RepublicanJames C. Justice
U.S. Senator · West Virginia
U.S. Senator from West Virginia
11 tracked promises, 9 rated
West Virginia
Represents West Virginia statewide
How they won their seat
Jim Justice won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia with 68.8% of the vote (514,079 votes).
- Jim Justice · Republican68.8%514,079
- Glenn Elliott · Democrat27.8%207,548
- David Moran · Libertarian3.5%26,075
- 1 Other Candidate0%15
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
James C. Justice's record shows a concentration on agriculture, energy, and local community issues, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills like the Energy Choice Act and the Main Street Lending Improvement Act. His committee memberships further emphasize agriculture and energy. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Energy · Community Development · Natural Resources · Small Business Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. The absence of declared positions limits the ability to assess alignment with inferred activity patterns from his sponsored bills and committee memberships. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills; There is no information on the politician's stated goals or positions; The record does not indicate the impact of campaign finance on legislative behavior. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. James C. Justice has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2026. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What James C. Justice has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Votes cast
- 199
- Voted yea
- 117
- Voted nay
- 71
- Bills sponsored
- 6
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$2K3%
- Large individual (itemized)$35K50%
- PAC / committee$33K47%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Special Committee on AgingOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+41 · based on 9 rated promises
- Misaligned 2
- Partial 1
- Championed 3
- Fully Kept 3
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2025 · 9 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept7
- Against2
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
11 promises across 10 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Energy2
- Domestic Manufacturing1
- Economy and Jobs1
- Energy Independence and Trade1
- Federal Spending and Debt1
- Health Care1
- Immigration and Border Security1
- Judiciary1
- Second Amendment1
- Social Security and Medicare1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Committed to defend Social Security benefits and protect Medicare, and to work to stop what he calls reckless spending so those programs remain solvent.”
“Committed to work to reform health care to lower insurance costs, improve care, and protect access for people with pre-existing conditions.”
“Pledged to remain an advocate for coal, natural gas, and oil and for West Virginia's energy workers while in the Senate.”
“Committed to fight to rein in federal spending, target waste, fraud, and abuse, and reduce the national debt.”
“Pledged that as senator he will fight to secure the southern border, build the border wall, return to Trump-era immigration policies, and make border security a top priority.”
“Introduced the Energy Choice Act of 2025, legislation he says would bar states and localities from restricting energy sources delivered in interstate commerce; stated commitment to advancing the bill.”
“Committed to fight for American energy independence, stronger domestic manufacturing and supply chains, and fair trade policies.”
“Committed to fight to confirm federal judges he describes as upholding the Constitution and the rule of law.”
“Pledged to oppose gun-control efforts he attributes to the political left and to fight to preserve Second Amendment rights while working to keep guns from criminals and the mentally ill.”
“Committed to fight for a better economy by cutting regulations, supporting small businesses, and standing up for the middle class.”
“Co-introduced bipartisan legislation (the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act) to encourage domestic manufacturing of printed circuit boards, stating the goal of making more products in the United States.”
Verified record
14 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $70,725, spent $532,054, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SRES 804: A resolution commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 2016 West Virginia floods. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4548: GROUSE Act of 2026 ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4367: Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act ↗Apr 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4310: No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act ↗Apr 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4309: Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2026 ↗Apr 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4112: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit period for the production of refined coal, and for other purposes. ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 545: A resolution designating December 6, 2025, as "National Miners Day". ↗Dec 11, 2025
- Sponsored S 3417: Main Street Lending Improvement Act of 2025 ↗Dec 10, 2025
- Sponsored S 2933: A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer". ↗Sep 29, 2025
- Sponsored S 2612: SAFE Act ↗Jul 31, 2025
- Sponsored S 2280: A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 15, 2025
- Sponsored S 1945: Energy Choice Act ↗Jun 4, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 14 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 856
- Yea
- 598
- Nay
- 220
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 38
Full voting record
856 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Not voting
- PN9382Not voting
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Not voting
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
10 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Energy Independence and TradeStated position
Committed to fight for American energy independence, stronger domestic manufacturing and supply chains, and fair trade policies.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/peace-through-strength/View position & sources → - JudiciaryStated position
Committed to fight to confirm federal judges he describes as upholding the Constitution and the rule of law.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/conservative-judges/View position & sources → - Second AmendmentStated position
Pledged to oppose gun-control efforts he attributes to the political left and to fight to preserve Second Amendment rights while working to keep guns from criminals and the mentally ill.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/second-amendment/View position & sources → - Economy and JobsStated position
Committed to fight for a better economy by cutting regulations, supporting small businesses, and standing up for the middle class.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/economy-and-jobs/View position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Committed to work to reform health care to lower insurance costs, improve care, and protect access for people with pre-existing conditions.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/health-care/View position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Pledged to remain an advocate for coal, natural gas, and oil and for West Virginia's energy workers while in the Senate.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/energy/View position & sources → - Federal Spending and DebtStated position
Committed to fight to rein in federal spending, target waste, fraud, and abuse, and reduce the national debt.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/inflation/View position & sources → - Social Security and MedicareStated position
Committed to defend Social Security benefits and protect Medicare, and to work to stop what he calls reckless spending so those programs remain solvent.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/promise-to-seniors/View position & sources → - Immigration and Border SecurityStated position
Pledged that as senator he will fight to secure the southern border, build the border wall, return to Trump-era immigration policies, and make border security a top priority.
Sourceshttps://jimjusticewv.com/issue/border/View position & sources → - Domestic ManufacturingStated position
Co-introduced bipartisan legislation (the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act) to encourage domestic manufacturing of printed circuit boards, stating the goal of making more products in the United States.
Sourceshttps://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-justice-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-continue-americas-high-tech-manufacturing-growth/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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