Eugene Vindman
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
Same bill, both records
Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them (why).
passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3
Vindman voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act requiring data centers to help cover grid upgrade costs rather than burdening ratepayers.
Read the release ↗What they said
Vindman's bill would require data centers driving AI-related electricity demand to pay their full incremental costs instead of passing them to ratepayers.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today introduced legislation to protect hardworking Virginia families and small businesses from being forced to shoulder the rising electricity c…”
Vindman voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act requiring data centers to help cover grid upgrade costs rather than burdening ratepayers.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) yesterday voted in favor of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation aimed at protecting families and businesses from being saddled w…”
Vindman supports legislation to end tax breaks for AI data centers and hold them accountable for costs imposed on ratepayers and communities.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) joined Representatives Kristen McDonald Rivet (Mich.-08) and Don Davis (N.C.-01) as an original co-sponsor of the Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for…”
Vindman is introducing legislation to prevent data center development near neighborhoods, schools, and parks and opposes handing over Virginia's energy grid to NextEra.
“Vindman Opposes Terrible Deal to Hand Over Virginia’s Energy Grid to NextEra, Jack Up Virginians’ Utility Costs Vindman: “High energy bills already top the list of concerns for Virginians, and famili…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$10K
From employees and investors, personally
$1K
From company PACs
By employer
Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Seth Robinson | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 19, 2026 | David Orr | ANTHROPIC | $3K | ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Mike Kobyakov | $1K | ↗ | |
| Jun 23, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Justin Oswald | OPENAI | $500 | ↗ |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Justin Christian | AMAZON.COM | $500 | ↗ |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Jason Eskridge | NVIDIA | $300 | ↗ |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Richard Lyon | $250 | ↗ | |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Rachel Bernstein | $250 | ↗ | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Rachel Bernstein | $100 | ↗ | |
| May 6, 2026 | Yuri Kyrpach | $25 | ↗ | |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Justin Meek | $25 | ↗ | |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Justin Meek | $25 | ↗ | |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Donald Willits | MICROSOFT | $25 | ↗ |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Yuri Kyrpach | $25 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.