Candidates › VA-06 race › 2025–2026

Ben Cline

R Republican nominee for U.S. House, VA-06

Representative since 2019

Other accounts (2)

The same platforms’ other accounts, such as a congressional office’s or an earlier campaign’s.

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Virginia US House 6
The race: Everyone running for VA-06 · Compare Cline with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Stop The Waste
Hold Government Accountable
Support The 2nd Amendment
Defend the Rule of Law
Upholding Election Integrity
Read all 9 in their words
In Congress: Representative since 2019 · votes with their party 94% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-5431
Money: $1.9M raised, $1.7M spent, $527.3K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 8.2% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 80% from Virginia · largest committee giver COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC., $10K
Outside groups: $156.9K supporting Cline
Polling: 59% in the latest poll (co/efficient). The polls
Sponsored most in: Government Operations and Politics, Commerce, Education

Their wordsWhat does Cline say they will do?

9 priorities from bencline.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

9 priorities · 9 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$1.9M

$1,908,289

Spent

$1.7M

$1,709,308

Cash on hand

$527.3K

$527,303

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00661561

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

90¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($1.7M of $1.9M). Cash on hand went from $322.3K on Mar 31, 2025 to $527.3K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025	$121,131	$127,151	$322,302
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$230,274	$124,599	$427,978
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$94,844	$122,085	$400,737
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$200,554	$80,097	$521,194
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$378,594	$243,964	$655,823
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$388,165	$274,349	$769,639
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Jul 15, 2026	$27,875	$86,072	$711,442
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$419,855	$427,460	$703,836
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$46,998	$223,531	$527,303

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $1,908,289 reported receipts

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$903,38647%

Largest donors

Tim Pistell4 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · MILLBORO, VA$14,000
Nicholas F. Taubman4 contributions, latest Jun 9, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · ROANOKE, VA$14,000
Avent Beck2 contributions, latest Mar 31, 2026 · RETIRED · NONE · ROCKINGHAM, VA$7,000
Ronald Cameron2 contributions, latest Apr 23, 2026 · OWNER · MOUNTAIRE · LITTLE ROCK, AR$7,000
George B. Cartledge III2 contributions, latest Mar 31, 2025 · PRESIDENT · GRAND HOME FURNISHINGS · ROANOKE, VA$7,000
Julia S. Cline2 contributions, latest Dec 31, 2025 · RETIRED · LEXINGTON, VA$7,000
Walter Curt2 contributions, latest Apr 1, 2025 · CEO · POWER MONITORS, INC · PORT REPUBLIC, VA$7,000
Sandra C. Davis2 contributions, latest Jun 25, 2025 · RETIRED · BLACKSBURG, VA$7,000
William Heywood Fralin Sr.2 contributions, latest Mar 31, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · RETIREMENT UNLIMITED, INC. · ROANOKE, VA

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Virginia home468 contributions · 80%		$537,141
District of Columbia25 contributions · 3%		$20,500
Texas34 contributions · 2.5%		$17,132
Tennessee6 contributions · 2.4%		$16,000
New York12 contributions · 2.3%		$15,625
Florida6 contributions · 2.1%		$14,237
Maryland19 contributions · 1.9%		$12,487
California6 contributions · 1.7%		$11,477

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Virginia home468 contributions · 80%

$537,141

District of Columbia25 contributions · 3%

$20,500

Texas34 contributions · 2.5%

$17,132

Tennessee6 contributions · 2.4%

$16,000

New York12 contributions · 2.3%

$15,625

Florida6 contributions · 2.1%

$14,237

Maryland19 contributions · 1.9%

$12,487

California6 contributions · 1.7%

$11,477

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 70 contributions · 14% of ranked		$73,785
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 33 contributions · 6.9% of ranked		$35,984
Altria3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$8,000
Global Technical Systems4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$8,000
A Morton Thomas & Associates3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$7,000
Arlington Blue TOP Cabs2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$7,000
Associated Asphalt2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$7,000
Commonwealth Care2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$7,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 70 contributions · 14% of ranked

$73,785

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 33 contributions · 6.9% of ranked

$35,984

Altria3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$8,000

Global Technical Systems4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$8,000

A Morton Thomas & Associates3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$7,000

Arlington Blue TOP Cabs2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$7,000

Associated Asphalt2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$7,000

Commonwealth Care2 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$7,000

Name		Amount
The Stanton Group, LLC30 payments · 10% of all spending		$172,920
M2 Placement LLC4 payments · 8.2% of all spending		$139,595
NRCC4 payments · 7.5% of all spending		$128,000
Laura Bell Consulting, Inc.32 payments · 7% of all spending		$118,954
Murtaugh, Timothy20 payments · 5.9% of all spending		$101,000
Ryland Consulting LLC8 payments · 5.7% of all spending		$96,735
Strategic Partners & Media LLC31 payments · 4% of all spending		$69,132
Campaign Engine Group LLC53 payments · 2.7% of all spending		$46,396

Occupation as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 239 contributions · 27% of ranked		$180,389
CEO26 contributions · 9.5% of ranked		$63,500
President29 contributions · 7.4% of ranked		$49,250
Attorney27 contributions · 5.5% of ranked		$36,675
Consultant27 contributions · 3.4% of ranked		$22,875
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 10 contributions · 3.3% of ranked		$21,750
Owner13 contributions · 2.7% of ranked		$17,991
Principal15 contributions · 2.1% of ranked		$13,750

Ben Cline

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Cline say they will do?

1Priority 1: Stop The Waste 1 statement

2Priority 2: Hold Government Accountable 1 statement

3Priority 3: Support The 2nd Amendment 1 statement

4Priority 4: Defend the Rule of Law 1 statement

5Priority 5: Upholding Election Integrity 1 statement

6Priority 6: Protecting the Unborn 1 statement

7Priority 7: Educating our Children 1 statement

8Priority 8: Keep America Safe 1 statement

9Priority 9: Bolster Rural America 1 statement

RecordWhat is Cline’s record in Congress?

Committees 4 committees

Sponsored legislation: issue areas49 measures

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $1,908,289 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Cline’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Cline on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the VA-06 House race show?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 10 pages

Committees that gave

Transfers in

Where the donors live $674,579 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $156,859 about Cline

What the payments were for $1,232,860 itemized

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Filed as

Paid to

Largest vendors

Donors’ occupations as filed