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U.S. Representative · Virginia 1st District
Robert J. Wittman
RepublicanDistrict R+3119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score49#162 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Robert J. Wittman’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2055 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4601
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
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 Democrats · 4 signals
- StrongBacks 9 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 9 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1266, H.R. 1993, H.R. 3491, H.R. 3692, H.R. 4294 and 4 more.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+3)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. VA-1 has a partisan lean of R+3. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: VA-1 is R+3VA-1 has a partisan lean of R+3 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
- WeakHeritage Action 72 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 72; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 14 points toward the Democrats.
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
- 18.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Natural ResourcesVice ChairMajority · 2nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on Armed ServicesMajority · 4th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land ForcesChairman
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Wittman← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.446 is 0.08 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress72House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 1–50 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1834To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 75
| Swing |
| H.R. 331 |