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Representative for Virginia District 8
Born
June 20, 1950
Age 75
Phone
(202) 225-4376
Office
1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 8

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in Northern Virginia and includes Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington, and parts of eastern Fairfax County.

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Voting Record — 553
Yes41%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting3%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 8

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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 8
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Donald S.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 47 sponsored · 174 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 22(source)
Earth Day is a reminder of our responsibility to take care of our planet, and we have our work cut out for us! Donald Trump's attacks on our environment to protect the interests of his rich oil friends are many, but let me explain just 10 of them:
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 22(source)
Republican leadership intended to vote to gut the Endangered Species Act today… and then didn't have the support needed, so they pulled the bill. Happy Earth Day! 🌍
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky@schakowsky.house.govApr 22(source)
Families are feeling the pressure of high energy costs every day, while energy companies continue to rake in profits. That’s why @casten.house.gov, @beyer.house.gov, and I reintroduced legislation to hold bad actors accountable for rigging markets and raising prices.
Schakowsky, Casten, Beyer Reintroduce Energy Consumer Protection Act to Crack Down on Market Manipulation
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Energy Consumer Protection Act, bicameral legislation aimed at strengthenin...
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 21(source)
This is great news. I share the relief felt by many DC-area commuters and visitors to our nation’s capital. I urged NPS to immediately halt their proposed removal because this bike lane improves safety and reduces commute times. It’s good to see the court keep it in place.
Martin Austermuhle
@maustermuhle.bsky.social
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NEWS: A federal judge has saved the 15th Street protected bike lane (for now), saying the decision to remove the lane running from Constitution Avenue to the Tidal Basin was "arbitrary and capricious and not the result of reasoned decision-making." It was to be removed this week.
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 21(source)
Trump gutted the State Department’s Energy Bureau, firing the experts needed to handle the crisis he helped create by dragging our country into an illegal war. Gas now costs more than $4 a gallon. We're demanding they rehire the professionals who can fix this. Now.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
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TAPPER: When do you think it's realistic for Americans to expect that gas will go back below under $3 a gallon? CHRIS WRIGHT: I don't know. That could happen later this year. That might happen until next year. But prices have likely peaked.
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 20(source)
Time and time again, Pete Hegseth has put petty vendettas and his extremist personal ideology ahead of the best interest of servicemembers or national security. In a sane world he never would have been confirmed, he should be out of a job.
The Economist
@economist.com
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Since taking office last year Pete Hegseth has ousted at least 21 generals. “He’s a 12-year-old boy with a set of army action figures who likes to play war,” sighs one former military official
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 20(source)
What’s described here is the attempted desecration of America’s premier cultural institution, and a disturbing extension of this Administration's pay-to-play corruption. This demands real oversight, and I'm fighting in Congress to protect our beloved Kennedy Center.
The Atlantic
@theatlantic.com
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Josef Palermo spent 10 months working at the Kennedy Center because he wanted to help protect it. He reports from inside the "hostile political takeover" of the nation’s cultural center:
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 18(source)
We’ve seen the failures of Kash Patel’s inept leadership play out again and again in some of our most high profile investigations since last January. None of this reporting is surprising, but it is alarming. Patel is unfit to lead and is putting our national security at risk.
The Atlantic
@theatlantic.com
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Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 18(source)
It was great to have so many Northern Virginia families join us for Passport Day today and take advantage of an easy, accessible process to get their passports taken care of.
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 17(source)
The FCC was designed to be an independent body, not a tool for MAGA allies to target journalists and comedians. Brendan Carr has repeatedly proven he is not fit to be Chairman and should resign or be fired immediately.
WIRED
@wired.com
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Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees. www.wired.com/story/the-fc...
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 17(source)
Yesterday’s announcement of a 10-day ceasefire is a step in the right direction, particularly because it includes Lebanon, a critical gap that undermined previous efforts. 11/11
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 17(source)
Nonetheless, we still have a responsibility to limit further damage and chart a more responsible path forward, and there are reassuring signs of a possible off-ramp. 10/
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 17(source)
Regardless of how this latest chapter ends, the even more hardline Iranian regime is now more incentivized to develop a nuclear weapon in secret. They have also demonstrated a willingness and ability to inflict significant harm on the global economy to achieve their goals. 9/
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govApr 17(source)
That agreement contained tensions and ensured that waterways like the Strait of Hormuz remained open and secure. At the time, many warned that abandoning this agreement would leave war as the only plausible and far less preferable alternative. Tragically, those warnings proved prescient. 8/
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Voting History
553 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)End debate nowNONO✓Passed
2025-01-03—Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTING——Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03—Call by StatesPRESENT——Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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