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Ben Cline

Virginia · 6th

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Verified July 31, 2026

BEN CLINE, Republican, of Fincastle, VA; born in Stillwater, OK, February 29, 1972; education: B.A., political science and government, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 1994; J.D., University of Richmond Law School, Richmond, VA, 2007; professional history: staffer, U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte, 1994-2002; marketing consultant, 2003-07; assistant commonwealth's attorney, Rockingham County, 2007-13; attorney, private practice, 2013-18; member, Virginia House of Delegates, 2002-18; election history: elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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