About
Cline, Benjamin Lee a Representative from Virginia; born in Stillwater, Payne County, Okla., February 29, 1972; graduated from Lexington High School, Lexington, Va., 1990; B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, Me., 1994; J.D., University of Richmond Law School, Richmond, Va., 2007; staff, United States Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, 1994-2002; marketing consultant, 2002-2007; assistant commonwealth's attorney, Rockingham County, Va., 2007-2013; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 2002-2018; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present); 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.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 638 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 601 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
366 — Attracted 366 cosponsors across 29 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
32 — Attracted 32 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
267 — 267 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
16 — 16 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Directors Guild Lobbies on AI Bill and Tax Credit
Legis1 · Oct 12, 2026
Beth Macy campaign announces town halls in Clifton Forge, Daleville
Augusta Free Press · Oct 8, 2026
David Colton | Coming to terms in the Sixth: Can Beth Macy beat Ben Cline?
Augusta Free Press · Oct 4, 2026
Letters to the editor: Know what you're voting for
Winchester Star · Oct 1, 2026
Reese Bull | Ben Cline on the Supreme Court: Supreme, or supine?
Augusta Free Press · Sep 23, 2026
