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At a Glance
Seat
Representative for Virginia District 4
Born
December 28, 1972
Age 53
Phone
(202) 225-6365
Office
1628 Longworth House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 4

Jennifer L. McClellan

Jennifer Leigh McClellan is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.

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Voting Record — 581
Yes43%
No57%
Present1%
Not Voting0%
Party align99%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 4

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Jennifer L. McClellan
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 4
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Jennifer L.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 26 sponsored · 151 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

The DHS funding bill does allocate additional funding for bodycams, limit the Department’s transfer authority and provide robust support for FEMA. While these provisions are encouraging, they fall short of addressing the impunity afforded to ICE — and the moral rot it has allowed to fester.
In Virginia’s Fourth, I hear from communities in Chesterfield, Henrico, Petersburg, Richmond and beyond about ICE escalating its tactics to the detriment of public safety and civil liberties. None of this has served to make us safer, and this disturbing pattern of behavior demands drastic action.
This past year has seen horrific breaches of fundamental constitutional rights at the hands of ICE. Overly aggressive agents have entered homes without a warrant; detained people without due process, some in horrendous conditions; terrorized immigrant communities and shed American blood.
Today’s bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security does not go nearly far enough to rein in an out-of-control ICE and hold it accountable for the chaos and fear it has unleashed. I voted no. 🧵
Roe protected abortion rights for 50 years. Dobbs ended it. As Chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, I joined @ReproCaucus Co-Chair @RepDegette on this anniversary of Roe to hold a roundtable with @PlannedParenthood CEO @alexismcgill to discuss the work that remains to be done.
This weekend, Virginia inaugurated a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. I was excited to participate in the historic celebrations as Abigail Spanberger became the first woman Governor in the Commonwealth’s history. Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
Trump’s EPA said it would disregard the value of human life in regulatory analysis. This decision exposes Americans to more oil and gas pollution. During today’s committee markup, I joined @energycommerce.bsky.social Democrats to urge my Republican colleagues to oppose this rollback.
Dr. King’s dream was to make America live up to the ideals upon which it was founded. His nightmare was that laws alone would not systemically address the impact of over 300 years of slavery and Jim Crow. I led a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour to discuss our work to make his dream a reality.
Shirley Chisolm took her oath of office as the first Black woman in Congress 57 years ago. Today, I am one of 31 Black women in the 119th Congress. Chisholm wrote, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” We won’t stop pulling up chairs as we work to expand the table.
Photo of Shirley Chisholm smiling at the mic.
The Trump Administration has made life harder for millions thanks to its reckless tariff policies, devastating cuts to our health care system and SNAP, failure to bring down costs and more. Virginia families paid $1,269 more in 2025 due to rising inflation. Nationwide, they paid over $1,600 more.
Graphic. Background is photo of Trump with price tags on houses that read, “+1625 nationwide” and “+1269 for VA.” Text reads, “Failure Isn’t Free: TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR COST AMERICANS HUNDREDS MORE.” Logo of Rep. McClellan is present.
One year ago today, the world watched as Donald Trump took his oath of office as the 47th President of the United States. Since then? Trump has unleashed chaos; stoked division with his war on DEI; traumatized our federal workforce; intimidated immigrant communities; and sowed fear in our country.
In her own words, “I’m a doer, hands-on kind of person. If I can see the road and see where it turns and see where it went, I am more sure.” Her precision, perseverance and leadership paved the way for generations of scientists and engineers.
Virginia’s 4th District has lost a trailblazing native daughter. Born in Dinwiddie County, educated at Virginia State and Virginia Tech, Dr. Gladys West was one of the Hidden Figures whose research led to the development of the GPS and transformed how we understand and navigate the Earth.
Photo of Dr. Gladys West.
In 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. toured Virginia’s Fourth as part of his “People to People” tour recruiting volunteers for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Freedom Corp. Today, I joined Mount Level Baptist Church to commemorate Dr. King’s visit and celebrate his legacy.
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Voting History
581 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-05H.R. 776 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-04H.R. 43 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-23H.R. 471 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 375 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 165 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 187 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-21H.R. 186 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-15H.R. 33 (119th)Final passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 144 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 164 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-14H.R. 153 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 152 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-13H.R. 192 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-09H.R. 23 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-07H.R. 29 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Motion to Commit with InstructionsYESYESFailed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-03Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTINGJohnson (LA)
2025-01-03Call by StatesPRESENTPassed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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