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James R. Walkinshaw

U.S. House · Virginia
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.8M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.8M65%
  • PACs$922k33%
  • Transfers & other$35k1%

22% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$969k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatVirginia, district 11
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
VA-10 · Suhas SubramanyamVA-9 · H. Morgan GriffithVA-3 · Robert C. 'Bobby' ScottVA-5 · John J. McGuire IIIVA-6 · Ben ClineVA-7 · Eugene Simon VindmanVA-1 · Robert J. WittmanVA-4 · Jennifer L. McClellanVA-8 · Donald S. Beyer, Jr.VA-2 · Jennifer A. KiggansVA-11 · James R. Walkinshaw
VA-11 · Virginia
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On the ballot · Virginia House, district 11 · Nov 398% party to win· vs. Purves ↓
The campaign · in their words

“In Congress, I'm working to stop Trump's reckless agenda and deliver for Virginia families.”

jameswalkinshaw.org · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 440 bills and votes and 29 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 29 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Purves · 2026vs. pick…
Walkinshaw (you're viewing)
Overall
27
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

VA-11 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Walkinshaw (D)98%
Purves (R)4%
The race · VA-11
James WalkinshawDemocrat · incumbent · Left 27 on the record98%
Arthur PurvesRepublican · challenger · Right 38 from statements4%
3827
64 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Purves's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
James Walkinshaw$3.2M
$2M from individuals · $1.6M itemized
Arthur Purves$41k
$28k from individuals · $13k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of James R. Walkinshaw's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 8 sponsored, 276 cosponsored, 83 statements, 556 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Federal power and civil liberties · 16% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 17 statements · 243 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 8 party-line votesFederal power 16%Health care · 14% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 72 cosponsored · 5 statements · 82 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votesHealth care 14%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 2 sponsored · 28 cosponsored · 6 statements · 148 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 15 party-line votesFederal budget 9%Crime and justice · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 4 statements · 172 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesCrime 9%Civil rights, gender and religion · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 5 statements · 110 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 4 party-line votesCivil rights 9%Business, finance and labor · 8% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 8 statements · 151 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 11 party-line votesBusiness 8%Education · 7% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 13 statements · 32 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votesEducation 7%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 0 statements · 74 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 32 party-line votesForeign policy 6%Elections, representation and accountability · 6% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 11 statements · 14 tweetsElections 6%Immigration · 6% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 2 statements · 75 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesImmigration 6%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 5% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 6 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 44 party-line votesEnergy 5%Guns · 3% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 2 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesGuns 3%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 2% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 3 statements · 20 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 2 party-line votesHousing 2%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 1 statements · 14 tweets1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

James R. Walkinshaw

● Democrat · U.S. House · Virginia
Raised
$2.8M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$280k
labor unions
Overall
Left
27pt left
Actions
1,079
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 398% · vs. Purves ↓
The campaign · in their words

“In Congress, I'm working to stop Trump's reckless agenda and deliver for Virginia families.”

Making Life More Affordable ↗“He opposed the Trump tariffs and is working to restore Congress's authority over trade policy - because we shouldn't be taxing American families to fund Trump's trade war.”Protecting Health Care ↗“James believes health care is a right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy or well-connected.”
From jameswalkinshaw.org, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 27 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Walkinshaw (D)98%
Purves (R)4%
The race · VA-11
James WalkinshawDemocrat · incumbent · Left 27 on the record98%
Arthur PurvesRepublican · challenger · Right 38 from statements4%
3827
64 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Purves's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
James Walkinshaw$3.2M
$2M from individuals · $1.6M itemized
Arthur Purves$41k
$28k from individuals · $13k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Federal power and civil liberties · 16% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 17 statements · 243 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 8 party-line votesFederal power 16%Health care · 14% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 72 cosponsored · 5 statements · 82 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votesHealth care 14%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 2 sponsored · 28 cosponsored · 6 statements · 148 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 15 party-line votesBudget and taxes 9%Crime and justice · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 4 statements · 172 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votes9%Civil rights, gender and religion · 9% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 5 statements · 110 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 4 party-line votes9%Business, finance and labor · 8% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 8 statements · 151 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 11 party-line votes8%Education · 7% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 13 statements · 32 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votes7%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of James R. Walkinshaw's priorities · 1 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 0 statements · 74 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 32 party-line votes6%
9% Crime and justice9% Civil rights8% Business and labor7% Education6% Foreign policy
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions38$280k
Retail & business32$148k
Defense14$93k
Issue groups23$74k
Other politicians12$65k
Finance & insurance15$52k
Agriculture & food10$47k
Health care12$45k
Everything else46$167k
Raised $2.8M · 65% individuals · 33% pacs