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U.S. Representative · Virginia 8th District
Donald S. Beyer
DemocratDistrict D+26119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score47#155 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Donald S. Beyer’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office1226 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4608
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
- StrongBacks 19 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 19 of the 2090 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.Con.Res. 38, H.R. 33, H.R. 1065, H.R. 1502, H.R. 1661 and 14 more.
- 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. 33 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1065 Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1502 North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 11.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Ways and MeansMinority · 12th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Trade
- Subcommittee on Tax
- Joint Economic CommitteeMinority · 7th in seniority
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
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Beyer← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.392 is 0.00 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress7House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 951–1000 of 1962 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 7056Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | No recorded vote | 47 | Middle |
| H.R. 7082FLEX ActSummary on Congress.gov |