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Don Beyer

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U.S. Representative · Virginia-8 · 114th-119th, 11 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Beyer, Donald Sternoff A Representative from Virginia; born in Trieste, Italy, June 20, 1950; graduated from Gonzaga College High School, Washington, D.C., 1968; B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1972; automobile dealer; lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1990-1998; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Virginia in 1997; United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 2009-2013; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); chair, Joint Economic Committee (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
11
Bills introduced
61
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
350
Committees
4

Performance & Participation

Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 631 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.3% — Voted against their own party majority 2 of 593 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
983 — Attracted 983 cosponsors across 61 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
113 — Attracted 113 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
350 — 350 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
52 — 52 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03

Committee Assignments

4 committees
Democrat's Protest Against Donald Trump Sparks Backlash From His Own Party
Newsweek · Mar 6, 2025
Virginia Dems oppose CR
Politico · Mar 10, 2025
Virginia Dems oppose CR
Politico · Mar 10, 2025
Virginia Dems oppose CR
Politico · Mar 10, 2025
DOGE staff call police to access U.S. Institute of Peace's D.C. headquarters after standoff
Axios · Mar 18, 2025
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2026 Campaign Finance
$2.1M
Raised
72%
Individual
26%
PAC
—
Small $
1,753
Donors
Individual 72%PAC 26%Other 2%
Top PAC Donors
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10K
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.