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City of Fredericksburg
Charlie Frye Jr.
Vice Mayor, Ward 4
Democrat
📊 Live City Council Voting Record
Recorded votes (from official city minutes): 86 · In majority: 85 (99%) · Dissents: 1
Notable dissents (voted against the majority):
- 4-3 · 2026-02-10 — Motion to appoint Stuart Penninger to the Planning Commission
Source: parsed official city minutes via the RESOLUTE Local civic tool. See the full per-member voting comparison ↗
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2
/ 100
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Raw: 2 of 8 dynamic max
· 4 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,858 of 8,944 · bottom 45.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Reported member, Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), Fredericksburg (secondary source)
Background: Vice Mayor since 2020. Ward 4 Councilman since 2014. Only Black member of council. Gun give-back program. Racial equity advocate.
Most documented progressive on council. Teamster (Local 322), 24-yr UPS driver. Created gun giveback program (200+ guns collected since 2014). Led slave auction block removal. 100% renewable energy by 2035. Progressive Voters Guide "most progressive choice." Member Shiloh Baptist Church but policy positions entirely progressive.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Vice Mayor, Ward 4, re-elected/named VM Jan 2026, term 2026-2029. HARD evidence: founded the Fredericksburg Gun Give-Back in 2014 (242 firearms collected by Jan 2026), championed statewide HB702 modeled on it, and backed expanding local firearm-regulation authority (self_defense FALSE). Voted for two consecutive 4-cent real-estate tax-rate increases — FY2026 to $0.80 and FY2027 to $0.84/$100 (economic_stewardship FALSE). Public safety his stated No. 1 priority; runs police-partnership programs ('Murder Free Fredericksburg') and credited the city with zero homicides in 2025 (public_justice TRUE). Prior speculative party-default FALSEs on abortion/marriage/elections cleared to null — NO direct evidence of personal positions on those was found.
[2026-07-18 VA sprint] Roster re-verified: Vice Mayor Ward 4, term Jan 1 2026 – Dec 31 2029 (fredericksburgva.gov/263).
[2026-07-19 COA2] HARD retained gun give-back, tax hikes, public-safety police partnership.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
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 asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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chuckfryejr.com/aboutUnclassified
FXBG AdvanceLocal News
Progressive Voters GuideLeft Advocacy
Fredericksburg Free PressLocal News
City of Fredericksburg OfficialOfficial
FXBG AdvanceLocal News
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted for two consecutive 4-cent real-estate tax-rate increases (FY2026 to $0.80, FY2027 to $0.84/$100). Local News
Voted for two consecutive 4-cent real-estate tax-rate increases (FY2026 to $0.80, FY2027 to $0.84/$100).
- [2]Founded the Fredericksburg Gun Give-Back (242 firearms by Jan 2026); championed statewide HB702; backed expanding local firearm-regulation authority. Local News
Founded the Fredericksburg Gun Give-Back (242 firearms by Jan 2026); championed statewide HB702; backed expanding local firearm-regulation authority.
- [3]Public safety his stated No. 1 priority; runs police-partnership programs (Gun Give-Back, 'Murder Free Fredericksburg'); credited zero homicides in 2025. Local News
Public safety his stated No. 1 priority; runs police-partnership programs (Gun Give-Back, 'Murder Free Fredericksburg'); credited zero homicides in 2025.
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