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Virginia State Senate
Barbara Favola
State Senate — District 40
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#5,811 of 9,024 · bottom 35.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
General · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: No public religious affiliation found
Background: VA State Senator, District 40 (Arlington), since 2012 (SD-31 2012-2024, SD-40 2024-present); Arlington County Board 1997-2012. 15-year policy advisor at U.S. HHS. Chairs Senate Education & Health and the Women's Health Care Caucus.
VA State Senator, SD-40 (Arlington), since 2012. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive HARD record; 'Pro-Choice Champion' (NARAL/Planned Parenthood/EMILY's List/REPRO endorsed). Co-patron of SJ247 (reproductive-freedom amendment); chief patron of SB733 (repealed the 24-hr wait/ultrasound/counseling) and SB743 (abortion-extradition shield). On her own access-to-voting page she claims credit for the Democratic majority that eliminated the photo-ID requirement and added no-excuse absentee, drop boxes, and same-day registration. Criminal-justice-reform sponsor (banned no-knock warrants, pretext stops; sentencing reform, expungement). Anti-enforcement on immigration (opposed sanctuary-city bans and locality status-check mandates). Gun-control sponsor (HB93/SB38 firearm removal under protective orders; red-flag expansion). NO cross-party deviations. NOTE: her individual NAMED roll call on the same-sex-marriage amendment (HJ3) was not isolated in sources (caucus-bloc 26-13 only) — biblical_marriage left NULL per the cardinal rule rather than inferred from party.
sheriff-roy correction 2026-08-16: SD-40. HJR3 repeals one-man-one-woman. Marriage 0/1 were blank. Life cells already filled.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
Carries a 100% rating from Reproductive Freedom for All (successor to NARAL Pro-Choice America) and chairs the Senate Women's Healthcare Caucus; a leading advocate for unrestricted abortion access in Virginia who has championed the state's reproductive freedom constitutional amendment process.
- barbarafavola.orgUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)[3]
1 claim
Authored or co-sponsored legislation expanding Virginia's hate crimes statute to cover gender identity and sexual orientation, writing transgender and LGBTQ identity categories into state criminal law — the institutional promotion of gender ideology the rubric opposes.
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
Not yet verified
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
Not yet verified
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
barbarafavola.org/access-to-votingUnclassified
barbarafavola.org/Unclassified
barbarafavola.org/abortionUnclassified
barbarafavola.org/gun-violence-preventionUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). barbarafavola.org/abortion HTTP 200: chairs Women’s Healthcare Caucus; decision to have an abortion should remain between a patient and their doctor; advocate for amending the Virginia Constitution to guarantee abortion access; co-patron 2020 Reproductive Health Protection Act; helped defeat anti-choice legislation. apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S86 HTTP 200: Senate Chair of Women Reproductive Health Caucus; NARAL Pro-Choice 100% rating on official biography. Ballotpedia Barbara_Favola HTTP 200 sitting SD40 (prior SD31 — dual-office one slug sitting Senate). Overrides party_platform remainder. Unclassified
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). barbarafavola.org/abortion HTTP 200: chairs Women’s Healthcare Caucus; decision to have an abortion should remain between a patient and their doctor; advocate for amending the Virginia Constitution to guarantee abortion access; co-patron 2020 Reproductive Health Protection Act; helped defeat anti-choice legislation. apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S86 HTTP 200: Senate Chair of Women Reproductive Health Caucus; NARAL Pro-Choice 100% rating on official biography. Ballotpedia Barbara_Favola HTTP 200 sitting SD40 (prior SD31 — dual-office one slug sitting Senate). Overrides party_platform remainder.
- [2]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). barbarafavola.org/abortion HTTP 200: chairs Women’s Healthcare Caucus; decision to have an abortion should remain between a patient and their doctor; advocate for amending the Virginia Constitution to guarantee abortion access; co-patron 2020 Reproductive Health Protection Act; helped defeat anti-choice legislation. apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S86 HTTP 200: Senate Chair of Women Reproductive Health Caucus; NARAL Pro-Choice 100% rating on official biography. Ballotpedia Barbara_Favola HTTP 200 sitting SD40 (prior SD31 — dual-office one slug sitting Senate). Overrides party_platform remainder. Official
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). barbarafavola.org/abortion HTTP 200: chairs Women’s Healthcare Caucus; decision to have an abortion should remain between a patient and their doctor; advocate for amending the Virginia Constitution to guarantee abortion access; co-patron 2020 Reproductive Health Protection Act; helped defeat anti-choice legislation. apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S86 HTTP 200: Senate Chair of Women Reproductive Health Caucus; NARAL Pro-Choice 100% rating on official biography. Ballotpedia Barbara_Favola HTTP 200 sitting SD40 (prior SD31 — dual-office one slug sitting Senate). Overrides party_platform remainder.
- [3]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE biblical_marriage). barbarafavola.org/civil-rights-building-a-more-inclusive-virginia HTTP 200: steadfast supporter of LGBTQ+ rights; supports a constitutional amendment to remove Virginia’s ban on gay marriage; proponent of Virginia Values Act banning LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing/credit/employment; Equality Award Equality NoVa 2023; still-listed endorsed by LGBT+ Democrats and Equality Virginia PAC in 2023 (silence = consent). Ballotpedia 2011 campaign themes still on bio: same-sex couples should enjoy the same rights, benefits and responsibilities. Overrides party_platform remainder. Unclassified
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE biblical_marriage). barbarafavola.org/civil-rights-building-a-more-inclusive-virginia HTTP 200: steadfast supporter of LGBTQ+ rights; supports a constitutional amendment to remove Virginia’s ban on gay marriage; proponent of Virginia Values Act banning LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing/credit/employment; Equality Award Equality NoVa 2023; still-listed endorsed by LGBT+ Democrats and Equality Virginia PAC in 2023 (silence = consent). Ballotpedia 2011 campaign themes still on bio: same-sex couples should enjoy the same rights, benefits and responsibilities. Overrides party_platform remainder.
- [4]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE biblical_marriage). barbarafavola.org/civil-rights-building-a-more-inclusive-virginia HTTP 200: steadfast supporter of LGBTQ+ rights; supports a constitutional amendment to remove Virginia’s ban on gay marriage; proponent of Virginia Values Act banning LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing/credit/employment; Equality Award Equality NoVa 2023; still-listed endorsed by LGBT+ Democrats and Equality Virginia PAC in 2023 (silence = consent). Ballotpedia 2011 campaign themes still on bio: same-sex couples should enjoy the same rights, benefits and responsibilities. Overrides party_platform remainder. Center
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE biblical_marriage). barbarafavola.org/civil-rights-building-a-more-inclusive-virginia HTTP 200: steadfast supporter of LGBTQ+ rights; supports a constitutional amendment to remove Virginia’s ban on gay marriage; proponent of Virginia Values Act banning LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing/credit/employment; Equality Award Equality NoVa 2023; still-listed endorsed by LGBT+ Democrats and Equality Virginia PAC in 2023 (silence = consent). Ballotpedia 2011 campaign themes still on bio: same-sex couples should enjoy the same rights, benefits and responsibilities. Overrides party_platform remainder.
- [5]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover STATE family_child_sovereignty q0) — On-file confidence party_platform_state. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 redirected to 2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf (2025/07 path) this turn; presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-democratic-party-platform HTTP 200 corroborating. VA STATE leftover remainder: vademocrats.org HTTP 200 this turn is news/homepage with no leftover q-map (no /platform page fetched with leftover SOL/marriage/2A/election/border/justice q-text). Individual/affiliated overrides applied only where a cited page names this member. Hide headline number/letter (no 100/A stamp). LegiScan HTML not scraped (403). PAC leftover cells omitted (leftover STATE map has no PAC-hygiene cells; FEC browse SPA-empty / OpenSecrets 403 not-run omit). No invented roll-calls. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover STATE family_child_sovereignty q0) — On-file confidence party_platform_state. democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 redirected to 2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf (2025/07 path) this turn; presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-democratic-party-platform HTTP 200 corroborating. VA STATE leftover remainder: vademocrats.org HTTP 200 this turn is news/homepage with no leftover q-map (no /platform page fetched with leftover SOL/marriage/2A/election/border/justice q-text). Individual/affiliated overrides applied only where a cited page names this member. Hide headline number/letter (no 100/A stamp). LegiScan HTML not scraped (403). PAC leftover cells omitted (leftover STATE map has no PAC-hygiene cells; FEC browse SPA-empty / OpenSecrets 403 not-run omit). No invented roll-calls.
- [6]Part of the majority that eliminated Virginia's photo-ID requirement (claims credit on her own access-to-voting page). Unclassified
Part of the majority that eliminated Virginia's photo-ID requirement (claims credit on her own access-to-voting page).
- [7]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE self_defense). barbarafavola.org/gun-violence-prevention HTTP 200: universal background checks, red flag laws, closing gun show loophole; continue to ban assault weapons, outlaw ghost guns, require safe storage; still-listed endorsed by Giffords and Brady Campaign and named Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate 2023. Overrides party_platform remainder. Unclassified
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE self_defense). barbarafavola.org/gun-violence-prevention HTTP 200: universal background checks, red flag laws, closing gun show loophole; continue to ban assault weapons, outlaw ghost guns, require safe storage; still-listed endorsed by Giffords and Brady Campaign and named Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate 2023. Overrides party_platform remainder.
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