RESOLUTE Citizen Score
30
/ 70
Official Profile
Religion: Southern Baptist (Corinth Baptist Church, Seneca, SC)
Education: B.A. University of South Carolina (1977); J.D. University of South Carolina School of Law (1981)
Birthplace: Central, South Carolina
Background: Air Force veteran and JAG officer. Former U.S. House member. In Senate since 2003. Former Judiciary Committee chairman. 2016 presidential candidate. Military lawyer.
X / Twitter: @LindseyGrahamSC
Heritage Action lifetime ~55% — moderate by Republican standards. Air Force JAG Colonel (reserves). Known as John McCain's closest ally in Senate. Proposed 15-week national abortion ban — positioned as moderate pro-life compromise. Voted for 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — broke with NRA absolutism on red flag laws. Heritage scores dropped 30 points from 114th (30%) as he aligned with Trump, then stabilized 61-66%. Gang of Eight immigration reform member — weakness on immigration from conservative perspective. Southern Baptist but admits attending church ~3 times per year. Single, never married. Evolving Trump relationship: harsh critic in 2016, became ally by 2019.
Category Breakdown
America First
6/10Candidate 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
FALSE (0)
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
Not yet verified
Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements
TRUE (+2)
Marriage
4/10Candidate 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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)
FALSE (0)
Abortion
6/10Candidate 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)
FALSE (0)
Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it
FALSE (0)
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
6/10Candidate 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
Not yet verified
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
FALSE (0)
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
TRUE (+2)
Immigration
0/10Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration
Not yet verified
Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants
Not yet verified
Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation
FALSE (0)
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
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values
TRUE (+2)
PCH/CBG
0/10Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ
Not yet verified
Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order
FALSE (0)
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