U.S. House, District 11: who gets your vote?
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Arthur G. Purves
Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 11
NationalRepublican
James R. Walkinshaw
U.S. House · Virginia District 11
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
Arthur G. Purves
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Arthur G. Purves
- Cost of living & jobs
Purves says 'every tax hike makes families less self-sufficient' and calls for bringing back good jobs by ending 'the war on fossil fuels' to cut gas and grocery prices. 3 - Guns
Purves argues complex gun laws 'turn law-abiding citizens into inadvertent felons' and says fixing schools and diet, not gun laws, will end gun violence. 3 - Immigration
Purves calls to 'vet immigrants before they enter' and not let in the 'drug- and sex-traffickers and gang members' that other immigrants are trying to flee. 3
No public stance found on: Health care costs, Crime & safety
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How they voted on top issues
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Who pays them
Arthur G. Purves
Where the campaign money came from4
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Arthur G. Purves
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James R. Walkinshaw
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Sources
- Purves for Congress · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
- Biography | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- votepurves.org used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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James R. Walkinshaw
DemocratShown above🚩 $2.8M raised, 51% from large donors, 33% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $922,069.42 (33% of $2,760,989.90 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $883,318.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Sources
1 Background: Biography | U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
Dianne L. Blais
GreenWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: about [Dianne Blais for Congress!] · checked 2026-10-19
Arthur G. Purves
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $7K raised, 81% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable. 2
Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, a tighter border and stricter enforcement. 345
Sources
1 Background: Purves for Congress · checked 2026-10-15
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement
5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement