Sen. Justice, James C.

Republican · West Virginia · Senate

James Conley Justice II is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2017 to 2025 as the 36th governor of West Virginia. Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth was estimated to $664.2 million in 2025, making him the richest U.S. senator as of that year. He inherited a coal mining business from his father that included 94 companies. He and his family own the Greenbrier, a luxury resort and National Historic Landmark in White Sulphur Springs.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 98% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 15.5% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 72.7%.
Bills sponsored: 9; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Sen. Justice, James C.

Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Nay on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Nay on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on Would reject new federal student loan rules — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Voted Yea on Blocks FCC rule expanding school Wi-Fi hotspots — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
Voted Yea on Creates federal rules for stablecoin issuers — GENIUS Act
Voted Nay on Funds federal agencies through October, extends health benefits — A bill making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Senate speeds up executive nomination votes — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

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