James R. Walkinshaw

DemocratDistrict D+18119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score17#419 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 · 2 signals

Strong
Backs 35 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 35 of the 2090 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 38, H.R. 530, H.R. 842, H.R. 909 and 30 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. 530 ACES Act
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- 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

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 351–400 of 1962 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for James R. Walkinshaw on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role		Swing score ·
H.R. 8671Bank Fraud Technology Advancement Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov	No position yet	No recorded vote	31 Broke with party on 11% of 5 similar votes	Middle
H.R. 9331STOP Payments Fraud Act of 2026