RESOLUTE Citizen Score
58
/ 70
Official Profile
Religion: Methodist (Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church)
Education: Millsaps College (BA Economics, honors graduate)
Birthplace: Florence, Mississippi
Background: Finance professional; Mississippi State Treasurer (2004-2012); Lieutenant Governor (2012-2020); became 65th governor in 2020.
NRA Rating: A
X / Twitter: @tatereeves
{'pro_life': "Signed 8 pro-life laws in April 2023 including Gestational Age Act and life-at-conception protections. Stated 'Mississippi will always protect life' and 'Mississippi will be relentless in its commitment to life'", 'fiscal': 'Pushed legislation to eliminate state personal income tax', 'education': 'Focused on improving educational opportunity and career growth', 'covid': 'Removed COVID-19 restrictions early, opposed vaccine mandates', 'cannabis': 'Signed medical cannabis legalization', 'religious_liberty': 'Regularly posts Bible verses on social media, hosted live-streamed prayer services during COVID lockdowns', 'flag': 'Changed the Mississippi state flag (removed Confederate emblem)'}
Category Breakdown
America First
8/10Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications
TRUE (+2)
Candidate promotes America exclusively and never promotes or defends foreign nations' interests over U.S. interests
TRUE (+2)
Candidate is a U.S.-born citizen with no dual citizenship
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements
Not yet verified
Marriage
8/10Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)
Not yet verified
Abortion
10/10Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports total abolition of abortion with no exceptions (rape, incest, health of mother)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects any public funding, subsidies, or legal protections for abortion providers or procedures
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology
TRUE (+2)
Self-Defense & 2A
8/10Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens
TRUE (+2)
Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of gun control legislation (registration, red-flag laws, licensing, bans, or confiscation) that restrict the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views a well-armed citizenry as essential for the preservation of liberty, protection of innocent life, and as a check against tyranny, consistent with Reformed covenant theology and America's Founding principles
Not yet verified
Immigration
8/10Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation
Not yet verified
Education
8/10Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values
Not yet verified
PCH/CBG
8/10Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage
TRUE (+2)
Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order
Not yet verified
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