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Virginia State Senate
Bryce Reeves
State Senate — District 28
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 16 of 16 dynamic max
· 8 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
14/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,573 of 8,776 · bottom 47.9% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
Primary · Not up at next scheduled election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
Elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Christian — Baptist; deacon and Bible-study leader at Spotswood Baptist Church, Fredericksburg; Gideons member
Education: Texas A&M University (BS), George Mason University (MPA), U.S. Army War College, Harvard Kennedy School
Birthplace: California
Background: Virginia State Senator, District 28 (Culpeper/Orange/Spotsylvania area); Senate Republican Whip. In the Senate since 2012 (SD-17, now SD-28). U.S. Army Ranger veteran and former narcotics task-force detective; insurance broker. Ran for Lt. Governor (2017) and U.S. House VA-7 (2022); announced then withdrew a 2026 U.S. Senate bid.
VA State Senator, SD-28; Senate Republican Whip; Army Ranger + former narcotics detective; Baptist deacon. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Strongly conservative HARD record; cross-party deviation check CLEARED (not among the 5 named GOP same-sex-marriage-amendment crossovers; NAY on the SJ247 reproductive-freedom amendment). Pro-life: advanced the 2012 HB1 'personhood' bill; self-described '100% pro-life.' Marriage/gender: sponsored SB1203 (2023) 'Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act' banning minor gender-transition procedures; voted against the LGBT hate-crimes expansion SB112 (2018). Family: sponsored SB1199 (parental educational transparency), SB908 (parental fundamental rights). 2A: NO on SB70 (UBC 2020), SB240 (red-flag 2020), HB1083 (safe-storage 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed. Public justice: founded Virginia's first Veterans Treatment Court, first-responder caucus co-chair. Election-integrity, immigration, federalism, economic, and granular Christian-liberty cells left null — genuine NO EVIDENCE FOUND after multiple searches (recommend a manual VPAP roll-call pass to upgrade).
Category Breakdown
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
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Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
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Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
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Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)[4]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
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Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
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Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
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Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
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Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
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Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
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Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
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Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
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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
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Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
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Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
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Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
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Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
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Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
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Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
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Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
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Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
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Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
1 claim
Campaign website: 'fought to protect our religious liberties and the rights of the unborn' | Voted NO on SJR249 (2025) — marriage equality amendment | Received NRA 'Defender of Freedom Award' | Family Foundation 100% (14/14, 2022-23).
- The Family Foundation of Virginia — Report CardRight Advocacy
- The Family Foundation of Virginia — Report CardRight Advocacy
- The Family Foundation of Virginia — Report CardRight Advocacy
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
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Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
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Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
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Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[10]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
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Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
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Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
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Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
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Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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Sources & Evidence
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www.brycereeves.com/issuesRight Advocacy
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legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB2/2024Reference
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/senate-voting-record/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/voting-recordsRight Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_ReevesEncyclopedia
www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2023/sb1203/Unclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
NRA Political Victory FundRight Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted to advance HB1 (2012 'personhood' bill recognizing personhood from conception); self-described '100%, unequivocally pro-life'; NAY on the 2025 reproductive-freedom amendment SJ247. Official
Voted to advance HB1 (2012 'personhood' bill recognizing personhood from conception); self-described '100%, unequivocally pro-life'; NAY on the 2025 reproductive-freedom amendment SJ247.
- [2]Voted to advance HB1 (2012 'personhood' bill recognizing personhood from conception); self-described '100%, unequivocally pro-life'; NAY on the 2025 reproductive-freedom amendment SJ247. Local News
Voted to advance HB1 (2012 'personhood' bill recognizing personhood from conception); self-described '100%, unequivocally pro-life'; NAY on the 2025 reproductive-freedom amendment SJ247.
- [3]Opposed the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment — not among the named GOP crossovers (DeSteph, Diggs, Durant, Suetterlein) who backed HJ3/SJ249. Center
Opposed the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment — not among the named GOP crossovers (DeSteph, Diggs, Durant, Suetterlein) who backed HJ3/SJ249.
- [4]Sponsored SB1203 (2023), the 'Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act,' banning gender-transition procedures for minors and barring public funds/insurance — affirms biological sex. Unclassified
Sponsored SB1203 (2023), the 'Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act,' banning gender-transition procedures for minors and barring public funds/insurance — affirms biological sex.
- [5]Opposes state promotion of gender ideology (SB1203 bars public funding of minor transition); voted against the LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes bill SB112 (2018). Unclassified
Opposes state promotion of gender ideology (SB1203 bars public funding of minor transition); voted against the LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes bill SB112 (2018).
- [6]Sponsored SB1203 (minor gender-procedure ban), SB1199 (parental educational transparency), and SB908 declaring a parent's fundamental right to direct a child's upbringing/education/care. Unclassified
Sponsored SB1203 (minor gender-procedure ban), SB1199 (parental educational transparency), and SB908 declaring a parent's fundamental right to direct a child's upbringing/education/care.
- [7]Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed. Official
Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed.
- [8]Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed. Official
Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed.
- [9]Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed. Right Advocacy
Voted against universal background checks (SB70 2020), the red-flag law (SB240 2020), and safe-storage (HB1083 2020); A+ NRA, NRA-PVF endorsed.
- [10]Former narcotics detective who founded Virginia's first Veterans Treatment Court and co-chairs the military/veterans/first-responder caucus — affirmative pro-law-enforcement record. Unclassified
Former narcotics detective who founded Virginia's first Veterans Treatment Court and co-chairs the military/veterans/first-responder caucus — affirmative pro-law-enforcement record.
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