepayer Protection ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9224Child Care Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 8915NO FAKES Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8884Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8887Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8875Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HRES 1278Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy.cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
- HR 8691Nursing is a Professional Degree ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1209Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
- HR 8163Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 29, 2026
- HR 8092Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
- HR 7992CANS Act of 2026sponsoredMar 17, 2026
- HR 7932HONOR Gold Star Families ActcosponsoredMar 11, 2026
- HR 7889AWRC Act of 2025sponsoredMar 8, 2026
- HR 7749Quantum in Practice ActcosponsoredMar 1, 2026
- HR 7710Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
- HR 7613ALERT ActcosponsoredFeb 19, 2026
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