Chris Yakabouski

[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Spotsylvania County BoS Battlefield District, ~22-year incumbent (since 2003), re-elected Nov 2025 by 16 votes (recount-confirmed Dec 2025); current term ends 12/31/2029 — next election Nov 2029. 2025 Board Chair (unanimously elected by BoS at Jan 2025 meeting). PARTY: Republican CONFIRMED (Spotsylvania County 2025 candidates list 'Republican party nominated'); the Republican State Central Committee overruled the local Spotsy GOP committee in 2025 to give him the nomination after he criticized them publicly. Update party Unknown→R. RELIGION: not publicly disclosed. EDUCATION: Germanna CC + VCU political science coursework (no degree completion confirmed). BACKGROUND: small-biz home remodeling company started by his father; lives in Breezewood section ~30 years. HARD TRUE self_defense q0: Spotsylvania County BoS adopted the 2A Sanctuary resolution Dec 10 2019 (passed unanimously per multiple reports; Yakabouski was sitting Battlefield Supervisor at the time; Spotsy listed on the va2nd.com 2A Sanctuary tracker; reaffirmed Jan 30 2026 'message to the state: we are still a 2A Sanctuary county' per fredericksburgfreepress.com). 'Constitutional carry without permit requirements' cell — supported via the broader 2A sanctuary refusal posture combined with the CCW-fee-reduction vote. HARD TRUE self_defense q1: publicly proposed reducing Spotsy CCW permit fee, self-identified as 'a strong believer in the Second Amendment,' quoted: 'If this is a little thing we can do to make it easier for folks to exercise their Second Amendment right, then I will gladly move it forward' (fredericksburg.com 'spotsylvania-official-wants-to-reduce-fee-for-concealed-gun-permit'). Affirmative gun-friendly local-policy posture on the rubric-favorable direction. HARD TRUE refuse_state_overreach q4: the Spotsy 2A Sanctuary resolution adopted Dec 10 2019 during the McAuliffe/Northam VA-blue-trifecta gun-control push was a vote to refuse local enforcement of state-level gun-control mandates the BoS viewed as unconstitutional — direct hit on 'refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives.' Reaffirmed in Jan 2026 in explicit anti-state-mandate terms. HARD FALSE economic_stewardship q2: on the FY25 Spotsy real-estate tax rate vote, Yakabouski voted AGAINST the LOWER 73.43¢ rate that PASSED 4-3 and explicitly pushed for the HIGHER 75.17¢ rate to fund schools more — acknowledged his preferred rate would add ~$6/month to homeowners' mortgages (fredericksburgfreepress.com 4/10/2024 'tax-rate-decision-leaves-school-officials-perplexed'). Multi-vector heterodox-R catch — pushed for HIGHER taxes to fund MORE school spending. Rubric-adverse on fiscal-discipline cell. NOT scored sanctity_of_life q1 (pro-life county resolution / abortion sanctuary): no evidence found of a Spotsy pro-life sanctuary resolution or Yakabouski public statement on county-level abortion policy. NOT scored biblical_marriage q2 (county gender-identity ordinance): no Spotsy county-employee gender-identity policy votes located. NOT scored biblical_marriage q4 (Pride proclamations): no Spotsy BoS Pride proclamation located; a 2020 nondiscrimination proclamation passed re race/religion/ethnic origin but reporting does not document sexual orientation/gender identity inclusion. NOT scored public_justice q0 (affirmative pro-LE): met with social-justice coalition that engaged Sheriff Roger Harris re duty-to-intervene and equity reforms; no affirmative 'back the blue' public statement found, HIGH BAR not cleared. NOT scored public_justice q1: no evidence of Yakabouski criticizing Soros-DAs / supporting tough-on-crime Commonwealth's Attorney candidates. NOT scored refuse_state_overreach q2 (COVID mandates): no evidence of Spotsy BoS COVID-mandate-defiance resolution or Yakabouski statement opposing state COVID rules. NOT scored border_immigration q2: no evidence of Spotsy 287(g) participation vote or Yakabouski sanctuary-county vote/statement. NOT scored election_integrity q1: no evidence of Yakabouski statements on voter ID, drop boxes, or voter-list maintenance. NOT scored christian_liberty q3: Spotsy BoS bylaws document exists but specific invocation policy not extracted; no Yakabouski public stance located. ADDITIONAL HETERODOX-R CATCHES: clashed with hardline-conservative Spotsy GOP and conservative former Superintendent Mark Taylor over BUDGET PROCESS / cost cuts (called cuts 'Draconian' and 'pretty stupid' — direction was MORE school funding, not book-content-defense); engaged Ministers Coalition/NAACP equity push post-2020. Honest-finding R-with-heterodox-fiscal-and-establishment-moderation signature. 3 TRUE / 1 FALSE on cited cells = 75% — strongest TRUE-direction record in the VA local batch this fire (2A sanctuary + CCW-fee-cut + state-overreach-refusal triple-credit) offset by the heterodox fiscal FALSE. Recommend revisiting after the 2029 cycle and any Spotsy 287(g) / sanctuary-county / Pride-proclamation / book-content / CA-endorsement votes. [2026-07-19 COA2] HARD: Sitting BOS during Jan 2026 2A sanctuary reaffirmation. (Free Press). self_defense q0/q1 TRUE; refuse_state_overreach q0/q4 TRUE.