Former representative · Virginia's 10th district

Jennifer Wexton

Jennifer Wexton served in Congress from 2019 to 2025, last as a Democratic representative for Virginia's 10th district. In the 118th Congress, 1,222 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 227, and cast 702 of 711 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Former
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2019
Last term ended
Jan 3, 2025
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial record
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,22218.6%227 of 1,222 · rank 8 of 44299%702 of 711 · rank 136 of 442222 became law23%49 of 215
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.3%3 of 997 · rank 368 of 44396%550 of 570 · rank 310 of 443161 became law12%30 of 257

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 118th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.38+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 7909: Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActYea
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 266–158· Against party
  2. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
  3. H.R. 2799: Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023Yea
    Mar 7, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 301–125· Against party
  4. H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 121–299· Against party
  5. H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
    Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 116–303· Against party
  6. H.R. 467: HALT Fentanyl ActYea
    May 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 289–133· Against party
  7. H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs ActYea
    Mar 29, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 268–163· Against party
  8. H.R. 185: To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.Yea
    Feb 8, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 253–168· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. H.R. 10545: American Relief Act, 2025Yea
    Dec 20, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 366–34
  2. H.R. 10515: American Relief Act, 2025Nay
    Dec 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 174–235
  3. S. 759: Beagle Brigade Act of 2023Not voting
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 381–20
  4. H.R. 8663: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024Not voting
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 404–1
  5. S. 3857: Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer ActNot voting
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 369–37
  6. S. 1351: Stop Institutional Child Abuse ActNot voting
    Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 373–33
  7. H.R. 1101: Lumbee Fairness ActYea
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 311–96
  8. S. 3448: Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023Yea
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–12
  9. H.R. 115: Midnight Rules Relief ActNay
    Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 210–201
  10. S. 4077: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Dianne Feinstein Post Office".Not voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 348–39
  11. S. 141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActNot voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 382–12
  12. S. 3998: Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024Not voting
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 390–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

38 sponsored · 3 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced3182%
  2. Reported by committee12.6%
  3. Passed one chamber37.9%
  4. Became law37.9%

Policy areas

  1. Health9
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement7
  3. Government Operations and Politics6
  4. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3
  5. Finance and Financial Sector3
  6. International Affairs3
  7. Agriculture and Food2
  8. Families2

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 3391 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0
    Became law· Health· Jan 4, 2025
  2. H.R. 3354 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building".
    Became law· Government Operations and Politics· Jan 2, 2025
  3. H.R. 6210 To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Dec 16, 2024
  4. H.R. 10099 National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Nov 1, 2024
  5. H.R. 9953 Return USA Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Oct 8, 2024
  6. H.Res. 1468 Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Sep 18, 2024
  7. H.R. 9233 HEALTHY BRAINS Act of 2024
    Introduced· Health· Jul 30, 2024
  8. H.R. 7152 Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act
    Passed one chamber· International Affairs· Jul 8, 2024

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

No committee seats are listed.

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Virginia's 10th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.5B
Per resident
$5,606
Rank in Virginia
6 of 11
Contract actions
12.1K
New awards: 4,746

By fiscal year

  1. 3.8BFY2017
  2. 4.1BFY2018
  3. 4.2BFY2019
  4. 5.7BFY2020
  5. 5BFY2021
  6. 5.6BFY2022
  7. 5.5BFY2023
  8. 5.7BFY2024
  9. 5.3BFY2025
  10. 4.5BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$861.6M19%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of the Navy$596.9M13%
    Department of Defense
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$491.7M11%
  4. Department of the Air Force$320.8M7.1%
    Department of Defense
  5. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$215.1M4.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Federal Aviation Administration$153.8M3.4%
    Department of Transportation
  7. Department of the Army$153.2M3.4%
    Department of Defense
  8. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$139.5M3.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$501.4M11%
    10 awards
  2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$327.8M7.2%
    128 awards
  3. VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC$273.8M6.0%
    127 awards
  4. SOFTRAMS LLC$153.6M3.4%
    7 awards
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$142M3.1%
    37 awards
  6. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$128.9M2.8%
    8 awards
  7. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$96M2.1%
    10 awards
  8. I3 FEDERAL LLC$95.7M2.1%
    23 awards
  9. LEIDOS, INC.$94M2.1%
    1 award
  10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES, INC.$84.9M1.9%
    3 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$29.42
through Mar 31, 2025
Cash on hand
$0
From committees
$0
0 committees
From contractor PACs
$0
0 PACs · — of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$29.42$0$00 PACs · — of committee money
2024$554.8K$86.8K$15K13 PACs · 17% of committee money
2022$3.9M$871.2K$153.5K34 PACs · 18% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Virginia's 10th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  2. House · Virginia's 10th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  3. House · Virginia's 10th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.