Virginia House of Delegates · District 1

Patrick Hope

Democratic

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Hope
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Patrick Hope'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

Virginia House of Delegates32ndpercentile
More liberal than 68% of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Most liberalMost conservative
32nd most liberal of 99
Votes with the Speaker
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Patrick Hope.

On 947 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,538 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Patrick Hope.

On 834 party-line votesPartisan rank: 4 of 99 in the House (tied with 55 others)3 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Patrick Hope sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Patrick Hope
Bills
Sponsored30
Passed both chambers17
Became law17
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 7 of 99 in the House · 7 of 63 Democrats

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Patrick Hope
BillResultFinal action
HB 561
Driving while intoxicated; refusal of tests, repeat offenders, ignition interlocks
Became law May 14, 2026
HB 318
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations
Became law April 22, 2026
HB 308
Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc
Became law April 22, 2026
HB 549
Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 481
Prior authorization; requiring physician review for denial
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 443
Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 309
Temporary detention in hospital; issuance of order for testing, observation, or treatment
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 221
Appeals bond; indigent parties, appeal of unlawful detainer
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 439
Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act; numerous revisions to Act, delayed effective date
Became law April 8, 2026
HB 316
Virginia Stock Corporation Act; changes to Act
Became law April 8, 2026
HB 226
County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor
Became law April 8, 2026
HB 225
Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created
Became law April 8, 2026
HB 224
Paternity; proceedings to establish
Became law April 8, 2026
HB 490
Health insurance; coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops
Became law April 6, 2026
HB 223
Public defender; local funding for positions
Became law April 6, 2026
HB 222
Public pools; regulations
Became law April 2, 2026
HB 220
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge
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

5 against the Speaker; 5 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Patrick Hope
DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
March 14, 2026 HB 1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset
Conference Committee Report
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 14, 2026 HB 1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset
Conference Committee Report
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 10, 2026 SB 220: High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 3, 2026 SB 661: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026 HB 1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Patrick Hope voted on each of the 1,577 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Patrick Hope
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–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
Email
delphope@house.virginia.gov
Capitol office
Room 709, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1001
District office
P.O. Box 3148, Arlington, VA 22203
703-486-1010

Committees

  • Courts of Justice Chair
  • Health and Human Services
  • Public Safety
  • Rules

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