James C. Justice
- Previous profession
- Agriculture and coal mining businessman; Company founder and chief executive officer
- First public office
- 2017Governor, West Virginia, 2017 to 2025
- Years in public office
- 9
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, Justice has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Justice is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Justice votes Yes 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 Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Justice votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Justice votes to cancel 23 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 1. The rules Justice votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Justice votes the same way as most Senate Republicans on all 36 of these Yes and No votes.
Justice did not vote on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the law that cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
The annual defense policy law.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
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 1 law and 1 executive order.
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.
3 excerpts
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WTAS: Senator Justice, Senator Cantwell’s Bipartisan No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act
“This bipartisan bill would expand the no-tax-on-overtime provision in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (H.R.1) to include workers who were previously excluded from claiming this important tax deduction.”
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Senators Justice, Cantwell Introduce the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tax Day 2026, Senators Jim Justice and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the bipartisan No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act, which would expand the no-tax-on-overtime provision enacted in the Working Families Tax Cut s Act (H.R.1) to allow America’s hardest workers to take advantage of this important tax credit.”
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“On February 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order-Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports- to strengthen Title IX and protect opportunities for biological female athletes to compete in safe and fair sports. After the Biden-Harris administration’s assault on Title IX in its efforts to allow biologically male athletes who identify as female to compete in women’s sports,”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 66 spending items this member requested, $174,114,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas County Commission | Public Law 119-37 | Pocahontas County OEM Dispatch/Emergency Medical ServiceRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WV | $1,500,000 |
| Sistersville General Hospital | Public Law 119-37 | Sistersville General Hospital Bed Capacity ExpansionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WV | $3,580,000 |
| Minnie Hamilton Health System | Public Law 119-37 | Minnie Hamilton Hospital Renovation ProjectRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WV | $1,750,000 |
| Nicholas County Commission | Public Law 119-37 | Nicholas County Community Facilities UpgradesRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WV | $602,000 |
| Fire Station Support Building: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Fire Station Support Building: DesignArmy National Guard | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| General Instruction Building: Design | Public Law 119-37 | General Instruction Building: DesignArmy National Guard | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| C-130J Apron Expansion: Cost to Complete | Public Law 119-37 | C-130J Apron Expansion: Cost to CompleteAir National Guard | None printed | $4,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e WV Berkeley Count Water MainEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,600,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e WV Buffalo Creek District for Plant UpgradeEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e WV City of Welch Sewer Overflo ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $750,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WV City of Pennsb System ImprovEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,500,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WV Clarksburg Wat Lead Line Rep Water Distrib ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,250,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WV Harpers Ferry DistributionEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $5,051,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WV Region 2 Plann Development C Water TreatmeEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $750,000 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | Public Law 119-74 | Instrumentation for BioNano and Chemistry NMR Research FacilitiesDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,200,000 |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | Public Law 119-74 | Applied Energy Systems Lab for Renewable Workforce TrainingDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $800,000 |
| Jefferson County Commission | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety EquipmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $120,000 |
| University of Charleston | Public Law 119-74 | WV Corrections Leadership TrainingDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,922,000 |
| Marshall University | Public Law 119-74 | Forensic Genomic InstituteDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $2,500,000 |
| Fairmont State University | Public Law 119-74 | Fairmont State Campus Police Resource UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $643,000 |
| West Liberty University | Public Law 119-74 | West Liberty University Campus Police UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $463,000 |
| Harrison County Commission | Public Law 119-74 | Law Enforcement EquipmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $263,000 |
| Mercer County Commission | Public Law 119-74 | Police Vehicles and EquipmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $350,000 |
| Nicholas County Commission | Public Law 119-74 | Nicholas County Sheriff Equipment UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $179,000 |
| City of Oak Hill | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety and Services Technology ExpansionDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $166,000 |
| City of Charleston, WV | Public Law 119-74 | Fire & Public Safety Center Technology and EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $250,000 |
| Clay County Schools | Public Law 119-74 | School Safety UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $749,000 |
| Jobs & Hope West Virginia | Public Law 119-75 | to support wage reimbursementsDOL · Employment and Training Administration | WV | $750,000 |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment for technical infrastructure upgrades and cybersecurity technologyHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $15,000,000 |
| Concord University | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for construction of the Center for Rural Healthcare Workforce SolutionsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $7,500,000 |
| Grant County Courthouse | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment for purchase of new ambulanceHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $310,000 |
| Jefferson County Commission | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for the Jefferson County Health Department relocation and expansionHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $345,000 |
| Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment for purchase of new ambulancesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $2,105,000 |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for renovation of the Minnie Hamilton Hospital Emergency Department, medical clinic, laboratory, dietary space, dental clinic, and pharmacyHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $3,250,000 |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment for technical infrastructure upgrades and cybersecurity technologyHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $8,100,000 |
| Wirt County Health Services Association | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for construction of Coplin Health Systems Parkersburg health clinic and wellness centerHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | WV | $1,500,000 |
| West Virginia CASA Association, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | to implement a Continuum of Care model to prevent and treat child abuseHHS · Administration for Children and Families | WV | $766,000 |
| National Youth Science Academy | Public Law 119-75 | for the purchase of equipment and technologyED · Innovation and Improvement | WV | $500,000 |
| Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia | Public Law 119-75 | for campus security upgradesED · Higher Education | WV | $1,105,000 |
| Bethany College | Public Law 119-75 | to support nursing education, including the purchase of equipmentED · Higher Education | WV | $1,150,000 |
| Fairmont State University | Public Law 119-75 | for the purchase of aviation equipmentED · Higher Education | WV | $1,650,000 |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | Public Law 119-75 | for the purchase of equipment and to develop curriculum, including financial aidED · Higher Education | WV | $1,500,000 |
| Yeager Airport (CRW) | Public Law 119-75 | Terminal Modernization ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | WV | $25,000,000 |
| WV | Public Law 119-75 | Northern Parkway ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WV | $2,000,000 |
| WV | Public Law 119-75 | Sutton Elk River Trail ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WV | $2,240,000 |
| WV | Public Law 119-75 | Corridor H Parsons to DavisDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WV | $4,000,000 |
| WV | Public Law 119-75 | WV Route 2 ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WV | $5,000,000 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | Public Law 119-75 | Personal Rapid Transit Guideway Rehabilitation ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | WV | $6,400,000 |
| Monroe County Board of Education | Public Law 119-75 | Peterstown School Athletic FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $3,250,000 |
| City of Parkersburg | Public Law 119-75 | Municipal Parking ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $1,000,000 |
| City of Fairmont | Public Law 119-75 | Watson Fire Station RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $1,000,000 |
| Town of Marlinton | Public Law 119-75 | Downtown TrailheadDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $2,059,000 |
| City of Elkins | Public Law 119-75 | Downtown ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $503,000 |
| Montgomery General Healthcare Systems, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Montgomery General Hospital RevitalizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $7,690,000 |
| Clay County Commission | Public Law 119-75 | 911 Center RelocationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $4,600,000 |
| Appalachia Service Project | Public Law 119-75 | Home Repair for Flooding VictimsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $500,000 |
| West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council | Public Law 119-75 | The WV Freedom and Independence ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $1,980,000 |
| Craik Patton Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Craik-Patton House Site Accessibility ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $250,000 |
| City of Ronceverte | Public Law 119-75 | Fred Workman BridgeDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $5,460,000 |
| City of Charleston | Public Law 119-75 | Charleston Capital Sports CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $7,000,000 |
| Capitol Market Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Capitol Market Safety and SecurityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $750,000 |
| Region 4 Planning and Development Council | Public Law 119-75 | Fruits of Labor ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $966,000 |
| Facing Hunger Food Bank | Public Law 119-75 | Warehouse Distribution Center RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $1,103,000 |
| New River Gorge Regional Development Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Meadow River Corridor ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WV | $3,200,000 |
| Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center | Public Law 119-86 | Beckley-Raleigh County EOC HVAC UpgradesFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | WV | $3,206,000 |
| Town of Burnsville | Public Law 119-86 | Town of Burnsville Landslide Remediation ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | WV | $488,000 |
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Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: jimjusticewv.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of JIM JUSTICE FOR U.S. SENATE gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 14 pages of jimjusticewv.com saved on October 8, 2026. 13 state positions on issues.From a secondary source
- 6 Internet Archive copies of jimjusticewv.com, the earliest captured November 5, 2024. We ask the Archive for the copy closest to election day, November 5, 2024.From a secondary source
Online ads
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Justice's campaign reports receiving $79,577.55 and reports spending $577,157.51, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S4WV00332as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S4WV00332as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $79,577.55 | $4,587,416.08 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $577,157.51 | $3,893,648.88 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $196,360.61 | $693,940.57 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S4WV00332as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S4WV00332as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Individuals, itemized | $42,587.79 | $2,426,343.26 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $2,739.76 | $300,916.10 |
| Other political committees | $34,250.00 | $704,300.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- JIM JUSTICE FOR U.S. SENATE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00839100
- JUSTICE FOR WV SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 Authorized committee · 2024 · FEC committee C00780833
- BABYDOG'S ALMOST HEAVEN PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00885467
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