Virginia House of Delegates · District 65
Josh Cole
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Josh Cole's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Josh Cole.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Josh Cole.
Bills
The bills Josh Cole sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 21 |
| Passed both chambers | 8 |
| Became law | 8 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 37 of 99 in the House (tied with 5 others) · 37 of 63 Democrats (tied with 4 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 702 Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or sell-back programs |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 320 Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 1279 Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 360 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, kratom products |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 34 Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; feasibility of establishing position |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1282 Licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure by endorsement, etc |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 242 Public utilities; budget plan payment increases |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 73 Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
Budget projects
Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.
Contested votes where they split
20 against the Speaker; 20 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Josh Cole voted on each of the 1,577 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- house.vga.virginia.gov
- deljcole@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 913, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1065 - District office
- P.O. Box 73, Fredericksburg, VA 22404
540-642-0165
Committees
- General Laws
- Health and Human Services
- Privileges and Elections
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections