Jennifer L. McClellan
- Previous profession
- Lawyer, General Counsel for Verizon
- First public office
- 2006Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 2006 to 2017
- Years in public office
- 20
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, McClellan has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while McClellan is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. McClellan votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
McClellan votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, McClellan votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
McClellan votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. McClellan votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
McClellan votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 7 laws.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
15 excerpts
- Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026September 16, 2026
McClellan Statement on Sanctions Against Russia and Granting Trump Unilateral Tariff Authority
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2026
“McClellan’s agenda instead seeks to identify priorities through a family-focused lens and is intended for a post-H.R.1 world, one in which the Big Ugly Law’s cuts are reversed, and offers a vision for supporting American families.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 8, 2026
McClellan Introduces Bill to Help Virginians Keep Their Medicaid Coverage
“This bill will help ensure Americans keep their health insurance coverage under Medicaid — especially now that H.R. 1’s new work reporting requirements, starting in 2027, will make it harder for people to stay enrolled, even if they’re eligible. Virginia will begin outreach on the Medicaid changes in early June.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 14, 2026
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided $12.5 billion toward ATC modernization. These funds were authorized for technology upgrades, new ATC facilities, and other resources.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026February 3, 2026
McClellan Statement on Government Funding Package and Vote to Extend DHS Funding
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted against the Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, which includes a two-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security:”
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McClellan Statement on Funding ICE and the Department of Homeland Security
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted against H.R. 7147, which provides funding to the Department of Homeland Security and, by extension, Immigration and Customs Enforcement:”
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- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 16, 2025
“To replicate these subsidies at the state level would cost nearly $230 million, and that’s at a time when every state budget, including Virginia’s, is feeling the pain from policy choices in the Republican-led HR1 bill that was passed in July.”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026September 19, 2025
McClellan Statement on House Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 Continuing Resolution
“Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActAugust 30, 2025
“The cuts were passed as part of the president and Congressional Republicans’ so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which contains the largest cuts to Medicaid in history in order to fund tax breaks that will disproportionately benefit the ultra-wealthy. As a result, more than 300,000 Virginians are projected to lose their health care.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActAugust 27, 2025
“The cuts were passed as part of the president and Congressional Republicans’ so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which contains the largest cuts to Medicaid in history in order to fund tax breaks that will disproportionately benefit the ultra-wealthy. As a result, more than 300,000 Virginians are projected to lose their health care.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActAugust 26, 2025
“TCI has also produced a new report showing that the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, could shift up to $352 million in new SNAP costs to Virginia. About $89 million of those new costs will begin next year, with the remainder set to begin in 2027.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActAugust 24, 2025
“TCI has also produced a new report showing that the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, will shift $352 million in new costs to Virginia. About $89 million of those new costs will begin next year, with the remainder set to begin in 2027.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
McClellan Statement on House Passage of the Republican Budget
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1:”
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“During a Committee markup of bills, including H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, McClellan offered two amendments to prohibit further reductions in force (RIFs) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.”
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McClellan Statement on Republican Blank Check to Elon Musk and the Trump Administration
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1968, a partisan funding bill that cuts billions of funding for health care, affordable housing, and veterans’ benefits:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $13,425,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Emporia | Public Law 119-37 | Water and Sewer Line ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | VA | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA Charles City C Collection Sy ModernizationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA City of Hopewe Heretick Aven ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA City of Peters Creek RehabilEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA Surry County f Improvements,EnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA Town of Lawren Wastewater Tr Facility ExpaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate VA City of Coloni Waterline Rep ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State VA Henrico County Water SystemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State VA Prince George Beechwood Man Pipe ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $800,000 |
| Virginia State University | Public Law 119-74 | Virginia State University Center for Generative AI and Industrial CybersecurityDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Public Law 119-74 | Virginia Commonwealth University Robotics and Autonomous Systems ResearchDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Capital Region Airport Commission | Public Law 119-75 | Richmond Airport Passenger Terminal Apron ReconstructionDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | VA | $250,000 |
| VA | Public Law 119-75 | I-95 and Willis Road Interchange Improvements Phase 1Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | VA | $850,000 |
| City of Richmond | Public Law 119-75 | Stormwater Management within the Shockoe Valley & Shockoe ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $850,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: jennifermcclellan.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, McClellan's campaign reports receiving $1,135,225.39 and reports spending $991,900.96, as of July 15, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4VA04066as of July 15, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4VA04066as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,135,225.39 | $2,767,794.48 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $991,900.96 | $2,713,693.27 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $197,425.64 | $54,101.21 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H4VA04066as of July 15, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4VA04066as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $446,570.56 | $1,313,881.85 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $79,210.26 | $628,052.74 |
| Other political committees | $607,800.03 | $765,443.52 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00829812
- JOYFULLY MOBILIZING ACTION AND COMMUNITY PAC - JMAC PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00893388
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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