RESOLUTE Citizen Score
70
/ 70
Official Profile
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: B.A. Finance, University of Texas at Austin (1981); J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School (1984)
Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas
Background: Attorney and jurist; paralyzed from the waist down by a falling tree at age 26; Texas Supreme Court justice (1996-2001); Attorney General (2002-2015); became 48th governor in 2015.
X / Twitter: @GregAbbott_TX
Campaign Website: https://www.gregabbott.com
Three-term governor running for fourth term in 2026. Signed Texas Heartbeat Act (SB8) and constitutional carry. Launched Operation Lone Star border initiative. Signed school voucher legislation. Strong NRA supporter (A+ rating). Signed In God We Trust display law for schools. Paralyzed below waist since 1984 jogging accident.
Category Breakdown
America First
10/10Candidate 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
TRUE (+2)
Marriage
10/10Candidate 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)
TRUE (+2)
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
10/10Candidate 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
TRUE (+2)
Immigration
10/10Candidate 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
TRUE (+2)
Education
10/10Candidate 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
TRUE (+2)
PCH/CBG
10/10Candidate 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
TRUE (+2)
Sources & Evidence
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