McGuire, John J.

John McGuire is serving his first term in the House of Representatives representing Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Born in 1968, he is a former United States Navy SEAL who spent 10 years in the military before founding SEAL Team Physical Training, a fitness organization. Before his election to Congress in 2024, McGuire served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2024 and in the Virginia State Senate in 2024. He developed a reputation as a conservative leader focused on supporting veterans and law enforcement.

In the 119th Congress, McGuire serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, with subcommittee assignments in Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation; Tactical Air and Land Forces; Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation; and Health Care and Financial Services. His legislative priorities reflect his military background and conservative values, focusing on defense, veterans' issues, and constitutional rights.

McGuire has sponsored numerous bills in his first term, including the Shall Not Be Infringed Act, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, the Riley Gaines Act, and legislation addressing emergency egress and veterans' issues. During his time in the Virginia legislature, he championed bills to allow school nurses to administer naloxone in response to the opioid crisis and to reduce taxes on veteran retirement pay. McGuire and his wife Tracy have five children and reside in Goochland, Virginia.