Incumbent
Jennifer L. McClellan
Incumbent Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Virginia
$9.3K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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95.6%chance to win
$9.3KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age53 years old (Dec 28, 1972)
GenderFemale
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LocationVirginia
BackgroundAttorney
EducationB.A., University of Richmond (1994)
Notable personal detailsJennifer Leigh McClellan is a U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, first elected in a February 21, 2023 special election. She previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates (2006–2017) and the Virginia State Senate (2017–2023). She is an attorney and earned degrees from the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
McClellan favors making the economy more affordable for working families through lower health care, energy, and housing costs. She supports a state child tax credit, extending enhanced premium tax credits, and repealing fossil-fuel tax subsidies to help finance direct rebates to households.
Healthcare
Jennifer McClellan presents healthcare as a right and supports protecting and expanding access to coverage. Her stated priorities include defending the Affordable Care Act, extending ACA premium tax credits, expanding Medicaid, and protecting maternal and public health.
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Immigration & Border
Supports an efficient pathway for legal immigration and asylum claims, along with comprehensive immigration reform. Opposes aggressive immigration enforcement and argues Border Patrol should be limited at the border, with asylum seekers treated humanely and not funneled into detention or criminal proceedings.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Jennifer McClellan supports abortion rights and reproductive freedom, and her campaign site says she helped pass Virginia legislation that expanded abortion access by eliminating mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods, and TRAP laws. In Congress, she has been linked to the Reproductive Freedom Caucus’ Abortion Rights and Access Task Force and has cosponsored federal legislation to protect abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive clean energy policy, including a 100% clean energy standard and major investments in clean energy. Also opposes continued reliance on fossil fuels and frames climate action as urgent and necessary.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports comprehensive gun reform, including universal background checks, closing loopholes, reinstating Virginia’s one-gun-a-month rule, and allowing localities to prohibit guns in certain public spaces. Also supports firearm violence prevention efforts that treat gun violence as a public health and public safety issue.
Campaign Fundraising
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