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U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

Localities in the district (all or part): Alleghany County, Augusta County, Bath County, Bedford County, Botetourt County, City of Buena Vista, Clarke County, City of Covington, Frederick County, City of Harrisonburg, Highland County, City of Lexington, Page County, City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, City of Salem, Shenandoah County, City of Staunton, Warren County, City of Waynesboro, City of Winchester.

Candidates Compare by issue

Beth A. Macy

Democratic

Author; former journalist · Roanoke

The gist

Supports universal health coverage including Medicare for All.
Supports a nationwide moratorium on new data centers.
Supports raising the cap on Social Security taxes.
Proposes doubling Pell grants.
Supports farmers' right to repair their equipment.
Proposes federal incentives for local zoning reform.
Supports fully funding and staffing the VA.
Supports restoring legal pathways to permanent status and citizenship.

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Supports universal health coverage including Medicare for All.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“I will fight for universal healthcare coverage including Medicare for All”
Supports a nationwide moratorium on new data centers.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“A nationwide moratorium on new data centers should be enforced until energy, environmental, cost, workforce and other citizens’ concerns are addressed”
Supports raising the cap on Social Security taxes.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“Congress should raise the cap on Social Security taxes so the wealthy pay their fair share.”
Proposes doubling Pell grants.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“We should double Pell grants”
Supports farmers' right to repair their equipment.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“Allow farmers to the “right to repair” their own equipment without voiding their warranties”
Proposes federal incentives for local zoning reform.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“Congress should create incentives for state and local governments to enact reforms that pave the way for more affordable housing, including zoning reform.”
Supports fully funding and staffing the VA.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“I support fully funding and staffing VA because VA works well”
Supports restoring legal pathways to permanent status and citizenship.
Priorities — Beth Macy for Congress
Campaign website · Beth Macy for Congress · bethmacyforcongress.com
“America must restore/preserve legal pathways for permanent legal status and/or citizenship.”

Ben L. Cline

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative · Botetourt County

The gist

Co-sponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act on data center costs.In office
Supports an all-of-the-above energy policy.In office
Supported barring a presidential moratorium on fracking.In office
Supported repealing the federal estate tax.In office
Supported making 2017 tax cut provisions permanent.In office
Supported raising HSA contribution limits.In office
Supported the Major Richard Star Act on veterans' concurrent pay.In office
Supported limiting each bill to one subject.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Co-sponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act on data center costs.
Cline Votes For Legislation to Protect Local Ratepayers from Costs of Data Centers
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“Working families, small businesses, and farmers should not have to shoulder the cost of the increasingly massive demand from data centers on our power grid”
Supports an all-of-the-above energy policy.
Energy — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“Congressman Cline supports an “all of the above” energy policy”
Supported barring a presidential moratorium on fracking.
Energy — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“the Protecting American Energy Production Act, which prohibits the president from implementing a federal moratorium on fracking”
Supported repealing the federal estate tax.
Economy and Jobs — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“the Death Tax Repeal Act repeals the estate tax, also known as the death tax.”
Supported making 2017 tax cut provisions permanent.
Economy and Jobs — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“made permanent certain tax provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”
Supported raising HSA contribution limits.
Health Care — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“the Personalized Care Act increases the maximum annual contribution limit for HSAs to $10,800 for individuals and $29,500 for families”
Supported the Major Richard Star Act on veterans' concurrent pay.
Veterans — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“the Major Richard Star Act provides that combat-disabled uniformed services retirees with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive”
Supported limiting each bill to one subject.
Reforming Congress — U.S. Representative Ben Cline
Government record · Office of Rep. Ben Cline · cline.house.gov
“the One Subject at a Time Act attempts to end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill”

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