Cline, Ben | Person

Biography

Benjamin Lee Cline is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018.

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Core attributes

Current office: Representative
Office level: federal
Canonical name: Cline, Ben
First name: Ben
Last name: Cline
Occupation: —
Education: —
Year of birth: —

Races

Virginia 6th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 REP C
Virginia 6th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 REP C
Virginia 6th Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C

Campaign finance

Money at a glance

2022 cycle

Coverage: 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Source: Derived from itemized transactions
Outside spending: Outside spending details

Total receipts: $993,251.50
Total disbursements: $964,685.04
Cash on hand: Not available
Net self-funded: Not available
Debts owed by the committee: $0.00

Sources of receipts 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022. Unit: dollars

Receipt components disclose $993,251.50 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.

Individual contributions $624,068.41 (62.8%)

PAC/other committee contributions $363,911.75 (36.6%)

Party committee contributions $2,500.00 (0.3%)

Candidate funding $0.00 (0%)

Transfers from other authorized committees $0.00 (0%)

Other receipts $2,771.34 (0.3%)

Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries

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Label	Values
Individual contributions	Dollars: $624,068.41;Share: 62.8%;Denominator: $993,251.50
PAC/other committee contributions	Dollars: $363,911.75;Share: 36.6%;Denominator: $993,251.50
Party committee contributions	Dollars: $2,500.00;Share: 0.3%;Denominator: $993,251.50
Candidate funding	Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $993,251.50
Transfers from other authorized committees	Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $993,251.50
Other receipts	Dollars: $2,771.34;Share: 0.3%;Denominator: $993,251.50

Fundraising detail

Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.

Small-dollar share: Small-dollar share unavailable
Small-dollar amount: Committee summary totals are not available yet.
Coverage: 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Individual contribution totals

2022 cycle: $328,263.00
Itemized: $328,263.00
Unitemized: $0.00
Itemized transactions: 626 transactions

Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.

Itemized individual contributions by month 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022. Unit: dollars

Itemized individual contributions total $328,263.00 in the 2022 cycle.

Monthly contribution columns

January 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

February 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

March 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

April 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

May 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

June 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

July 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

August 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

September 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

October 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

November 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

December 2021 $0.00 0 transactions

January 2022 $3,660.00 9 transactions

February 2022 $15,575.00 27 transactions

March 2022 $50,400.00 88 transactions

April 2022 $31,200.00 55 transactions

May 2022 $22,390.00 45 transactions

June 2022 $53,168.00 101 transactions

July 2022 $6,940.00 17 transactions

August 2022 $20,625.00 33 transactions

September 2022 $46,839.00 120 transactions

October 2022 $62,941.00 117 transactions

November 2022 $7,725.00 11 transactions

December 2022 $6,800.00 3 transactions

Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions

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Label	Values
January 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
February 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
March 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
April 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
May 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
June 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
July 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
August 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
September 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
October 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
November 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
December 2021	Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered
January 2022	Dollars: $3,660.00;Transactions: 9;Coverage: Covered
February 2022	Dollars: $15,575.00;Transactions: 27;Coverage: Covered
March 2022	Dollars: $50,400.00;Transactions: 88;Coverage: Covered
April 2022	Dollars: $31,200.00;Transactions: 55;Coverage: Covered
May 2022	Dollars: $22,390.00;Transactions: 45;Coverage: Covered
June 2022	Dollars: $53,168.00;Transactions: 101;Coverage: Covered
July 2022	Dollars: $6,940.00;Transactions: 17;Coverage: Covered
August 2022	Dollars: $20,625.00;Transactions: 33;Coverage: Covered
September 2022	Dollars: $46,839.00;Transactions: 120;Coverage: Covered
October 2022	Dollars: $62,941.00;Transactions: 117;Coverage: Covered
November 2022	Dollars: $7,725.00;Transactions: 11;Coverage: Covered
December 2022	Dollars: $6,800.00;Transactions: 3;Coverage: Covered

Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.

Dollars | Reported transactions

Itemized contribution-size buckets 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022. Unit: dollars

Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $328,263.00 across 626 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.

$200 and under $18,687.00; 243 reported transactions

$200.01-$499.99 $38,926.00; 150 reported transactions

$500-$999.99 $59,950.00; 113 reported transactions

$1,000-$1,999.99 $72,800.00; 68 reported transactions

$2,000 and over $137,900.00; 52 reported transactions

Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions

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Label	Values
$200 and under	Dollars: $18,687.00;Transactions: 243
$200.01-$499.99	Dollars: $38,926.00;Transactions: 150
$500-$999.99	Dollars: $59,950.00;Transactions: 113
$1,000-$1,999.99	Dollars: $72,800.00;Transactions: 68
$2,000 and over	Dollars: $137,900.00;Transactions: 52

Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.

District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.

District share: 54% in district
District share basis: $168,142.00 in district and $144,601.00 out of district; $15,520.00 unknown district excluded from the share.

Geography 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022. Unit: dollars

Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $15,520.00 with 30 reported transactions; visible denominator is $328,263.00.

Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions

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Label	Values
In district	Dollars: $168,142.00;Transactions: 368;Denominator: $328,263.00
Elsewhere in state	Dollars: $108,201.00;Transactions: 202;Denominator: $328,263.00
Out of state	Dollars: $36,400.00;Transactions: 26;Denominator: $328,263.00
Unknown	Dollars: $15,520.00;Transactions: 30;Denominator: $328,263.00

Top reported contributor names

Reported contributor name	Total	Transactions
GOOD, JOHN P JR	$5,800.00	2 transactions
PETRINE, DEBORAH MRS.	$5,800.00	2 transactions
THOMAS, JOHN MR.	$5,800.00	2 transactions
TUOMEY WILSON, MURPHY MRS.	$5,800.00	2 transactions
UIHLEIN, RICHARD MR.	$5,800.00	2 transactions
FOWLER, DEBRA	$5,000.00	2 transactions
CARTLEDGE, GEORGE B MR. III	$4,800.00	4 transactions
CARTLEDGE, GEORGE B. MR. JR.	$4,300.00	5 transactions
PEARMAN, JAMES E. MR. JR.	$3,800.00	3 transactions
PERRY, WILLIAM MICHAEL	$3,000.00	2 transactions

Top reported employer names

Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.

The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.

Employer	Total	Transactions
Unclassified / not provided	$97,923.00	338 transactions
HOMEMAKER	$9,550.00	9 transactions
A MORTON THOMAS & ASSOCIATES	$5,800.00	2 transactions
COMMONWEALTH CARE	$5,800.00	2 transactions
FUNKHOUSER REAL ESTATE GROUP	$5,800.00	2 transactions
HAFEMANN MAGEE THOMAS	$5,800.00	2 transactions
SHOCKEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY	$5,800.00	2 transactions
ULINE	$5,800.00	2 transactions
GRAND HOME FURNISHINGS	$5,200.00	5 transactions
MCKEE FOODS	$5,000.00	2 transactions

Industries among top reported employer names

Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.

Industry	Total	Transactions
Unknown / unclassified	$45,000.00	19 transactions

Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $45,000.00 and 19 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.

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Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)

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bioguide_id: C001118
fec_candidate_id: H8VA06104
fec_candidate_ids: H8VA06104
govtrack_id: 412832
wikidata_id: Q4885439

Biography

Core attributes

Races

Campaign finance

Money at a glance

Fundraising detail

Individual contribution totals

Monthly contribution columns

Geography dollar share

Top reported contributor names

Top reported employer names

Industries among top reported employer names

Finance data loading

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