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United States Senate

Michael Whatley

U.S. Senator (2026 R Nominee · Tillis seat)
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
97 / 100 A
Raw: 74 of 76 dynamic max · 38 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 52/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 22/ 40
National Rank
#3,293 of 8,966 · top 36.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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Official Profile

Religion: Christian
Background: Former RNC chair (2024-2025). Former NC GOP chair. Energy industry attorney. Trump-endorsed for Senate.
Next Election Year: 2026
Former Republican National Committee chair (2024-2025). NC R Senate nominee — won March 3 2026 primary with 64.6% over author Don Brown. Trump-endorsed front-runner throughout. Former NC GOP chair. Will face former Governor Roy Cooper (D) in November.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

10/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Stated he was 'proud' when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and called North Carolina's 12-week abortion ban 'responsible,' 'reasonable,' and 'mainstream.' Received a $4.5 million endorsement contribution from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America for his 2026 Senate campaign. As NC GOP chair he presided over a party platform that included an abortion ban with no exceptions — consistent with a personhood-from-conception position opposing abortion in all circumstances.

    Verified 2026-06-15Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)

Biblical Marriage

10/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. As 2026 Republican U.S. Senate nominee, pledges to 'keep radical woke ideology out of schools' and attacks Democrats for pushing 'transgenderism' through teachers' unions. During his tenure as NC GOP Chair, the state Republican Party formally censured Senator Thom Tillis specifically for supporting LGBTQ rights and immigration reform — a recorded institutional action demonstrating active opposition to LGBTQ promotion in policy.

    Verified 2026-07-04Dispute this claim

Family & Child Sovereignty

10/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
TRUE (+2)

Christian Liberty

8/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Holds master's degrees in Religion (Wake Forest University) and theology (Notre Dame). At a pastor summit co-organized with the American Renewal Project, declared: 'We don't need separation of faith and politics. We don't need separation of church and state,' calling the recruitment of people of faith into politics 'a personal mission of mine' and 'a really big deal.' Has publicly stated: 'I don't believe the Republican Party should hide from faith.'

    Verified 2026-07-04Dispute this claim
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

6/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Whatley's 2026 Senate campaign runs on restoring 'fiscal discipline, accountability, and constitutional limits on federal power,' stating that 'Congress should be rewarded for stewardship and restraint, not perpetual growth in spending and debt.' His platform also supports eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits — middle-class tax relief aligned with the Republican caucus's anti-growth-in-government agenda.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
TRUE (+2)

Election Integrity

8/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. As chair of the Republican National Committee (2024–2025) and co-chair of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, Whatley led national GOP 'election integrity' operations — pushing for stricter voter-ID requirements, paper-ballot verification, and restrictions on mass mail-in voting. He ran for Senate in 2026 explicitly to advance these and other Trump-agenda priorities.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)

Border & Immigration

10/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Running as the 2026 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina with President Trump's personal endorsement, Whatley is campaigning on Trump's full border agenda — including border-wall completion, military deployment to the southern border, and strict enforcement against illegal immigration.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Running as the 2026 Republican nominee with President Trump's endorsement, Whatley's campaign pairs mandatory removal of illegal immigrants with an end to sanctuary policies, attacking former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for policies that shielded illegal immigrants from deportation. His platform calls for full enforcement of immigration law — including mandatory deportation proceedings — as part of the Trump-aligned border security agenda he ran on in the primary.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

10/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. President Trump praised Whatley specifically for his gun rights positions when endorsing him for North Carolina's Senate seat. As former chair of the Republican National Committee (2024-2025) and North Carolina Republican Party (2019-2024), Whatley has consistently aligned with the GOP's opposition to red-flag confiscation laws, assault-weapon bans, and magazine-capacity restrictions — voting-record and platform positions consistent with the Republican caucus that defeated Democratic gun-control amendments in 2024-2025.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
TRUE (+2)

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

2/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

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