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Ben Cline
U.S. Representative, VA-6
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, VA-6 current
Virginia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VA-6
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VA-6
Virginia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VA-6
Virginia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VA-6
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, VA-6
Virginia |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VA-6
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — National Security Agency and Cyber unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.714, social dim. -0.205. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 105 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 106 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 104 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 539 — Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security. | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 747 — Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4216 — Made-in-America Defense Act | Yea | Sep 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4275 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3357 — Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act | Nay | Jul 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1917 — Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3937 — Wabeno Economic Development Act | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3351 — Improving Access to Small Business Information Act | Yea | Jul 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3095 — To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes. | Yea | Jul 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,023 recorded contributions totalling $1,033,926. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 265 of 1023 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 80 | $235,200 | 23% |
| Corporate PAC | 28 | $149,987 | 15% |
| Small-dollar | 134 | $11,139 | 1% |
| Super PAC | 23 | $5,384 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 758 | $632,216 | 61% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,558 | OMNI HOMESTEAD | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,429 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Oct 3, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | May 8, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | May 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Feb 14, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 26, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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