James C. Justice

Republican Senator, West Virginia

11 bills194 cosponsored$80K raised888 votes recorded

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Congressional source

Roots

“Born April 27, 1951” source
“Raised in Raleigh County” source
“Residence Lewisburg, West Virginia” source

Education

“Education Marshall University (B.A., MBA)” source
“he attended Woodrow Wilson High School” source
“he spent time at Greenbrier Military Academy” source
“he’s led Beckley Little League and coached the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Greenbrier East High School” source
“his high school sweetheart and now wife, Cathy” source

Career

“becoming President and CEO of Bluestone Industries, Inc. and Bluestone Coal Corporation”

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Legislation

SRES 843cosponsor

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as "National Community Health Center Week", encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and celebrating the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553; text: CR S4568-4569)

2026-08-07

SRES 837cosponsor

A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

2026-08-06

S 5253cosponsor

A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to prioritize emerging tick-borne livestock disease research, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-08-05

S 5243cosponsor

Voting Record

625 yea225 nay38 missed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)

yea2026-08-08

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed (50-49)

yea2026-08-08

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)

yea2026-08-08

H.R. 6500, as amended

Bill Passed (90-6)

yea2026-08-08

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Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$80K

Small donors $3KLarge individual $43KPACs $34K

Spent $577KCash $196K

2024 cycle$4.6M

Small donors $301KLarge individual $2.4MPACs $704K

Spent $3.9MCash $694K

Top Contributors

COMMUNICARE HEALTH SERVICES$20K

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION$16K

ARCH RESOURCES INC$14K

WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$14K

NELSON BROTHERS INC$13K

UNITED STATES SENATE$13K

CLEARPATH$13K

GUYAN MACHINERY$13K

PILOT FLYING J$13K

GOULD'S ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR INC$13K

Committees

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Energy
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Water and Power

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Senate Special Committee on Aging

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

yea

2026-08-08

vote

H.R. 6500, as amended

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

yea

Service History

Senate2025-01-14, 2031-01-03Republican

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S 5140sponsor

A bill to ensure the fairness, transparency, and consistency of disqualifying provisions administered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-07-27

S 5115cosponsor

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-07-23

S 5117cosponsor

A bill to establish consumer transparency and protection requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-07-23

S 5119cosponsor

A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-07-23

S 5025cosponsor

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-07-16

SRES 804sponsor

A resolution commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 2016 West Virginia floods.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4117; text: CR S4109)

2026-07-15

SRES 801cosponsor

A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

Star Print ordered on the resolution.

2026-07-13

S 4873cosponsor

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 by limiting nonmilitary foreign assistance to organizations that provide or promote abortion, promote gender ideology, or promote discriminatory equity ideology, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-06-23

SRES 781cosponsor

A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4286)

2026-06-18

S 4842cosponsor

A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to permanently authorize the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, to establish regional food systems hubs, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-06-18

SRES 770cosponsor

A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2792; text: CR S2791-2792)

2026-06-15

S 4775cosponsor

A bill to amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to clarify liability protections for firearms and associated manufacturers and retailers, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-11

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

Amendment Rejected (32-64)

nay2026-08-07

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

yea2026-08-05

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nomination Confirmed (51-44)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)

yea2026-08-03

S. Res. 817

Resolution Agreed to (50-47)

yea2026-07-30

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H.R. 5334, as amended

yea

2026-08-07

vote

Paul Amdt. No. 6715

nay

2026-08-07

vote

SRES 837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5253: A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to prioritize emerging tick-borne livestock disease research, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-05

legislation

S 5243: A bill to provide for the automatic establishment of Trump accounts using information collected under the Enumeration at Birth Program of the Social Security Administration.

cosponsor

2026-08-05

legislation

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

yea

2026-08-03

vote

SRES 823: A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

SRES 824: A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S 5179: A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S. Res. 817

yea

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181

nay

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199

nay

2026-07-30

vote

S 5169: A bill to expand the boundaries of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, to recognize and enhance the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District partnership model, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-07-29

legislation

Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-28

vote

Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence

yea

2026-07-28

vote

S 5140: A bill to ensure the fairness, transparency, and consistency of disqualifying provisions administered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-07-27

legislation