2026 SMACNA Washington, DC Leadership Conference Speakers

Rep. James Walkinshaw represents Virginia's 11th Congressional District, covering most of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the towns of Vienna and Herndon. He serves on the 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—and on the Committee on Homeland Security, covering areas like border/port security, cybersecurity, transportation security, counterterrorism, emergency management (FEMA), and customs.

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, Walkinshaw served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and spent over a decade as Chief of Staff to Rep. 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.