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James Walkinshaw
United States House of Representatives

James Walkinshaw

U.S. House — District 11
Democrat Campaign Website →
Incumbent
Currently running for U.S. House — Virginia District 11. Primary 2026-08-04 · General 2026-11-03. This race → Compare against other candidates →
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
0 / 100 F
Raw: -1 of 52 dynamic max · 26 of 50 answered · -3 foreign-influence adjustment
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 2/ 40
National Rank
#8,730 of 8,957 · bottom 2.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Score adjustments

Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.

For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.

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Base score 2/100 → Adjusted -1/100

Contact This Official

Call202-225-1492Send MessageOfficial PageX / Twitter@JamesWalkinshaw
📍 Local district office (1)
Fairfax, VA · 703-256-3071 · 10680 Main Street District, Suite 140 22030

Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

Next Election
November 3, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
Elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections

Official Profile

Religion: Not publicly disclosed — no church/denomination on Ballotpedia or biographical sources
Education: B.A. Politics, New York University (2005)
Birthplace: Arlington County, Virginia (grew up in Prince William County)
Background: U.S. House VA-11 since Sept 2025 (won special election after Rep. Gerry Connolly's May 21, 2025 death). Former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Braddock District) 2019-2025; Connolly's longtime chief of staff before that. Progressive Democrat.
Net Worth: Not publicly available on OpenSecrets (freshman member)
NRA Rating: F (expected; no official grade yet posted for 2025)
Heritage Action Score: Not yet scored (seated September 2025)
Committees: Not yet confirmed (seated September 2025 via special election)
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @JamesWalkinshaw
Campaign Website: https://jameswalkinshaw.org/
U.S. Rep VA-11 (D), since Sept 2025 special election. [2026-06-02 national-autopilot refinement, federal tier] Strong Fairfax County BOS record (2019-2025) provides documented FALSEs on most cells: authored the 2021 Fairfax 'Trust Policy' ending voluntary ICE cooperation (sanctuary author — DHS publicly named him a 'Fairfax sanctuary politician' Dec 2025); championed Fairfax red-flag implementation + library/rec-center gun-ban; voted against Youngkin's transgender-student parental-notification model policy; helped Fairfax earn 'perfect 100' HRC Municipal Equality Index; Equality Act cosponsor (H.R.15, 119th Congress); pushed mail-in/early voting infrastructure; opposes Trump deportation framework and federal concealed-carry reciprocity. Pro-Israel and pro-Ukraine-aid (interventionist). CROSS-PARTY DEVIATIONS: (1) explicit no-AIPAC-money pledge — 'I will not accept contributions from AIPAC or any other organization that supports the continuation of the attacks on Gaza' (unusual for a pro-Israel D); (2) China-hawkish trade rhetoric; (3) pro-resourcing (not defund) police-reform framing on Fairfax BOS. Religion: not publicly disclosed. [2026-07-15 STATUS HYGIENE · CID SRC-RC-0715-001 Batch 1] Confirmed sitting U.S. Rep VA-11 after winning 2025-09-09 special election (≈75%) to succeed late Rep. Gerry Connolly (d. 2025-05-21). Sworn in thereafter. Seeking full term 2026. Predecessor record: gerry-connolly (former/deceased).

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1,2]
1 claim

  1. As a sitting U.S. Representative for VA-11 since September 2025, championed legislation to limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services and protect providers' ability to offer reproductive services — rejecting any personhood protection from conception.

    Verified 2026-06-11Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)[3]

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[4,5]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)[4]

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified

Christian Liberty

0/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

0/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified

Election Integrity

0/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Walkinshaw cosponsored H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, which would reinstate and expand federal preclearance requirements under the Voting Rights Act, prioritizing expanded voting access and opposing state-level election integrity restrictions — at odds with the rubric's voter-ID, paper-ballot, and anti-mass-mail-in standards.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[9]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)[10]
1 claim

  1. As a Fairfax County supervisor, Walkinshaw championed the county's Trust Policy — which limits local-government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, barring officials from sharing immigration status information or detaining residents solely on ICE requests. In Congress, he publicly condemned Trump's immigration crackdowns as 'ICE terrorizing communities without warrants,' and his official immigration page states he supports 'comprehensive immigration reform to create a path to citizenship for the 14 million undocumented immigrants living in America' — a pro-sanctuary and anti-enforcement posture that directly opposes the rubric's anti-sanctuary standard.

    Verified 2026-06-15Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified

Self-Defense & 2A

0/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[11]
1 claim

  1. On October 3, 2025, Walkinshaw cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, which would make it a federal crime to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon or large-capacity ammunition feeding device — directly contradicting the rubric's opposition to assault-weapon bans and high-capacity magazine restrictions.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)[1]

Foreign Policy Restraint

2/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
FALSE (0)[12]
1 claim

  1. Publicly supports continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine and criticized President Trump's 'on-again, off-again support' for Ukraine as harmful to U.S. allies — opposing the rubric's preference for ending ongoing foreign military entanglements.

    Verified 2026-06-11Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
FALSE (0)[12]
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

1 Lean Left1 Center1 Right6 Official9 Other
Official House PageOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
jameswalkinshaw.org/priorities/Unclassified
jameswalkinshaw.org/endorsements/Unclassified
jameswalkinshaw.org/vote/Unclassified
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/19/dhs-calls-fairfax-county...Official
www.ffxnow.com/2022/10/25/fairfax-county-board-forma...Unclassified
wtop.com/fairfax-county/2021/12/fairfax-co-promotes-...Unclassified
www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/opinions/opinion-what-...Unclassified
jewishinsider.com/2025/08/james-walkinshaw-u-s-israe...Unclassified
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Virginia%27s_11th_congres...Encyclopedia
rollcall.com/2025/09/09/james-walkinshaw-virginia-sp...Unclassified
virginiamercury.com/2025/09/09/democrats-retake-conn...Lean Left

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References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

  1. [1]
    Self-described '100% pro-choice'; calls to 'restore and codify Roe v. Wade nationwide' — incompatible with life-from-conception affirmation. Unclassified
    fairfaxtimes.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Self-described '100% pro-choice'; calls to 'restore and codify Roe v. Wade nationwide' — incompatible with life-from-conception affirmation.
  2. [2]
    Self-described '100% pro-choice'; calls to 'restore and codify Roe v. Wade nationwide' — incompatible with life-from-conception affirmation. Unclassified
    jameswalkinshaw.org · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Self-described '100% pro-choice'; calls to 'restore and codify Roe v. Wade nationwide' — incompatible with life-from-conception affirmation.
  3. [3]
    Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund — listed on official endorsements page. Unclassified
    jameswalkinshaw.org · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund — listed on official endorsements page.
  4. [4]
    Cosponsored Equality Act H.R.15 (119th Congress); HRC-aligned — does not affirm man-woman marriage. Official
    walkinshaw.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsored Equality Act H.R.15 (119th Congress); HRC-aligned — does not affirm man-woman marriage.
  5. [5]
    Cosponsored Equality Act H.R.15 (119th Congress); HRC-aligned — does not affirm man-woman marriage. Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsored Equality Act H.R.15 (119th Congress); HRC-aligned — does not affirm man-woman marriage.
  6. [6]
    On Fairfax BOS, voted resolution against Gov. Youngkin's model policy limiting trans-student bathroom access (2022). Unclassified
    ffxnow.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    On Fairfax BOS, voted resolution against Gov. Youngkin's model policy limiting trans-student bathroom access (2022).
  7. [7]
    Campaign actively promotes mail-in/absentee/early voting infrastructure — opposes single-day in-person voting. Unclassified
    jameswalkinshaw.org · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Campaign actively promotes mail-in/absentee/early voting infrastructure — opposes single-day in-person voting.
  8. [8]
    Opposes Trump deportation framework; champions 'comprehensive immigration reform' — opposes border wall + military deployment. Official
    walkinshaw.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Opposes Trump deportation framework; champions 'comprehensive immigration reform' — opposes border wall + military deployment.
  9. [9]
    Publicly opposes ICE detainers; called them an unjudicial burden (Jan 2026); defends Fairfax non-cooperation. Right
    breitbart.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Publicly opposes ICE detainers; called them an unjudicial burden (Jan 2026); defends Fairfax non-cooperation.
  10. [10]
    Authored / pushed the 2021 Fairfax County 'Trust Policy' ending voluntary ICE cooperation — sanctuary-jurisdiction architect. DHS publicly named him a 'Fairfax sanctuary politician' Dec 2025. Official
    dhs.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Authored / pushed the 2021 Fairfax County 'Trust Policy' ending voluntary ICE cooperation — sanctuary-jurisdiction architect. DHS publicly named him a 'Fairfax sanctuary politician' Dec 2025.
  11. [11]
    Personally championed Fairfax red-flag-law implementation; backs assault-weapon ban + high-capacity-mag restrictions. Unclassified
    wtop.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Personally championed Fairfax red-flag-law implementation; backs assault-weapon ban + high-capacity-mag restrictions.
  12. [12]
    Strong Ukraine-aid supporter; framed as carrying on Connolly's pro-Israel, pro-democracy interventionist line — does not support ending forever wars. Unclassified
    jewishinsider.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Strong Ukraine-aid supporter; framed as carrying on Connolly's pro-Israel, pro-democracy interventionist line — does not support ending forever wars.
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