Below is a list of every Virginia Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Bob McDonnell
- Capital:
- Richmond
- Population:
- 7,882,590
- Poverty rate:
- 10.2%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
VA Community Action Partnership
Virginia Poverty Law Center
VA Interfaith Center for Public Policy
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Warner | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 93 | A |
| Jim Webb | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 93 | A |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Wittman1st | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | O | x | O | O | O | x | x | O | x | x | x | 39 | D |
| Glenn Nye2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | 83 | A |
| Robert Scott3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Randy Forbes4th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 28 | D |
| Tom Perriello5th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Bob Goodlatte6th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | O | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Eric Cantor7th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 17 | F |
| Jim Moran8th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | 100 | A+ |
| Rick Boucher9th | -- | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | 94 | A |
| Frank Wolf10th | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | x | O | O | O | x | x | O | x | x | x | 44 | C |
| Gerry Connolly11th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |