Melanie A. Stansbury

DemocratDistrict D+7119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score27#306 of 433 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Melanie A. Stansbury’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-6316 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3101

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Republicans · 2 signals

Strong
Backs 29 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 29 of the 2090 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 38, H.R. 309, H.R. 452, H.R. 539 and 24 more.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.Con.Res. 12 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.Con.Res. 38 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 309 National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 452 Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored:

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 5.3 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Natural Resources
Minority · 4th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Minority · 8th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Delivering on Government EfficiencyRanking Member

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

D median

R median

Stansbury

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Their score of -0.432 is 0.04 to the left of the House Democratic median (-0.393).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Democratic average

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House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)

Swing score by bill

swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 451–500 of 1962 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for Melanie A. Stansbury on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role		Swing score ·
H.R. 6502College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov	No position yet	No recorded vote	34 Broke with party on 2% of 34 similar votes	Middle
H.R. 7891Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026