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U.S. House, District 6: who gets your vote?

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Ben L. Cline

Ben L. Cline

U.S. House · Virginia District 6

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Beth A. Macy

Beth A. Macy

Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 6

NationalDemocrat

Ben L. ClineCurrent repBeth A. MacyChallenger

Job fit

Ben L. Cline

Other work

  • Ben also worked for Congressman Bob Goodlatte, beginning as a member of his legislative staff in 1994 1

Education

  • He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bates College 1
  • his law degree from the University of Richmond. 1

Beth A. Macy

Other work

  • For 25 years at The Roanoke Times, Beth covered the stories of people and communities across western Virginia 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Ben L. Cline

No stated positions on file yet.

Beth A. Macy

  • Health care costs
    "I will fight for universal healthcare coverage including Medicare for All so that anyone can join and stop worrying about how they'll pay for an emergency room visit or a hospital stay." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    "Right now, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour... As your congresswoman, I will fight like hell to raise the minimum wage." 4
  • Immigration
    "America must restore/preserve legal pathways for permanent legal status and/or citizenship" and criticizes deportations of immigrant care and farm workers. 3

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

Ben L. Cline

  • Immigration → A tighter border and stricter enforcement (28 of 28 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 5

Beth A. Macy

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Ben L. Cline

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$47Klarge donors$679Kcompanies$242Kindustryassociations$175Kotherpoliticians$61KOther kinds ofdonors$119K$1.4M raised
$46,8246Small individual donors
$679,0996Large individual donors

Beth A. Macy

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donors
small donors$445Klarge donors$1.2M$1.7M raised
$445,0627Small individual donors
$1,198,4157Large individual donors

Checks

Ben L. Cline

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Beth A. Macy

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | U.S. Representative Ben Cline · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Beth Macy for Congress · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. bethmacyforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. bethmacy.substack.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money