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Van Hilleary

U.S. Representative TN-06 (2026 R Candidate · Rose-seat open · former US Rep TN-04, seeking comeback)
Republican
🗺️ Tennessee home
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
97 / 100 A
Raw: 72 of 74 dynamic max · 37 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 50/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 22/ 40
National Rank
#3,327 of 8,966 · top 37.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
August 6, 2026
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Official Profile

Former U.S. Representative TN-04 (1995-2003). 2002 R nominee for Tennessee Governor (lost to Bredesen). Seeking a return to Congress in TN-06.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

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

  1. As U.S. Representative for TN-04 (1995–2003), Hilleary compiled a consistent pro-life record affirming fetal personhood: voted YES on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (April 2001), which established federal legal personhood for the unborn from the moment of conception; voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions (April 2000); voted YES on barring the interstate transport of minors to obtain abortions (June 1999); and co-sponsored the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2002). His 2026 TN-06 campaign was launched as a conservative comeback 'to ensure President Trump has backup,' continuing this established pro-life posture into the new Congress.

    Verified 2026-07-02Dispute 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)
1 claim

  1. At his 2026 campaign kickoff, Hilleary specifically raised transgender athletes competing in college sports as a policy he would fight to reverse in Congress — a public rejection of transgender ideology applied to athletics.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute this claim
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)

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)
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)
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

6/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
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. Launched his 2026 congressional comeback explicitly 'to ensure President Trump has backup' in Congress; his campaign announcement aligned him with Trump's law-and-order border agenda — wall construction, military deployment, and elimination of Biden-era catch-and-release policies — and he directly criticized Biden-era immigration policy as harmful to national security and Tennessee communities.

    Verified 2026-07-02Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. At his 2026 kickoff, Hilleary criticized Biden-era immigration policies and declared he is running to 'ensure President Trump has backup,' signaling support for mandatory deportation and strict border enforcement.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute 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. Stated at his 2026 campaign kickoff that Democrats had 'attacked Second Amendment rights' and pledged to defend gun rights in Congress, consistent with his four-term conservative record as TN-04 Representative (1995–2003).

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute 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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