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Ben Cline
U.S. Representative, VA-6
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District VA-6
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people 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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-334 | Dec 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll334 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-333 | Dec 12, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll333 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 2550
Protect America's Workforce Act
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On Passage | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-332 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll332 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-331 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll331 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Discharge | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-321 | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll321 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 3898
PERMIT Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-330 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll330 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-329 | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll329 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
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On Passage | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-328 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll328 US-GOV-PD |
| On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-327 | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll327 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-326 | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll326 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-325 | Dec 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll325 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 3638
Electric Supply Chain Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-324 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll324 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-323 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll323 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 939
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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On Motion to Table | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-322 | Dec 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll322 US-GOV-PD |
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S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-320 | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll320 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Commit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-319 | Dec 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll319 US-GOV-PD | |
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HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-318 | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll318 US-GOV-PD |
| On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-317 | Dec 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll317 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 1676
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-316 | Dec 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll316 US-GOV-PD |
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S 356
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-315 | Dec 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll315 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 1049
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-314 | Dec 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll314 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 1069
PROTECT Our Kids Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-313 | Dec 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll313 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-312 | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll312 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 4305
DUMP Red Tape Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-311 | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll311 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 2965
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-310 | Dec 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll310 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,030,467 | $969,486 | $328,322 | $0 | $56 | — | $1,030,411 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 16, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:20 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $1,028,542 | $0 | $1,028,542 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,558 | OMNI HOMESTEAD | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 19, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,429 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Oct 3, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 26, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 8, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | May 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 12, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Feb 14, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 18, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 18, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | May 8, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND | BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 23, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oppose | $4,795 (3 records) | Apr 3, 2024–Jun 11, 2024 · as of Jun 11, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | Support | $589 (20 records) | Feb 2, 2023–Nov 13, 2024 · as of Nov 13, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Social media
Recent posts
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