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Virginia State Senate
Danica Roem
State Senate — District 30
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#5,152 of 8,957 · bottom 42.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
Primary · Not up at next scheduled election
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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: Raised Catholic; self-describes as 'non-practicing'/'fallen away' but still identifies Catholic (secondary report)
Education: Paul VI Catholic High School, St. Bonaventure University (BA Journalism, 2006)
Birthplace: Manassas, Virginia
Background: Virginia State Senator, District 30 (Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park); in the Senate since 2024, previously House of Delegates 2018-2024. Former local journalist. Nationally notable as the first openly transgender person elected and seated in a U.S. state legislature, and the first openly transgender state senator in the U.S. South.
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VA State Senator, SD-30; first openly transgender U.S. state senator. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive HARD record and an active leader of the measures most opposed by this rubric. Life: sponsor of the reproductive-freedom amendment SJR247; pledges to protect abortion/IVF access. Marriage: on-record 'long overdue that we repealed Marshall Newman… affirmative right to marry'; sponsor/patron of the SSM-repeal amendment (HJ3, Senate 26-13, Jan 16 2026); championed pro-transgender measures; opposes school parental-notification-on-gender bills; ended anti-trans insurance discrimination (2020). 2A: Giffords-endorsed; on-record 'because of my support, we have a red flag law'; votes for UBC + ERPO. Election/justice/border/federalism/economic cells left null (no public record located on those specific items). VPAP donor itemization (abortion/gun PACs) blocked to automated fetch — endorsements documented, dollar figures not quoted.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Roem is a consistent pro-choice Democrat who has supported the Virginia Democratic majority's efforts to protect and expand abortion access in state law throughout her career in the House of Delegates (2018–2024) and continuing in the State Senate; she received pro-abortion organization endorsements and aligns with the Democratic caucus's position opposing any recognition of personhood from conception.
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Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
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Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
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Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
1 claim
The nation's first openly transgender state legislator (Virginia House of Delegates, January 2018) and the first openly transgender state senator in the Southern United States (Virginia State Senate, January 2024), Roem actively embodies and champions transgender ideology in public office rather than rejecting it. In 2024 she voted against legislation requiring schools to notify parents if a student socially transitions to a different gender identity — opposing the parental oversight the rubric's Christian-liberty and family-sovereignty standards favor.
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Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
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Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
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Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
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Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
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Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
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Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
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Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
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Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
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Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
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Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
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Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
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Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
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Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
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Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
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Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
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Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
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Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
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Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
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Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
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Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
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Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
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Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
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Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
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Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
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Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
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Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danica_RoemEncyclopedia
giffords.org/candidates/danica-roem/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Co-sponsor of SJ247 establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom — does not affirm personhood from conception. Reference
Co-sponsor of SJ247 establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Co-sponsor of SJ247 establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom — does not affirm personhood from conception. Official
Co-sponsor of SJ247 establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Sponsor of the reproductive-freedom amendment headed to the 2026 ballot; pledges to protect access to 'safe, legal abortion' — opposite of abortion-abolition. Unclassified
Sponsor of the reproductive-freedom amendment headed to the 2026 ballot; pledges to protect access to 'safe, legal abortion' — opposite of abortion-abolition.
- [4]Sponsor of the reproductive-freedom amendment headed to the 2026 ballot; pledges to protect access to 'safe, legal abortion' — opposite of abortion-abolition. Center
Sponsor of the reproductive-freedom amendment headed to the 2026 ballot; pledges to protect access to 'safe, legal abortion' — opposite of abortion-abolition.
- [5]On record: 'long overdue that we repealed Marshall Newman… replaced it with an affirmative right to marry' — rejects marriage as man+woman. Unclassified
On record: 'long overdue that we repealed Marshall Newman… replaced it with an affirmative right to marry' — rejects marriage as man+woman.
- [6]Sponsor/patron of the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment (HJ3, Senate agreed 26-13, Jan 16 2026). Center
Sponsor/patron of the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment (HJ3, Senate agreed 26-13, Jan 16 2026).
- [7]Sponsor/patron of the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment (HJ3, Senate agreed 26-13, Jan 16 2026). Official
Sponsor/patron of the same-sex-marriage repeal amendment (HJ3, Senate agreed 26-13, Jan 16 2026).
- [8]First openly transgender legislator; sponsored and championed pro-transgender legislation — does not affirm immutable biological sex. Encyclopedia
First openly transgender legislator; sponsored and championed pro-transgender legislation — does not affirm immutable biological sex.
- [9]First openly transgender legislator; sponsored and championed pro-transgender legislation — does not affirm immutable biological sex. Unclassified
First openly transgender legislator; sponsored and championed pro-transgender legislation — does not affirm immutable biological sex.
- [10]Opposes bills requiring schools to notify parents when a child identifies as a different gender; sponsored HB2132; ended anti-trans discrimination in health insurance (2020). Center
Opposes bills requiring schools to notify parents when a child identifies as a different gender; sponsored HB2132; ended anti-trans discrimination in health insurance (2020).
- [11]Giffords credits her votes for universal background checks, local firearm regulation, and the extreme-risk protection order (red-flag) law; on record: 'Because of my support, we have a red flag law.' Unclassified
Giffords credits her votes for universal background checks, local firearm regulation, and the extreme-risk protection order (red-flag) law; on record: 'Because of my support, we have a red flag law.'
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