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Virginia State Senate
Chris Head
State Senate — District 3
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
89
/ 100
B
Raw: 34 of 38 dynamic max
· 19 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
30/ 70
🏛️ State First
4/ 30
National Rank
#4,007 of 9,024 · top 44.4% 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: Baptist — member and deacon, Bonsack Baptist Church (Roanoke)
Background: VA Senate District 3 since Jan 2024 (House of Delegates HD-17, 2012-2024). Small-business owner (in-home senior care franchise). Self-describes as 'stalwart defender of the unborn' and 'protector of the Second Amendment.'
VA State Senator, SD-3 (R), since Jan 2024 (prior Delegate 2012-2024). [2026-06 overnight refinement, state tier] Conservative record: NO on the reproductive-freedom amendment (party-line); NO on the same-sex-marriage amendment (not a crossover) and, as a Delegate, chaired the 2022 House subcommittee that blocked a same-sex-marriage amendment; opposed the 2020 photo-voter-ID repeal (floor quote); NRA-endorsed + high VCDL rating, sponsored pro-gun bills and in the GOP bloc against the 2020 assault-weapons ban. Several dimensions returned no individually-cited vote — left null.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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1 claim
A Baptist deacon (Bonsack Baptist Church, Roanoke) and small-business owner who has described himself as a 'stalwart defender of the unborn' throughout his 12 years in the Virginia House of Delegates (2012-2024) and continuing in the State Senate; consistently votes against abortion-expanding legislation and opposed Virginia's reproductive freedom constitutional amendments.
- BallotpediaCenter
- wsls.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
FALSE (0)[1]
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)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
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)[1]
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)[1]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Not yet verified
1 claim
As a member of the Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee, Head has consistently backed parental rights legislation in the Commonwealth. During the 2024 session, the committee considered SB 37 ('Sage's Law'), which would have required school principals to notify parents if a student expressed gender incongruence and to obtain parental permission before implementing any school-based gender transition plan. Head, as a Republican committee member, voted in the minority in favor of the bill when the Democrat majority voted 9-6 to kill it. His continued committee service in the 2025-2026 sessions reflects ongoing advocacy for parental rights in public education.
- LegiScanReference
- Virginia Legislative Information SystemOfficial
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)[1]
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)[1]
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
Not yet verified
1 claim
Sponsored legislation to establish uniform statewide firearms ordinances by clarifying their applicability to properties located across multiple localities — a measure aimed at preventing local jurisdictions from creating a patchwork of contradictory gun ordinances that create legal traps for law-abiding concealed-carry permit holders traveling across jurisdiction lines. This statewide preemption approach strengthens consistent carry rights for Virginians and aligns with constitutional carry principles by subordinating local gun restrictions to uniform state standards.
- BallotpediaCenter
- Virginia Public Access ProjectReference
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
Not yet verified
1 claim
Publicly identifies as 'pro-second amendment' and has consistently voted against gun-control measures introduced by Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly; cited Second Amendment protection as a core legislative priority when campaigning for the Senate seat in 2023.
- BallotpediaCenter
- wsls.comUnclassified
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)[1]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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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
senatorchrishead.com/about/Unclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
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References & footnotes
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- [1]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q1) — RNC late-term opposition + IVF support is not leftover abolition. Campaign senatorchrishead.com/about HTTP 200 'stalwart defender of the unborn' already live q0 — not leftover heartbeat/total-ban sponsorship (LegiScan HTML not scraped). virginia.gop 2024 RPV statement HTTP 403 this turn — cannot quote as STATE platform; RNC 2024 presidency.ucsb.edu HTTP 200 used (kind+URL+year match). No contradictory leftover-q individual this cell unless noted. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q1) — RNC late-term opposition + IVF support is not leftover abolition. Campaign senatorchrishead.com/about HTTP 200 'stalwart defender of the unborn' already live q0 — not leftover heartbeat/total-ban sponsorship (LegiScan HTML not scraped). virginia.gop 2024 RPV statement HTTP 403 this turn — cannot quote as STATE platform; RNC 2024 presidency.ucsb.edu HTTP 200 used (kind+URL+year match). No contradictory leftover-q individual this cell unless noted.
- [2]kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name 0 leftover Planned Parenthood/NARAL/EMILY's List PAC contribution hits for Chris Head Virginia. OpenSecrets HTML search HTTP 403 (Just a moment / challenge) this turn — 403 omit from src. Brave site:opensecrets.org leftover PAC hits unused (wrong-person Terri Sewell / no named leftover PAC dollars). Documented no-hit TRUE on leftover sanctity_of_life q4. No invented PAC contributions. Official
kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name 0 leftover Planned Parenthood/NARAL/EMILY's List PAC contribution hits for Chris Head Virginia. OpenSecrets HTML search HTTP 403 (Just a moment / challenge) this turn — 403 omit from src. Brave site:opensecrets.org leftover PAC hits unused (wrong-person Terri Sewell / no named leftover PAC dollars). Documented no-hit TRUE on leftover sanctity_of_life q4. No invented PAC contributions.
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