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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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HRES 1175
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to…
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On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-122 | Apr 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll122 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 1156
Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-121 | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll121 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 1689
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
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On Passage | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-120 | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll120 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 965
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-119 | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll119 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Discharge | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-113 | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll113 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 6398
RED Tape Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-118 | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll118 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-117 | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll117 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 6409
FENCES Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-116 | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll116 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-115 | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll115 US-GOV-PD | |
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HCONRES 40
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-114 | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll114 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 1174
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-112 | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll112 US-GOV-PD |
| On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-111 | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll111 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 7613
ALERT Act
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-110 | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll110 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 1011
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-109 | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll109 US-GOV-PD |
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HRES 1142
Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-108 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll108 US-GOV-PD |
| On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-107 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll107 US-GOV-PD | |
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Unlinked roll call
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On Motion to Adjourn | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-106 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll106 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 7084
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-105 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll105 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 8029
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-104 | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll104 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-103 | Mar 26, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll103 US-GOV-PD | |
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HRES 1128
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.
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On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-102 | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll102 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 5103
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
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On Passage | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-101 | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll101 US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Recommit | Nay | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-100 | Mar 25, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll100 US-GOV-PD | |
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HRES 1131
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of…
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On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-99 | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll99 US-GOV-PD |
| On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-98 | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll98 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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