Virginia House of Delegates · District 79
Rae Cousins
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Rae Cousins'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 Rae Cousins.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Rae Cousins.
Bills
The bills Rae Cousins sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 23 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 |
| Became law | 11 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 99 in the House (tied with 6 others) · 23 of 63 Democrats (tied with 6 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 872 Portable electronic devices; possession in district or circuit court, policies set by chief judge |
Became law | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 848 Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, rent escrow, relief |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 857 Home/electronic incarceration program; court shall assign pregnant/postpartum persons to program |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 862 Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 861 Pregnant & postpartum inmates; reporting requirements of state, regional, & local correctional fac |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 859 Farm to School Program Task Force; membership requirements |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 854 Real property tax; local classification or designation for property, nonprofit organizations |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 867 Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 860 Local & Reg. Jails, St. Bd.; standards, etc., regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 845 Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 849 Public school employees; suspension, notice and opportunity for a hearing |
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
12 against the Speaker; 12 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Rae Cousins 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
- delrcousins@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 1111, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1079 - District office
- P.O. Box 406, Richmond, VA 23218
Committees
- Courts of Justice
- Education
- Labor and Commerce
- Public Safety
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