James R. Walkinshaw

DemocratDistrict D+18119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score17#420 of 433 representatives across tracked bills

Contact James R. Walkinshaw’s office

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

Call office 202-225-1492 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

2265 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4611

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 · 1 signal

Strong
Backs 9 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 9 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 530, H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 1262 and 4 more.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 530 ACES Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 842 Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 909 Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 979 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored:

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: September 10, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 1.1 years

Committees

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

House Committee on Homeland Security
Minority · 12th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
- Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Minority · 18th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

D median

R median

Walkinshaw

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Their score of -0.428 is 0.03 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 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 101–150 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for James R. Walkinshaw on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role		Swing score ·
H.R. 5103Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	NayProjected at the vote: 26 Entrenched (today: 33)	33