James C. Justice

R Republican Senator from West Virginia

West Virginia 509 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3954 Born 1951-04-27

James C. Justice is a Republican Senator representing West Virginia, serving since 2025. James C. Justice sits on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-14

Term End 2031-01-03

Terms Served 1

Senate Class 1

State Rank Junior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Member

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Member

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Member

Senate Special Committee on Aging

Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$575.9M

2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Yea

On the Nomination PN1129: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

2026-09-30 Confirmed 47/41

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

2026-09-30 Agreed to 53/47

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340

2026-09-30 Rejected 57/43

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008

2026-09-30 Rejected 53/47

Nay

On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852

2026-09-29 Rejected 47/51

Nay

Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 197: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medica

2026-09-29 Rejected 48/51

Yea

S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026-09-28 Passed 77/22

Nay

S.Amdt. 6835 (Booker) to S. 4668: To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.

2026-09-28 Rejected 47/52

Nay

S.Amdt. 6805 (Booker) to S. 4668: To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.

2026-09-28 Rejected 49/50

Nay

S.Amdt. 6760 (Kennedy) to S. 4668: To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.

2026-09-28 Rejected 42/54

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

99.8% Party Loyalty

With Party 873

Against Party 2

Not Voting 38

875 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (2)

Nay

On the Motion to Proceed S.Con.Res. 22 2025-09-16 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Proceed Rejected

Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file) 2025-02-21 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Recent Votes

Date	Bill	Vote	Result
2026-09-30	On the Nomination PN1129	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-30	On the Cloture Motion PN1129	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-30	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-30	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-29	On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852	Nay	Motion to Discharge Rejected
2026-09-29	On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197	Nay	Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-28	On Passage of the Bill S. 4668	Yea	Bill Passed
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6835 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6805 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6760 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6758 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6828 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Amendment Agreed to
2026-09-24	On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89	Nay	Concurrent Resolution Rejected
2026-09-24	On the Cloture Motion S. 4668	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-24	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Amendment Agreed to
2026-09-23	On the Nomination PN999-1	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-22	On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-22	On the Cloture Motion PN999-1	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-17	On the Nomination PN999-4	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-17	On the Cloture Motion PN999-4	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$51K Total Raised

$18K From PACs

$32K From Individuals

$301K Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

Committee	Type	Amount
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	Trade	$5.0K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)	Trade	$2.0K
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)	Trade	$1.5K
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC USA RICE FEDERATION	Trade	$1.0K
COVESTROPAC A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF COVESTRO LLC COVESTRO LLC	Corp	$1.0K
THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRAFTHEINZPAC)	Corp	$1.0K
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER	Corp	$250

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission

Follow the Money

These organizations both lobbied committees this member serves on and contributed to their campaign via PAC.

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) Trade

PAC Contribution $2.0K

Lobbying Spend $7.4M

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 8 lobbying filings