Congressman James R. Walkinshaw represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, covering most of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the towns of Vienna and Herndon.
Congressman Walkinshaw serves on the influential House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which oversees the federal workforce, government operations, and federal IT management—areas that are critical to Northern Virginia’s economy. In this role, Congressman Walkinshaw is focused on protecting the nonpartisan civil service, supporting fair pay, benefits, and treatment for federal employees, strengthening oversight of federal procurement and information technology, and holding the Administration accountable.
He also serves on the Committee on Homeland Security, which has broad jurisdiction over national security policy, overseeing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components, covering areas like border/port security, cybersecurity, transportation security, counterterrorism, emergency management (FEMA), and customs, handling legislation and conducting oversight for the nation's security.
Congressman Walkinshaw is the founder and co-chair of the first-ever Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus, which works to protect federal employees and defend the merit-based civil service from political interference.
A member of the New Democrat Coalition, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Walkinshaw prioritizes protecting Social Security and Medicare, expanding housing and infrastructure, combating the climate crisis, and defending reproductive freedom.
Before Congress, he served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, where he secured school funding, expanded solar energy, advanced gun safety reforms, and championed collective bargaining for employees. He also led the Regional Transportation Planning Board and the Virginia Railway Express Operations Board, improving regional transit.
Previously, Walkinshaw spent over a decade as Chief of Staff to Congressman Gerry Connolly. He earned a B.A. in Politics from New York University and lives in Fairfax with his wife, Yvette, and their son, Mateo.
