Retire through Ownership Act
House roll call 314 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Result: Passed
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated from Lexington High School, Lexington, Va., 1990
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B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, Me., 1994
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J.D., University of Richmond Law School, Richmond, Va., 2007
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staff, United States Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, 1994-2002
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marketing consultant, 2002-2007
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assistant commonwealth's attorney, Rockingham County, Va., 2007-2013
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member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 2002-2018
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lawyer, private practice
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elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present)
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one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2024 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, United States Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Original source ↗ - Reviewed legal-career context
His House biography records private legal practice and service as assistant commonwealth’s attorney for Rockingham County and Harrisonburg from 2007 to 2013. The prosecutorial role was separate from his later congressional office.
Member's official House biography or announcement · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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His office dates work on Representative Bob Goodlatte’s legislative staff to 1994 and says he later became chief of staff. It also records chairmanship of Virginia’s Militia, Police, and Public Safety Committee during his state legislative service.
Member's official House biography or announcement · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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His official biography lists assignments on Judiciary, Appropriations, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Budget. This office-provided roster was checked for the 119th Congress; it is not a performance rating.
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Selected claims reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.
Recent recorded congressional votes
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Water Resources Development Act
House roll call 313 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Ratepayer Protection Act
House roll call 312 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
House roll call 311 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗PROOF Act
House roll call 310 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
House roll call 309 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
House roll call 308 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
House roll call 307 · Sep 15, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Reported campaign finances
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FEC record H8VA06104
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $1,908,289
- Disbursements
- $1,709,308
- Cash on hand
- $527,303
- Debts owed
- $0
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