Promise Tracker › Jennifer L. McClellan
U.S. Representative, Virginia 4th district · Democrat
Jennifer L. McClellan
106 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for28742.5%
- Voted against38256.5%
- Did not vote00.0%
Turned up for 99.0% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
McClellan voted 99 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Robert C. "Bobby" Scott more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with James C. Moylan. They agreed 68 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 8 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- March 7, 2023
- Terms served
- 2 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- December 28, 1972
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Gun violence is the recurring subject in McClellan's indexed remarks, under two headings totaling ten. Medical bills follow at six and a heading on American history at five. Black maternal health, education, Women's History Month and the cost of living account for the rest that repeat.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- National Gun Violence Awareness Month7
- Medical Bills Are Too High6
- Another Blight on American History5
- Celebrating Black Maternal Health3
- Education Is of Great Importance to Congressional Black…3
- Gun Violence Awareness Month3
- Women's History Month3
- 151 Days Without a Vote to Lower Costs2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
106 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Jennifer L. McClellan’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-20HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS“Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath), from the Sixth District. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I thank so much, once again, our esteemed colleague Representative Jennifer McClellan from Virginia who consistently, over and over again, has always been steadfast in holding Special Order hours for the Congressional Black Caucus.”
- 2026-07-15HONORING THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the City of Colonial Heights, Virginia, as it celebrates its 100th Anniversary and to congratulate its residents, businesses, and community leaders on a century of remarkable history, growth, and service.”
- 2026-06-29FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION FOR ALL“Mr. Speaker, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, gave birth to a new Nation built on the revolutionary idea that the power of government is derived from the people.”
- 2026-06-29RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY CYBERSECURITY ACT“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, which I am proud to co-lead with Representative Miller-Meeks of Iowa. This bill represents the sort of bipartisan work that is important for the security and stability of the American grid and the safety of the American people.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Jennifer L. McClellan voted on 469 and was with the Democrat majority on 466 of them.
469 party line votes cast
- With their party46699.4%
- Against their party30.6%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Yea · On Passage
- 21-Jul-2025H R 3095Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocrat · VA · agreed on 99.4% of 665 shared votes
- Emanuel CleaverDemocrat · MO · agreed on 99.4% of 641 shared votes
- Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocrat · NY · agreed on 99.1% of 667 shared votes
- Betty McCollumDemocrat · MN · agreed on 99.1% of 657 shared votes
- Shontel M. BrownDemocrat · OH · agreed on 99.0% of 668 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 67.6% of 74 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 62.1% of 66 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 45.7% of 663 shared votes
- James GallagherRepublican · CA · agreed on 40.7% of 91 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 37.7% of 657 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Jennifer L. McClellan as speaking in 90 items of business across 61 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- July 20, 2026ADJOURNMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- July 20, 2026HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- July 15, 2026HONORING THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 115
- June 29, 2026FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION FOR ALL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 108
- June 29, 2026RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY CYBERSECURITY ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 108
- June 29, 2026KIDS INTERNET AND DIGITAL SAFETY ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 108
- June 25, 2026WORLD VITILIGO DAY; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 107
- June 24, 2026LOSING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 106
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Jennifer L. McClellan. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted against (Nay) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Virginia Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Virginia representatives in this Congress: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott and John J. McGuire III.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.