Who is my U.S. representative in VA-11?

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I'll look up the current U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th Congressional District for you.
The GovTrack result mentions a representative since September 10, 2025. Let me get more detail to confirm who currently holds the seat.
Your U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th Congressional District (VA-11) is **James Walkinshaw**, a Democrat.


James Robert Walkinshaw is an American politician and former congressional aide serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district since September 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Braddock District from 2020 until his resignation in 2025.


He won the seat in a special election held after the previous representative passed away. 
The seat became vacant following the death of Democrat Gerry Connolly on May 21, 2025. The district was considered safely Democratic. Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw won the Democratic primary with 59% of the vote, defeating Irene Shin and Stella Pekarsky.
 
Walkinshaw, a Fairfax County supervisor, was leading Republican Stewart Whitson, an Army veteran and former FBI official, 75 percent to 25 percent, when The Associated Press called the race.


Notably, 
from 2009 to 2019, he served as the chief of staff to U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly. In 2019, he was elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.


**Note:** VA-11 covers the City of Fairfax and much of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. If you'd like to confirm this is your district, you can verify based on your specific address, since congressional district boundaries may change for the 2026 elections. Would you like help finding your representative's office contact information or how to reach them?

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The response correctly identifies James Walkinshaw as the U.S. Representative for VA-11, matching the ground truth, with accurate supporting context about the special election.

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representative: James Walkinshaw

clerk.house.gov 100 as of 2026-07-07

https://clerk.house.gov/xml/lists/MemberData.xml

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