Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
Republican · Virginia · 2026 · IncumbentOn the ballot
U.S. House, VA-1Virginia · 2026- Rebuilding the military
- Increasing access to broadband
- Improving access to a 21st century education for children
Per the campaign site.
Wittman spent 26 years in Virginia state government as an environmental health specialist with the Department of Health's Division of Shellfish Sanitation, per the campaign site. He studied biology at Virginia Tech, earned a master's in public health from the University of North Carolina and a Ph.D. in public policy from Virginia Commonwealth University, per the campaign site. He served on Montross Town Council, as mayor, and on the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors before his election to the Virginia House of Delegates and then Congress in 2007, per the campaign site.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
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