Race context
James Michael Shea is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Virginia, U.S. House, 01. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Virginia 01.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Amanda Pohl (Democratic), Andrew Lucchetti (Democratic), Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti (Democratic), Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs (Democratic), Ericka Kopp (Democratic), Jason Knapp (Democratic), Lewis Littlepage (Democratic), Lisa Vedernikova Khanna (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 2 background claims; 11 media claims; 1 finance claim; 3 federal court records claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. FEC candidate id on file: H6VA01224.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
James Michael Shea is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Virginia, U.S. House, 01. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for James Michael Shea, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for James Michael Shea is 2026 U.S. House - Virginia 01. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for James Michael Shea. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for James Michael Shea is H6VA01224.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for James Michael Shea reports 18 public claims, 18 valid citations, and 18 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for James Michael Shea: background (2), media (11), finance (1), federal court records (3). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for James Michael Shea returned 8 other indexed profiles: Amanda Pohl (Democratic), Andrew Lucchetti (Democratic), Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti (Democratic), Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs (Democratic), Ericka Kopp (Democratic), Jason Knapp (Democratic), Lewis Littlepage (Democratic), Lisa Vedernikova Khanna (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for James Michael Shea: FEC H6VA01224; Other sec-edgar:_run; FEC Committee C00911156.
Profile questions
What office is James Michael Shea indexed for?
James Michael Shea is indexed for Virginia, U.S. House, 01. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Virginia 01. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for James Michael Shea?
The party label on file for James Michael Shea is Democratic.
What is James Michael Shea's candidate status?
James Michael Shea is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for James Michael Shea?
FEC candidate id on file: H6VA01224.
How many public claims are attached to James Michael Shea?
The route record reports 18 public claims, 18 valid citations, and 18 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 2, Media 11, Finance 1, Federal Court Records 3. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is James Michael Shea indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in James Michael Shea's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Amanda Pohl (Democratic), Andrew Lucchetti (Democratic), Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti (Democratic), Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs (Democratic), Ericka Kopp (Democratic), Jason Knapp (Democratic), Lewis Littlepage (Democratic), Lisa Vedernikova Khanna (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.