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Virginia State Senate
Christie New Craig
State Senate — District 19
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 22 of 22 dynamic max
· 11 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
20/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,272 of 8,972 · top 47.6% 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 (self-identified; specific denomination/congregation not publicly documented)
Background: VA State Senator, SD-19 (Chesapeake/Virginia Beach), sitting since Jan 2024 (won Nov 2023). Sworn law-enforcement officer, Chesapeake Sheriff's Office (1987-2002); chief of staff to Sen. John Cosgrove (2002-2023); Chesapeake School Board 12 years (Chair 2013-2016); Fraternal Order of Police member. Western Branch HS; UVA Sorensen Program.
VA State Senator, SD-19 (Chesapeake/Virginia Beach), sitting since Jan 2024; full 2024-2026 voting record (NOT a thin newcomer). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Consistent conservative record with NO cross-party deviation: NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2025), ReproRising 2025 'F'/Extremist, ChoiceTracker 'Anti-Choice' (18 documented anti-abortion/contraception votes); NAY on the same-sex-marriage amendment HJ3 (held the line — was NOT in the 5-Republican crossover bloc) and NAY on SB101. Family Foundation report card 95% pro-family (HARD third-party backstop). Career LEO + FOP member, chief patron of a law-enforcement-impersonation penalty bill; chief patron of a bill tightening the in-person-absentee window to 15 days. iVoterGuide survey positions (SOFT): pro-school-choice incl. vouchers/homeschooling, anti-CRT/'dirty books,' tax-cutting, secure-border, strong 2A ('none of the gun restrictions needed'). Several dimensions left null where only general campaign sentiment (not a vote) exists. NOTE: she took office Jan 10, 2024 — not a 2025 special election as the batch query speculated.
Category Breakdown
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
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Craig ran on a pro-life platform that explicitly calls for defunding abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, from government funding sources — aligning with the rubric's standard opposing government subsidies to abortion-industry organizations — and has not accepted endorsements or funding from Planned Parenthood, EMILY's List, or NARAL/Reproductive Freedom for All.
- wavy.comUnclassified
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
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.)
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)[5]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[4]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[5]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[6]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
Not yet verified
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)
TRUE (+2)[5]
1 claim
Craig, a former law enforcement officer (1987–2002) and gun owner, campaigned on a pledge that 'the Second Amendment's rights shall not be infringed' and committed as senator to firmly defending Second Amendment rights; she has voted with the Republican minority against gun-restriction bills advanced by the Democratic majority in the 2024 and 2025 Virginia General Assembly sessions.
- wavy.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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 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
2 Left1 Center6 Right3 Official3 Reference3 Other
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
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/senate-voting-record/Right Advocacy
christienewcraig.com/about-senator-craigUnclassified
ivoterguide.com/candidate/71655/race/18906/election/...Right Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2025); ReproRising 'F'/Extremist; ChoiceTracker 'Anti-Choice' with 18 documented anti-abortion votes. Left Advocacy
Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2025); ReproRising 'F'/Extremist; ChoiceTracker 'Anti-Choice' with 18 documented anti-abortion votes.
- [2]Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2025); ReproRising 'F'/Extremist; ChoiceTracker 'Anti-Choice' with 18 documented anti-abortion votes. Left Advocacy
Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2025); ReproRising 'F'/Extremist; ChoiceTracker 'Anti-Choice' with 18 documented anti-abortion votes.
- [3]Voted NAY on HJ3, the same-sex-marriage amendment — held the conservative line (not among the 5 Republican crossovers). Local News
Voted NAY on HJ3, the same-sex-marriage amendment — held the conservative line (not among the 5 Republican crossovers).
- [4]Campaign core value opposing transgender participation in girls' sports — affirms biological sex in policy. Unclassified
Campaign core value opposing transgender participation in girls' sports — affirms biological sex in policy.
- [5]iVoterGuide: strongly agrees with school choice including vouchers, tax credits, charter schools, and homeschooling; 12-year Chesapeake School Board member. Right Advocacy
iVoterGuide: strongly agrees with school choice including vouchers, tax credits, charter schools, and homeschooling; 12-year Chesapeake School Board member.
- [6]Chief patron of a 2025 bill tightening in-person absentee voting to 15 days before an election — narrows the early-voting window. Reference
Chief patron of a 2025 bill tightening in-person absentee voting to 15 days before an election — narrows the early-voting window.
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