Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Ben Cline
- Office
- U.S. representative for Virginia’s 6th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Botetourt, VA
- Born
- 1972
- In Congress
- House since 2019 · 7 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE
- Next election
- Primary June 18, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Virginia, District 6
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8VA06104 · Principal campaign committee: BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC.
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Virginia District 6 | $1,908,289.13 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Virginia District 6 | $1,030,467.03 | Won the general election (63.1%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Virginia District 6 | $993,251.50 | Won the general election (64.4%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Virginia District 6 | $900,313.05 | Won the general election (64.6%) |
Total raised$1,030,467.03
Total spent$969,485.90
Cash on hand$328,322.03
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$522,502.0251%
- PACs and other committees$489,735.0048%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$18,230.012%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
- National Security Agency and Cyber
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
151 committees reported giving $474,268.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUILDING BRIDGES PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$4,500.00
- TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$4,000.00
- CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CACI PAC')PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$3,500.00
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HAWKEYE 360 EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NISOURCE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRAFTHEINZPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERDIGITAL, INC., PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC PAC (IEC PRIDE PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- FRAMATOME INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VIRGINIA POULTRY GROWERS COOPERATIVE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GLOBAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- THE HERSHEY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SNACK FOOD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SNACKPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PACPAC$1,000.00
- PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- US APPLE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA USAPPLE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DALLAS SAFARI CLUB PACPAC$1,000.00
- BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC, AKA CISCO SYSTEMS EPACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FROZEN FOOD INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FROZEN FOOD PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- ALSTON & BIRD PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AQHAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ITI PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRICK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION'S BRICK PAC FOR A STRONGER AMERICA (BRICK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AGPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS)PAC$1,000.00
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- LIBERTY HALL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EAGLE FORUM PACConnected PAC$500.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- PRIME POLICY GROUP LLC/BURSON COHN & WOLFE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$250.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$12.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$6.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Benjamin Lee Cline$589.10
- Independent expenditures opposing Benjamin Lee Cline$4,795.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- RURAL GROUNDGAME 3XOpposing$4,795.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$582.00
The race
Virginia U.S. House, District 6, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lee Cline (R) | $1,030,467.03 | $328,322.03 | 2024-12-31 |
| Ken Mitchell (D) | $242,530.60 | $53,772.55 | 2024-12-31 |
| Rod Grandon (D) | $9,844.40 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC..
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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