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Virginia House of Delegates
Chris Runion
House of Delegates — District 35
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
94
/ 100
A
Raw: 30 of 32 dynamic max
· 16 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
24/ 70
🏛️ State First
6/ 30
National Rank
#4,078 of 9,024 · top 45.2% 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 Ballotpedia)
Background: VA Delegate, HD-35 (Highland, Bath, parts of Augusta & Rockingham); in the House since Jan 2020 (formerly HD-25, redistricted to HD-35 in 2024). President & CEO of Eddie Edwards Signs; accounting degree (Virginia Tech) + MBA (JMU); sits on House Finance, Labor & Commerce, and Agriculture committees. Re-elected Nov 4, 2025 (72.4%); term through Jan 2028.
VA Delegate, HD-35 (Shenandoah Valley); in House since 2020. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Consistent conservative with the richest documented issue record of this batch and NO party deviations. HARD votes: NAY on HJ9 (2025) and HJ3 (2026) same-sex-marriage amendment (individually named in the NAYS), and NAY on HJ1 (2025) reproductive-freedom amendment. Campaign-stated positions: life begins at conception and 'work towards ending abortion in Virginia'; opposes gender-identity/CRT 'extreme ideologies' in schools; supports reinstating voter ID and ending mass mail-in voting; supports Constitutional Carry and is an NRA/VCDL/NAGR member. Christian-liberty, public-justice, federal-overreach, and most economic/border cells have no isolated record and are left null.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
1 claim
One of 34 House Republicans who unanimously voted NO on HJ1 (January 14, 2026), Virginia's constitutional amendment to enshrine a 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom' including abortion. Runion represents Bath, Highland, Augusta, and Rockingham counties — among the most conservative rural districts in the commonwealth. All 34 Republicans voted NO.
- reproductivefreedomforall.orgUnclassified
- acluva.orgUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Not yet verified
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)
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
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)[3]
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)[3]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)[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
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
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
One of 34 House Republicans who voted NO on HB217 (February 5, 2026), Virginia's assault-firearms and large-capacity magazine prohibition. Republicans in the House unanimously opposed the Democrat-led gun-control package over strong bipartisan objections from Second Amendment advocates.
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- nraila.orgUnclassified
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
TRUE (+2)[3]
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
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/Chris_RunionEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
chrisrunion.com/issues/Unclassified
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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 q2) — RNC IVF access. Campaign HTTP 200 life begins at conception / ending abortion / oppose PP tax dollars already live q0/q1 True — not leftover embryo-research language. 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 q2) — RNC IVF access. Campaign HTTP 200 life begins at conception / ending abortion / oppose PP tax dollars already live q0/q1 True — not leftover embryo-research language. 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 Runion. 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 Runion. 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.
- [3]Voted NAY on HJ1 (2025) reproductive-freedom amendment; campaign: 'I believe that life begins at conception.' Unclassified
Voted NAY on HJ1 (2025) reproductive-freedom amendment; campaign: 'I believe that life begins at conception.'
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