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Val T. Hoyle

2nd term · 3.7 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · OR-4 · Democrat · since Jan 2023

Val T. Hoyle

Bills authored 10Missed votes 8 of 524Party unity 47% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 92 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Valerie Anne Hoyle was born in 1964 on a California Air Force base and grew up in New Hampshire, where her father worked as a firefighter and union official.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Emmanuel College in Boston before moving to Oregon in 1999.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle Prior to entering elected office, Hoyle worked in sales for bicycle manufacturers, served as a legislative aide, and was a director for a local United Way chapter.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

Hoyle was appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2009, later winning full terms and serving as majority leader from 2013 to 2015.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle She served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries from 2019 to 2023, and was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

In their own words

“That is why I have introduced the people over profits bill to prevent squeezing every bit of profit out of a medical care system at the expense of our constituents when they are at their most vulnerable.”

Congressional Record · May 14, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1999

    Moved to Lane County, Oregon, and joined the education advocacy group Stand for Children.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

  2. 2009-2017

    Served in the Oregon House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

  3. 2013-2015

    Served as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

  4. 2019-2023

    Served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries.Source 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

  5. 2023-Present

    Serving as U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district.Source 1: Val T. Hoyle — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Val Hoyle

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

98.47% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Val T. Hoyle — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Val Hoylewikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

3.7YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

29,432VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 7.77%

Certified result

98.47%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1999 Moved to Lane County, Oregon, and joined the education advocacy group Stand for Children.
  2. 2009-2017 Served in the Oregon House of Representatives.
  3. 2013-2015 Served as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives.
  4. 2019-2023 Served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries.
  5. 2023-Present Serving as U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district.
House Committee on Natural ResourcesHouse Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureHouse Committee on Natural Resources · Water, Wildlife and Fisheries subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Aviation subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Highways and Transit subcommitteeHouse Committee on Natural Resources · Indian and Insular Affairs subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Water Resources and Environment subcommittee10 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 47 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 39 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$1.2MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $40.0K · 31 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$609.6K · 49.9%
  • Itemized individual$547.3K · 44.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$65.1K · 5.3%
  • All other$979.1 · 0.1%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.233
Social (dim 2)-0.413

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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