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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · VA-1

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Robert J. Wittman

Representative · VA · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+80
does
Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Overall tax level
analysis
says−70
does
Spending vs. restraint
analysis
says−80
does
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says−60
does0
gap +60
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says
does0
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does−35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Government role in coverage
analysis
says−70
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Energy sources
analysis
says−80
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−90
does−57
gap +33
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says−80
does−23
gap +57
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says−70
does−55
gap +15
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says−80
does−55
gap +25
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says−70
does−11
gap +59

Money — FEC

$4.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$166.7Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$299.4Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Timothy Stephen Cywinski

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$29.2Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Lisa Vedernikova Khanna

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$277.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Jason Knapp

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$594.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Ericka Kopp

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$15.9Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Andrew Lucchetti

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$57.7Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Amanda Pohl

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$51.4Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Sean Sublette

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$66.1Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Shannon Leigh Taylor

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$2.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Melvin Tull

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$289.5Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 33 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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