Ben Cline represents Virginia's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he has held since January 2019. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018. He currently serves on several major committees including Appropriations, Judiciary, Budget, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with assignments spanning national security, agriculture, and judicial matters.

Name

Ben Cline

Party

Republican

State

Virginia

District

VA-6

Committees

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture

Key Fact 1

Ben Cline was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, succeeding Bob Goodlatte in Virginia's 6th District.

Key Fact 2

He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 16 years from 2002 to 2018 before joining Congress.

Key Fact 3

He sits on the House Appropriations Committee with assignments to the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee.

Key Fact 4

He serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, including the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee and the Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee.

Key Fact 5

He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, serving on subcommittees focused on courts, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and regulatory reform.

Key Fact 6

He also serves on the House Budget Committee.

Key Fact 7

Virginia's 6th District includes portions of the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding areas in western Virginia.

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