Local reporting is highlighting how vulnerable Congressman Rob Wittman is cutting his own taxes while gutting health care for Virginians.
Dogwood reports that “Wittman of Virginia’s 1st congressional district could save between $19,900 and $59,300 in tax breaks” because of his vote for Republicans’ Tax Scam which made the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. The latest reporting also notes that “Wittman is worth about $5.6 million” – a significant increase from when he first arrived in Congress nearly two decades ago.
Read for latest reporting for yourself:
- A new analysis by a nonprofit shows how one of Virginia’s wealthy members of Congress stands to gain financially from legislation he supported.
- Republican US Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia’s 1st congressional district could save between $19,900 and $59,300 in tax breaks because of President Donald Trump’s “ Big Beautiful Bill,” according to an analysis by the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) done for Accountable.US.
- Wittman, a Republican who voted for the Big Beautiful Bill, reported a total income of up to $883,000 in 2024 in his latest financial disclosure, according to ITEP. Wittman and his wife owned two rental properties with a value of at least $1.1 million that generated $105,000 or more in what’s called “potential pass-through income,” ITEP said.
- The salary for members of the US House of Representatives is $174,000. Wittman is worth about $5.6 million, according to the “alternative data firm” Quiver Quantitative, which analyzed Wittman’s annual financial disclosure statements.
- Nearly half of the new law’s tax cuts for Virginia next year will go to the state’s richest 5%, of which Wittman is a member, [ITEP’s federal policy director, Steve] Wamhoff said in a statement to Dogwood.
- “We’d welcome a more detailed look at the Congressman’s finances in order to help Virginians get a clearer picture of how big a tax cut he’ll get next year,” Wamhoff said.
- Wittman has served in Congress since 2007 and is up for re-election next year for a seat Democrats are targeting to flip.
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