Virginia 4th District
Jennifer McClellan (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Jennifer McClellan
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 30 of 96 votes and bills.
Raised $1,546,997 since January 2025: 53% from PACs and other committees, 47% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Robert Murray
Republican · retired technology executive, Richmond business owner
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Murray, and what Murray has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $1,550 since January 2025: 100% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Virginia: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
Side by side
A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Robert Murray, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Murray, so the grade above comes from this list: what Murray has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Commits to bringing 20 percent of overseas military home by 2032, without naming NATO, Ukraine or Taiwan.
“Overseas military brought back home by 2032.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words name no ally, alliance or war, so they do not settle the free nations test either way.
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His site says technology must serve people without silencing Americans.
“Robert will ensure tech serves you without surveilling, deceiving, or silencing Americans.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing the silencing of Americans by technology is on the against-censorship side of the free speech measure.
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Says he will press Congress to end taxation of individual income, with a 0% federal individual income tax rate by 2032 as a commitment.
“Robert will press Congress to stop taxing you and property.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut, the federal individual income tax, is a lower-taxes line under the free markets test.
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His site commits to a 0 percent federal individual income tax rate by 2032.
“0% federal individual income tax rate by 2032.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Ending a named tax, the federal individual income tax, is a tax cut under the free markets test.
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His site says he will press to modernize the military and shift operating costs to research, with no funding level named.
“Robert will press to modernize our military, shift operating costs to research, and harden America's infrastructure”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No budget level or cut is named, so it does not settle the measure.
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His About page says he will hear immigrants seeking legal citizenship, with no policy named.
“he will hear and amplify the concerns of all constituents as well as immigrants seeking legal citizenship”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Listening to immigrants names no border, deportation or path policy, so it does not settle the measure.
Also on the ballot
Joan Bell (Independent).
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