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RepublicanVirginia · U.S. Representative
Robert
Wittman
U.S. Representative for Virginia
In office
18 yrsSince Dec 2007
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
67Born Feb 3, 1959
Party
Republican
What they stand for
Wittman has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Expand 529 accounts to cover workforce trainingWittman has repeatedly sponsored the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, which would allow 529 savings accounts to be used for credentialing programs, apprenticeships, and other workforce training expenses beyond traditional higher education. The bill has drawn more than 200 cosponsors in its most recent iteration and has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses.
- 02Preserve hunting and angling access on federal landsWittman has sponsored the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act in successive Congresses. The legislation addresses hunter and angler access on federally managed lands and has attracted between 50 and 99 cosponsors in both its 2023 and subsequent reintroduced versions.
- 03Reform veterans' health care access and accountabilityWittman has introduced several veterans-focused bills: the Veteran's Choice Accountability Act (H.R.554), which targets accountability in veterans' choice health care; the Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Processes Act (H.R.555), addressing information sharing within VA systems; the BRAVE Act (H.R.553); and the Veterans Collaboration Act (H.R.552). All have been reintroduced across multiple Congresses.
- 04Link congressional pay to on-time budget passageWittman has sponsored a suite of budget-process measures: the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R.208), which would withhold congressional pay when a budget is not enacted on time; the Stay on Schedule Resolution (HRES.12), requiring Congress to remain in session until a budget is passed; and the Inaction Has Consequences Act (H.R.209). All three have been reintroduced across multiple Congresses.
- 05Support Chesapeake Bay conservation and critical mineralsWittman's professional background in environmental health is reflected in his sponsorship of the Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025 (H.R.2091), a reintroduced measure targeting conservation efforts in the bay watershed central to his district. He has also sponsored the SECURE Minerals Act of 2026 (H.R.7126), addressing domestic critical mineral security.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Robert J. Wittman represents Virginia's 1st congressional district, a seat he has held since December 2007. His district encompasses portions of the Richmond suburbs, the Hampton Roads area, the Northern Neck, and the Middle Peninsula. By professional background, Wittman is an environmental health specialist, a field that informs his engagement with natural resource and conservation policy. He serves on committees with jurisdiction over defense and natural resources, areas reflected consistently in his legislative activity. Among his sponsored measures, Wittman has introduced legislation to expand workforce training investment options (H.R.1151, H.R.1477), protect hunting and angling access on federal lands (H.R.556, H.R.615), address veterans' health care accountability and information sharing (H.R.554, H.R.555, H.R.553, H.R.552), and support Chesapeake Bay conservation (H.R.2091). He has also sponsored measures tied to the federal budget process, including a resolution requiring Congress to remain in session until a budget is adopted (HRES.12), a measure linking congressional pay to budget passage (H.R.208), and a companion bill outlining consequences for legislative inaction (H.R.209). Additional sponsored bills address organ donation referral processes (H.R.330), adoption information access (H.R.215), and domestic critical minerals (H.R.7126). On two recorded votes, Wittman voted against his party's majority: against the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (H.R.6363), and against the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act (H.R.4984), both of which became law.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Jan 16, 2025Sponsored
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
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Mar 8, 2023Sponsored
Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act
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Feb 28, 2024Voted no
(HR.4984)
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Nov 14, 2023Voted no
(HR.6363)
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Wittman raised $3.4M this cycle, with 28.4% from PAC contributions, 35.1% from individuals, and 36.5% from other sources. Top PAC contributors include Grow the Majority, Wittman Victory Committee, the Guidehouse Inc. Political Action Committee, and Space Exploration Technologies Corp PAC. Top employer concentrations include Hepburn and Sons LLC, Redwood Research, Appian, and The Peterson Companies. Individual contributions were heavily itemized, with unitemized donations accounting for just 3.9% of individual receipts.
Total raised · 2026
$3.4M
Cash on hand
$3.9M
Spent
$915K
By source
- Individuals$1.2M · 35.1%
- PACs$965K · 28.4%
- Other$1.2M · 36.5%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)3.9%
Top PAC contributors
- GROW THE MAJORITYFEC ↗$466K
- WITTMAN VICTORY COMMITTEEFEC ↗$377K
- THE GUIDEHOUSE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEHOUSE PFEC ↗$10K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PACFEC ↗$10K
- AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUNDFEC ↗$8K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PACFEC ↗$7K
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACFEC ↗$7K
- VICTORY EASTFEC ↗$5K
- SIX PACFEC ↗$5K
- ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS$33K· 13 donors
- HEPBURN AND SONS LLC$18K· 5 donors
- ENTREPRENEUR$16K· 6 donors
- REDWOOD RESEARCH$14K· 5 donors
- APPIAN$14K· 4 donors
- JAMES RIVER AIR CONDITIONING CO.$14K· 4 donors
- CHARLES POTOMAC CAPITAL LLC$14K· 4 donors
- THE PETERSON COMPANIES$14K· 5 donors
- HARBINGER STRATEGIES$13K· 7 donors
- HILLDRUP$12K· 6 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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