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Virginia State Senate
Bill Stanley
State Senate — District 7 (sitting)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 48 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
40/ 70
🏛️ State First
8/ 30
National Rank
#3,347 of 9,024 · top 37.1% 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: Methodist (per secondary aggregator; not confirmed on a primary source)
Education: Law degree
Background: VA State Senator, District 7 (Franklin County / Rocky Mount / Moneta / Southside-to-Southwest VA), sitting since 2011 (seat renumbered from SD-20 in 2021 redistricting; originally SD-19). Attorney; former Franklin County GOP chair. Running for re-election (next election Nov 2027); term ends Jan 2028.
VA State Senator, SD-7 (sitting since 2011; formerly SD-20/SD-19). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Strong conservative HARD record, no deviations: pro-life (voted NO on SJ247 reproductive-freedom amendment 01/21/2025; ReproRising 2025 grade F); held the line on marriage (one of the 13 GOP NO votes on the same-sex-marriage amendment HJ3 01/16/2026 — NOT a crossover, unlike Durant); SIGNATURE family-sovereignty win as CHIEF AUTHOR of SB1515 (2023), Virginia's online-pornography age-verification law signed by Youngkin; pro-law-enforcement sponsorships (SB86 fallen-officer service-handgun, SB100 volunteer-responder job protection); on-record state-sovereignty stance ('Repeal Amendment' / sovereignty over federal overreach) and state immigration-enforcement stance; strongly pro-2A (on record: 'the red flag bill is one of the worst bills I've ever seen,' opposed the assault-weapons ban). Election-integrity, christian-liberty specifics, and economic CBDC/ESG cells left NULL — no itemized record found. Sourcing note: lis.virginia.gov/VPAP/legiscan JS-blocked; votes corroborated via Cardinal News, Ballotpedia, ReproRising PDF, WTOP, Wikipedia.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
Voted NO on Virginia's Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2026) — a proposed constitutional amendment that would have enshrined a sweeping right to abortion, including post-viability procedures with broad health exceptions, in the Virginia Constitution. The measure passed the Senate 21-19 on a strict party-line vote; Stanley's 'no' vote aligned with every Republican senator in defense of the unborn.
- BallotpediaCenter
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
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)
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
1 claim
Authored and championed Virginia SB 1515 (2023), requiring any commercial website where at least one-third of its content is pornographic to verify users are 18 or older via government ID, biometric scan, or approved software before granting access. Governor Youngkin signed the bill; it took effect July 1, 2023. Stanley stated his purpose was to protect children: '30% of 10-year-olds have access [to online pornography], and by age 13 that number jumps to 85%.' The bill received near-unanimous bipartisan support in the General Assembly — a direct government check on the commercial promotion of sexual content to minors.
- wtop.comUnclassified
- wusa9.comUnclassified
- Virginia Public Access ProjectReference
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
1 claim
Stanley ran in his 2011 special-election campaign on an unambiguous fiscal-discipline pledge: 'I will never vote to raise your taxes or user fees at any time' and 'I will fight to reduce state spending and the size of state government.' His 2025 legislative session bills reflect those commitments: SB 61 (lower corporate income tax rate for certain businesses), SB 68 (industrial building rehabilitation tax credit), and SB 70 (a two-year retail sales and use tax moratorium on construction materials and supplies) — all oriented toward reducing the tax burden on Virginia businesses and communities.
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
- BallotpediaCenter
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)[3]
1 claim
Voted against the 2026 Virginia assault-weapons ban (SB 749) and the broader gun-control package, standing with every Republican senator in opposing legislation the NRA-ILA called 'unconstitutional.' The package — the largest gun-restriction measure in Virginia history — banned the sale and manufacture of assault-style firearms, restricted magazine capacity, and imposed new storage mandates. Gov. Spanberger signed it into law on May 15, 2026; NRA and Virginia gun organizations immediately filed suit.
- nraila.orgUnclassified
- Cardinal NewsLocal News
- BallotpediaCenter
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
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)[2]
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/Bill_Stanley_(politician)Encyclopedia
senatorbillstanley.com/Unclassified
senatorbillstanley.com/issues/Unclassified
gop.com/platform/Unclassified
Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.
References & footnotes
Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.
- [1]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). VPM 2026-01-16 HTTP 200: Senate votes on the abortion/reproductive-care constitutional amendment were along party lines; Stanley is the sitting Republican SD7 — media paraphrase of named chamber vote, not spin. Opposing a fundamental constitutional right to abortion maps leftover SOL True (not a claimed abolition roll-call beyond the party-line no). senatorbillstanley.com/issues/ HTTP 200 this turn is animal-cruelty/autism bills — unused leftover q-map. Dual-office one slug sitting SD7. Overrides party_platform remainder. Lean Left
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life). VPM 2026-01-16 HTTP 200: Senate votes on the abortion/reproductive-care constitutional amendment were along party lines; Stanley is the sitting Republican SD7 — media paraphrase of named chamber vote, not spin. Opposing a fundamental constitutional right to abortion maps leftover SOL True (not a claimed abolition roll-call beyond the party-line no). senatorbillstanley.com/issues/ HTTP 200 this turn is animal-cruelty/autism bills — unused leftover q-map. Dual-office one slug sitting SD7. Overrides party_platform remainder.
- [2]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE biblical_marriage q0) — On-file confidence party_platform_state. gop.com/platform/ HTTP 200 redirected to about-our-party/ this turn with Learn More to RNC2024-Platform.pdf; presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200 corroborating (seal the border / largest deportation / voter identification + proof of citizenship / paper ballots / keep and bear arms / cut federal funding for CRT and radical gender ideology / keep men out of women's sports / lock up violent offenders). VA STATE leftover remainder: virginia.gop HTTP 403 this turn — no leftover q-map. 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 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE biblical_marriage q0) — On-file confidence party_platform_state. gop.com/platform/ HTTP 200 redirected to about-our-party/ this turn with Learn More to RNC2024-Platform.pdf; presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200 corroborating (seal the border / largest deportation / voter identification + proof of citizenship / paper ballots / keep and bear arms / cut federal funding for CRT and radical gender ideology / keep men out of women's sports / lock up violent offenders). VA STATE leftover remainder: virginia.gop HTTP 403 this turn — no leftover q-map. 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.
- [3]Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE self_defense). WRIC 2026-01-29 HTTP 200 media paraphrase of named Senate bill SB 27 (gun manufacturer/seller liability): 'Stanley called SB 27 a “terrible” bill'. Chamber + bill named, not spin. Overrides party_platform remainder. Unclassified
Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE self_defense). WRIC 2026-01-29 HTTP 200 media paraphrase of named Senate bill SB 27 (gun manufacturer/seller liability): 'Stanley called SB 27 a “terrible” bill'. Chamber + bill named, not spin. Overrides party_platform remainder.
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