This week, I met with students from Virginia State University to share my journey from a history nerd in Ettrick to making history as the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia, and how they can engage to make change now.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 4
Jennifer L. McClellan
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Voting Record — 581
Yes43%
No57%
Present1%
Not Voting0%
Party align99%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 4
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Jennifer L. McClellan
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 4
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Republicans talk about lowering costs, but keep passing bills that will raise your utility bills. I spoke and voted against their rollback of energy efficiency standards that lower your utility bills by decreasing energy demand.
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Yesterday, House Republicans once again put polluters over the American people and increased utility bills by rolling back a fee that shifted the costs of methane pollution from consumers to big corporate polluters.
I spoke against this bill and voted no.
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📹 Are you a federal employee in Virginia whose life has been upended by the Trump Administration? I want to hear your story.
In 1870, Senator Hiram R. Revels took his oath of office. A public servant, minister and college president, he was the first Black man to serve in Congress.
Today, a record 67 Black members in the 119th Congress continue to build on his legacy. #BHM2025
Watch the full amendment process here:
“[F]reedoms of speech and of the press are among the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained except by despotic governments.”
-George Mason
I offered an amendment to ensure Energy & Commerce protects free speech and press from FCC overreach.
Republicans voted no.
Happy birthday, @kaine.senate.gov! Grateful for your service, mentorship and friendship over the years.
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As a mother who nearly died in childbirth, I spoke in favor of an @energycommerce.bsky.social oversight plan amendment supporting data reporting that tracks the consequences of state abortion restrictions on patients and providers across the country.
House Republicans voted no.
Katina Moss from Richmond is one of the over 600,000 Virginians who could lose her health care because House Republicans passed their budget plan to cut Medicaid last night.
Thank you, Katina, for speaking up.
I’m proud to fight for you!
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As a state legislator, I was proud to expand Medicaid in Virginia.
I just supported an @energycommerce.bsky.social oversight plan provision to review the impact of Medicaid cuts on the over 600,000 Virginians covered by that expansion.
House Republicans voted no.
This is a betrayal of working families who wanted lower costs. That’s why I voted NO.
Their plan cuts nutrition programs for families and free meal programs at school that are crucial for reducing child hunger — a cruel part of Republicans’ plan that will take food off families’ tables and Make America Hungry Again.
This budget would wreak havoc on Medicaid and increase premiums for the tens of millions of Americans who get health care through the Affordable Care Act.
For example, a 60-year-old couple with an income of $85,000 in VA-04 would see their health insurance costs increase by $13,461 per year.
While Republicans insist on “saving money” by slashing funds for nutrition programs, education, and health care for our nation’s veterans, this plan adds $4.5 trillion to our national debt.
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Voting History
581 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | H. Res. 93 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-05 | H. Res. 93 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-05 | H.R. 776 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-04 | H.R. 43 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 21 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 21 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 471 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 375 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H.R. 165 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H. Res. 53 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H. Res. 53 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H.R. 187 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-21 | H.R. 186 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-16 | H.R. 30 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-16 | H.R. 30 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 33 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 144 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 164 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 28 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 28 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 153 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 152 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-13 | H.R. 192 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-09 | H.R. 23 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-07 | H.R. 29 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | Motion to Commit with Instructions | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Election of the Speaker | NOT_VOTING | — | — | Johnson (LA) |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Call by States | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
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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