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James C. Justice
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WV
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), WV current
West Virginia |
Republican | Jan 14, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Special Committee on Aging unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.566, social dim. 0.285. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (838 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Not voting | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 3927 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,389 recorded contributions totalling $17,926,986. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 1234 of 1389 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super PAC | 209 | $11,946,022 | 67% |
| Big donor | 763 | $2,939,362 | 16% |
| Corporate PAC | 212 | $2,031,927 | 11% |
| Party | 15 | $377,247 | 2% |
| Self-funded | 1 | $278,670 | 2% |
| Small-dollar | 34 | $1,287 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 155 | $352,471 | 2% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500,000 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Feb 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,500,000 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Jan 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,500,000 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Feb 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,500,000 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Jan 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,048,265 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Nov 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,048,265 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Nov 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $350,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Sep 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $350,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Sep 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $300,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Jun 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $300,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Jun 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $278,670 | JUSTICE FOR WV SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 | JIM JUSTICE FOR U.S. SENATE | Self-funded | May 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $148,184 | — | CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC | Super PAC | Dec 4, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $148,184 | — | CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC | Super PAC | Dec 4, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $148,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Dec 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $148,000 | — | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | Super PAC | Dec 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)
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S 4548
US · May 14, 2026
GROUSE Act of 2026
Social media
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