Rob Wittman

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (Ranking Member)
• Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

• House Baltic Caucus[6]
• Congressional Constitution Caucus[7]
• United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[8]
• Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus[9]
• Congressional Public Health Caucus[10]
• Republican Study Committee[11]

Wittman stated that the "immigration system is broken. To keep America strong and prosperous, we need an immigration system that works for the American people."[18] Wittman supports ending chain migration, implementing e-verify, eliminating the visa-lottery system, funding a southern border wall, increased border security and immigration enforcement, and revision of legal immigration.[19] During the 115th Congress, Wittman voted to provide $1.6 billion for border security measures necessary for enforcing existing immigration laws, and The Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act.[20]

In November 2018, Wittman said that "85 percent (of immigrants) don’t show up for a scheduled court hearing or call to schedule a court hearing." PolitiFact found that his claim was false. Wittman said that he got the information from his fellow member of Congress Bob Goodlatte, who in turn said he got it from the conservative website Newsmax, who attributed the claim to an anonymous "senior Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detective."[21]

Wittman opposes the Affordable Care Act and has voted to repeal it.[22] He said that Congress should not merely be "anti-Obamacare" and that Republicans in Congress are ready to provide alternatives if it is deemed unconstitutional.[23] In 2017, he voted for the Republican Party's American Health Care Act, which would have repealed and replaced the Affordable Care Act.[23]

In December 2020, Wittman was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed[24] over incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of the election held by another state.[25][26][27]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion." Additionally, Pelosi reprimanded Wittman and the other House members who supported the lawsuit: "The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions."[28][29] New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell, citing section three of the 14th Amendment, called for Pelosi to not seat Wittman and the other Republicans who signed the brief supporting the suit. Pascrell argued that "the text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids Members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States. Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty clear example of that."[30]

On January 6, 2021 Congressman Wittman was one of the 147 Republican members of the U.S. Congress that objected to certifying the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. He passed along "the big lie" (i.e., that President Trump won the election) that President Donald Trump pushed through Twitter and other sources.[31] Wittman voted against certifying the electors from Pennsylvania "after a day of violence as the U.S. Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who disrupted proceedings" despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud. [32]

On his official Twitter account on January 7, 2021, Congressman Wittman referred to the breach of the U.S. Capitol Building as a "blemish"[33] rather than more common phrases used (e.g., terrorism, invasion, insurrection).[34] Congressman Wittman was not at the Capitol when invaders broke-in, he was at his office in a nearby location.[35]

Wittman was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates over Democrat Linda M. Crandell.

Wittman was re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates unopposed.

On December 11, 2007, Wittman was first elected to the United States Congress to succeed the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis, who died in October 2007. He was heavily favored in the special election due to the 1st's heavy Republican bent; it has been in Republican hands since 1977.[36] The Independent candidate was Lucky Narain.

Wittman was elected to his first full term on November 4, 2008 by defeating Democrat Bill Day and Libertarian Nathan Larson.[37]

Wittman won reelection in 2010, defeating Democrat Krystal Ball and Independent Green candidate Gail Parker.

Rob Wittman won reelection in 2012, defeating Democrat Adam Cook and Independent Green candidate Gail Parker.[23]

Rob Wittman faced Norm Mosher (Democratic), Xavian Draper (Libertarian) and Gail Parker (Independent Green) in the 2014 midterm election.[38]

Rob Wittman defeated Matt Rowe (Democratic) and Gail Parker (Independent Green) in the 2016 election.[39]

Rob Wittman defeated Vangie Williams (Democratic) in the 2018 midterm election.[40]

Rob Wittman defeated Qasim Rashid (Democratic) In the 2020 election.[41]