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U.S. House · Republican · in Congress since 2025

John J. McGuire III

Virginia District 5

#154of 537 in Congress
#76of 272 Republicans
71%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
61.9of 100C

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned61.9of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

PAC money share

22% of the index
25%
  • $556K from PACs and other committees of $2.25M raised
  • $1.41M from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
17
  • trades reported in the last year
  • about $136K in estimated volume
  • sum of 2 source rows: "John Mcguire" 11 trades $88,000 + "John J Mr Mcguire Iii" 6 trades $48,000
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
61.5
  • Left scorecards -1, right scorecards 125, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where McGuire stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score -1
League of Conservation Voters0
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch1
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO0
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights CampaignNot listed
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score 125
Heritage Action100
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings90
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth95
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice83 · D
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Virginia delegation

12 members
DEugene Simon VindmanVA-0777.1ADRobert C. "Bobby" ScottVA-0364.8CDSuhas SubramanyamVA-1063.7CDDonald S. Beyer, Jr.VA-0861.6CDTim KaineVA Senate60.0CRBen ClineVA-0660.0CDMark R. WarnerVA Senate59.8CRJennifer A. KiggansVA-0259.5CDJames R. WalkinshawVA-1158.3CRRobert J. WittmanVA-0155.2DRH. Morgan GriffithVA-0949.0DDJennifer L. McClellanVA-0448.5D

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