Benjamin Cline — Republican Candidate for U.S. House in Virginia, 2026

Benjamin Cline strongly supports and cosponsors the SAVE America Act, advocating to prevent noncitizen voting. He states that a democratic process relies on free, fair, and secure elections, emphasizing the need to protect American citizens' voting rights. He believes that only citizens should vote in American elections to ensure election integrity.

“Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the SAVE America Act. I am proud to cosponsor this bill. Our democratic process depends on free, fair, and secure elections. When Americans cast their ballots, they have to have full confidence that their voice carries equal weight and that our elec-tions are protected from abuse.”

Benjamin Cline prioritizes patient-centered healthcare reforms aimed at lowering costs and improving access to care. He voted in favor of The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act to reduce premiums and cosponsored the bipartisan Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act to streamline prior authorization for seniors. He also supported H.R. 1, which secured over $189 million for rural health care improvements in Virginia, emphasizing access to strong, reliable healthcare in rural communities.

“Advancing patient-centered health care reforms that lower costs and improve access to care remains a priority for me as your Congressman. Last week, I voted in favor of The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. This bill takes meaningful steps to reduce health care premiums and expand access to care throughout the health care system. (Congressman Ben Cline, Washington, December 21, 2025)”

Benjamin Cline voted against H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which sought to address climate change impacts and infrastructure resiliency. He has received a 0% score for 2024 and a 1% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters, indicating strong opposition to environmental policies supported by the organization.

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Benjamin Cline supports military innovation and national security, backing the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation aims to modernize military systems, accelerate advancements in artificial intelligence and cyber operations, and strengthen America's posture in the Indo-Pacific to deter adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The NDAA also seeks to reform the acquisition system to expedite technology delivery to troops and eliminate wasteful programs, ensuring resources focus on mission readiness.

Benjamin Cline supports directing education funding to classrooms rather than bureaucracy to ensure a skilled workforce and for the future of children. He sponsored 2012 legislation requiring two-thirds of education dollars to go to the classroom. He also advocates for higher education, cosponsoring bills related to college athlete rights and student loan counseling. As a member of the FFA Caucus, he cosponsored a resolution honoring FFA's role in agricultural education, stressing the need to strengthen it.

“Securing a top-quality education for our students will ensure a highly-trained workforce for local employers, and it will help keep our young people from being forced to leave this area to find work. I believe that the focus of education should be learning, not administrative bureaucracy. We need to make sure the money spent in schools gets to the classroom where it can impact results because nothing less than the future of children is at stake. For this reason, I sponsored legislation in 2012 to require two-thirds of all education dollars go toward the classroom. - Benjamin Cline, Ballotpedia”

Benjamin Cline opposes gun control measures, arguing they infringe on Second Amendment rights. He voted against gun safety bills in Congress. Cline also introduced the Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act and supported eliminating the $200 NFA tax through H.R. 1 as part of his Hearing Protection Act, which he described as modernizing the tax stamp for suppressors. He emphasizes defending the constitutional rights of sportsmen, hunters, and law-abiding gun owners.

“This bill would not reduce violent crime, as Democrats claim. Studies have shown that the effect of the last assault weapons ban, in 1994, on violent crime was perhaps too small for a reliable measurement. Instead, what this bill and all other legislation from Democrats aimed at gun control would do is directly infringe on the rights of law-abiding Americans. — Ben Cline, R-Va. (votefacts.com/guns/)”