Robert Joseph Wittman[1] (born February 3, 1959)[citation needed] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007.

The district contains portions of the Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads area, as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.

In October 2021, Business Insider reported that Wittman had violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012, a federal transparency and conflict-of-interest law, by failing to properly disclose up to $60,000 worth of stock trades in companies including Johnson & Johnson, Royal Gold Inc., and TJX Companies.

[23] In December 2020, Wittman was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[24] incumbent Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.

[28] He voted against certifying Pennsylvania's electors after a day of violence as the U.S. Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who disrupted proceedings, despite no clear evidence of widespread voter fraud.

Wittman was elected to his first full term, defeating Democratic nominee Bill Day and Libertarian Nathan Larson.

[32] Wittman was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee Krystal Ball and Independent Green candidate Gail Parker.

Wittman was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee Adam Cook and Independent Green candidate Gail Parker.

[23] Wittman defeated Democratic nominee Norm Mosher, Libertarian Xavian Draper, and Independent Green Gail Parker.