Virginia House of Delegates · District 21
Josh Thomas
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Josh Thomas'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 Thomas.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Josh Thomas.
Bills
The bills Josh Thomas sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 21 |
| Passed both chambers | 12 |
| Became law | 12 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 19 of 99 in the House (tied with 3 others) · 19 of 63 Democrats (tied with 3 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 196 Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 153 Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1188 Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission; established, report, sunset provision |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 352 Local authority; authorized by ordinance to establish affordable housing performance grant programs |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 198 Local government; review of decision by board of zoning appeals, procedures for filing petition |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 1463 Zoning; nonconforming uses, manufactured homes |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 356 Local housing policy; expands the range of changes that are required |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 165 Contractors, Board for; examinations available in alternative languages |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 164 Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1301 School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, divisionwide plan required |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1227 Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling |
Became law | March 31, 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
25 against the Speaker; 25 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Josh Thomas 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
- deljthomas@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 903, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1021 - District office
- P.O. Box 922, Gainesville, VA 20156
Committees
- Appropriations
- Public Safety
- Transportation
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