VA-11Representative profile

James R. Walkinshaw Voting Record and Issue Profile

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U.S. House Representative

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James R. Walkinshaw
VA-11 · In office since 2025Democrat
99%
party alignment
Issue Profile
Climate32 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 32 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Homeowner Energy Freedom Act and opposing Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act.

Energy3 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 3 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act and opposing Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision"..

Healthcare2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and opposing Protect Children’s Innocence Act.

Abortion / Reproductive Rights0 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

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Official Position

Access to contraception, IVF, abortion, and broader reproductive health care is a fundamental right and supports federal legislation to protect reproductive freedom nationwide.

Source: Walkinshaw House - Reproductive Freedom
Jobs / Labor2 votes
More labor-supportive

Based on 2 tracked votes, this profile is more labor-supportive, including opposing Flexibility for Workers Education Act and backing Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act.

Education1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including opposing Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People's Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes..

Official Position

Strong public education is the foundation of a thriving community and economy, and highlights school funding, teacher pay, and modernized buildings as priorities.

Source: Walkinshaw House - Education
Housing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Official Position

Every working family deserves a safe, affordable place to call home and supports federal action to expand affordable housing supply, cut red tape, and strengthen housing tax credits.

Source: Walkinshaw House - Affordable Housing
Criminal Justice / Policing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including opposing District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025.

Official Position

Protecting civil rights and protecting public safety go hand in hand, and supports both stronger community trust and increased support for local law enforcement and mental-health crisis response.

Source: Walkinshaw House - Public Safety & Civil Rights
Government Reform / Democracy2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing ROTOR Act and opposing Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act.

Trade2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Remote Access Security Act and backing Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act.

Foreign Policy7 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 7 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. and backing this concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S.