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Commonwealth of Virginia

Abigail Spanberger

Governor

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RESOLUTE Citizen Score

0 / 70

Official Profile

Religion: Protestant

Education: University of Virginia (BA French Literature), Purdue/GISMA Business School (MBA)

Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey

Background: CIA case officer (2006-2014), US Postal Inspector. US House VA-07 (2019-2025). First woman elected Governor of Virginia.

Net Worth: ~$2 million

Previous Election Opponent: Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in 2025 Governor race

Next Election Year: 2029

X / Twitter: @AbigailSpanworthy

Former CIA officer. Heritage Action score 5%. Planned Parenthood 100%. Supports assault weapons ban, abortion rights constitutional amendment, terminated ICE cooperation as governor. Won governorship 2025.

Category Breakdown

America First

0/10

Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications

FALSE (0)

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

FALSE (0)

Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements

FALSE (0)

Marriage

0/10

Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful

FALSE (0)

Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life

FALSE (0)

Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)

FALSE (0)

Abortion

0/10

Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law

FALSE (0)

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

FALSE (0)

Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology

FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

0/10

Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty

FALSE (0)

Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens

FALSE (0)

Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent

FALSE (0)

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

FALSE (0)

Immigration

0/10

Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants

FALSE (0)

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

0/10

Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools

FALSE (0)

Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values

FALSE (0)

PCH/CBG

0/10

Candidate 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

Not yet verified

Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage

Not yet verified

Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)

Not yet verified

Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order

Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

governor.virginia.gov Official House Page Heritage Action Scorecard Planned Parenthood Action reportcard.familyfoundation.org/www.vcdl.org/reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...irp.cdn-website.com/e9819c27/files/uploaded/gavr-202...freedomindex.us/va/

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