Ben L. Cline
Republican · Virginia · 2026 · IncumbentOn the ballot
U.S. House, VA-6Virginia · 2026Top priorities
- Supports holding government accountable for wasteful spending
- Supports Second Amendment protections
- Supports upholding election integrity
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Cline is an attorney who earned a B.A. from Bates College and a J.D. from the University of Richmond, per the campaign site. He served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County before opening a private practice with offices in Lexington, Amherst and Harrisonburg, per the campaign site. He represented Virginia's 24th House District from 2002 to 2018 before his election to Congress, 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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