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Virginia House of Delegates
Betsy B. Carr
House of Delegates — District 78
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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Raw: 0 of 48 dynamic max
· 24 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#5,839 of 9,024 · bottom 35.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
General · Seat up at next election
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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: Episcopalian; served 16 years as outreach director at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, downtown Richmond, and founded the faith-community/school Micah Initiative
Background: VA House of Delegates, HD-78 (Richmond/part of Chesterfield); in office since 2010 (old HD-69, redistricted to HD-78 in 2024). Treasurer of the House Democratic Caucus; committees include Appropriations, Transportation, General Laws, Rules. b. 1946; Hollins College; former Richmond School Board.
VA Delegate HD-78 (Richmond), sitting since 2010. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive HARD record where evidence exists. Life: voted YES on HJ1 (2025) reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment; ReproRising 2025 = A+ 'Champion'; listed as a patron to expand later-term abortion and endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia (iVoterGuide). Marriage: voted FOR the marriage-equality constitutional amendment (HJ9 2025 / HJ3 2026) repealing the man-woman definition. 2A: Giffords-endorsed; sponsored high-capacity-magazine limits and firearm bans in school zones/libraries. ONE DOCUMENTED CROSS-PARTY CREDIT: voted YES on HB2193 'Defend the Guard' (2025), a 10th-Amendment/anti-commandeering state-sovereignty measure (passed 99-0, unanimous — weak but on the record). Co-patron of HJ2 (2026) automatic felon-voting-rights restoration (recorded here but not mapped to the election-integrity ballot-mechanics cells). Episcopalian; long faith-community service via the Micah Initiative did not produce any social-conservative voting deviation.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
A self-described 100%-pro-choice legislator serving since 2010 who has been a co-patron of legislation to expand late-term abortion. On 14 January 2025, Carr voted yes on HJR 1 (Right to Reproductive Freedom constitutional amendment; passed 51-48 on strict party-line), cementing her opposition to any life-from-conception protection under state law.
- BallotpediaCenter
- Progressive Voters GuideLeft Advocacy
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
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
1 claim
Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, which listed her among its 2025 election-cycle 'Reproductive Freedom Champions.' She publicly cites her Planned Parenthood endorsement as a defining mark of her record, placing her squarely within the abortion-industry endorsement network the rubric flags.
- Planned Parenthood Action FundLeft Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[3]
1 claim
On 14 January 2025, the Virginia House passed HJR 9 (Marriage Equality constitutional amendment) 58-35, with all 51 Democratic delegates voting yes. Carr, serving since 2010, voted yes on the amendment that would write same-sex marriage recognition into Virginia's constitution, rejecting a one-man-one-woman definition.
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
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]
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)[3]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
FALSE (0)[3]
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)[3]
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)[3]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
FALSE (0)[3]
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)[3]
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)[3]
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)[3]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[3]
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)[3]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
FALSE (0)[3]
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
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_B._CarrEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
giffords.org/candidates/betsy-carr/Unclassified
freedomindex.us/va/legislator/1478/Right Advocacy
ivoterguide.com/candidate/717/race/19005/election/1312Right Advocacy
www.betsycarr.org/Unclassified
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
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). PPAV Endorsements 2025 still-listed Del. Betsy Carr (HD-78) — endorsements still listed / not disavowed = score. Ballotpedia Betsy_Carr HTTP 200: 2017 endorsements included NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia (historical still on bio; 2025 PPAV is current still-listed). Official house.vga.virginia.gov/members/H0212 HTTP 200 Delegate Betsy B. Carr D HD78 sitting. www.betsycarr.org HTTP 200 bio (St. Paul’s Episcopal / Micah Initiative) is faith+family SOFT — not applied as leftover christian_liberty hard-TRUE. Dual-office one slug sitting House (prior HD69 + Richmond School Board). Overrides party_platform remainder for SOL. Left Advocacy
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). PPAV Endorsements 2025 still-listed Del. Betsy Carr (HD-78) — endorsements still listed / not disavowed = score. Ballotpedia Betsy_Carr HTTP 200: 2017 endorsements included NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia (historical still on bio; 2025 PPAV is current still-listed). Official house.vga.virginia.gov/members/H0212 HTTP 200 Delegate Betsy B. Carr D HD78 sitting. www.betsycarr.org HTTP 200 bio (St. Paul’s Episcopal / Micah Initiative) is faith+family SOFT — not applied as leftover christian_liberty hard-TRUE. Dual-office one slug sitting House (prior HD69 + Richmond School Board). Overrides party_platform remainder for SOL.
- [2]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). PPAV Endorsements 2025 still-listed Del. Betsy Carr (HD-78) — endorsements still listed / not disavowed = score. Ballotpedia Betsy_Carr HTTP 200: 2017 endorsements included NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia (historical still on bio; 2025 PPAV is current still-listed). Official house.vga.virginia.gov/members/H0212 HTTP 200 Delegate Betsy B. Carr D HD78 sitting. www.betsycarr.org HTTP 200 bio (St. Paul’s Episcopal / Micah Initiative) is faith+family SOFT — not applied as leftover christian_liberty hard-TRUE. Dual-office one slug sitting House (prior HD69 + Richmond School Board). Overrides party_platform remainder for SOL. Center
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). PPAV Endorsements 2025 still-listed Del. Betsy Carr (HD-78) — endorsements still listed / not disavowed = score. Ballotpedia Betsy_Carr HTTP 200: 2017 endorsements included NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia (historical still on bio; 2025 PPAV is current still-listed). Official house.vga.virginia.gov/members/H0212 HTTP 200 Delegate Betsy B. Carr D HD78 sitting. www.betsycarr.org HTTP 200 bio (St. Paul’s Episcopal / Micah Initiative) is faith+family SOFT — not applied as leftover christian_liberty hard-TRUE. Dual-office one slug sitting House (prior HD69 + Richmond School Board). Overrides party_platform remainder for SOL.
- [3]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover STATE biblical_marriage 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 biblical_marriage 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.
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