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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

DDemocratVA-8 · Representative
65
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone28
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency95
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

DemocratVA-8 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.394)
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr. is a Democrat Representative from VA, District 8. He has served 11 years in Congress across 6 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 98.3% of the time.

11
Years in Office
6
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Donald

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-4376Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

98.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
9 votes against party
2.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
35
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Donald Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+2.4% vs avg
98.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg
2.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+22.0 vs avg
35
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Ways and MeansJoint Economic Committee

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$755,403
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,628,107
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,429,766
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,205,220
Individual Donors
$421,250
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2015–2027House · VA-8 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

VA-8 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

775,740
Population
$127,899
Median Income
37.0
Median Age
65.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 54.5%Black 13.1%Hispanic 20.0%Asian 11.7%