Robert J. Wittman

Republican Representative of Virginia's 1st district

Representative
Virginia, district 1
December 13, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Virginia, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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February 3, 1959 (65 years old)

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Serving as a U.S. representative since 2007
Born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Henrico County, Virginia
Attended Virginia Tech, studying biology, and was a member of the Corps of Cadets and Army ROTC
Earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University
Worked for 20 years with the Virginia Department of Health as an environmental health specialist and field director for the Division of Shellfish Sanitation
Served on the Montross Town Council and as mayor, where he overhauled the sewage system and developed a computerized system for tax billing
Served on the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors, including two years as chair, and helped create new libraries and pushed for raises in teacher salaries
Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2005, serving on several committees
Holds committee assignments in the U.S. House of Representatives including Vice Chair of the Committee on Armed Services and Chair of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Member of various caucuses including the House Baltic Caucus, Congressional Constitution Caucus, and Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Co-sponsored a personhood bill defining life as beginning at conception
Proposed legislation related to military pay and benefits, Chesapeake Bay restoration, North American Wetlands Conservation Act reauthorization, and simplifying the process for offshore wind power development
Opposes the Affordable Care Act and voted for its repeal
Supported Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results and objected to certifying the 2020 presidential election
Has been reelected multiple times to the U.S. House of Representatives, with a series of electoral victories from 2007 to 2022
Member of St. James Episcopal Church in Montross