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City of Chesapeake
Daniel W. Whitaker
City Council
Nonpartisan
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 6 of 6 dynamic max
· 3 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
6/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,711 of 8,776 · bottom 46.3% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Member, Lake Drummond Baptist Church (Chesapeake), with family
Education: Oscar Smith HS; Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology; Tidewater Community College
Background: Lifelong Chesapeake resident; master electrician (VA + NC); owner/president, D2W Electric, Inc.; husband and father of four. Campaigned door-to-door with his children for Youngkin/Sears/Miyares (2021). Currently appointed to Chesapeake Land Bank Authority. Sworn in Jan 1, 2023; term ends Dec 31, 2026; running for reelection Nov 2026 (committee filed as Independent with VPAP — Chesapeake council races are technically nonpartisan).
At-large. Term expires 2026.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Chesapeake At-Large council member, sworn in 1/1/2023, term ends 12/31/2026, running for reelection 11/2026. HARD evidence: (1) personally delivered the council invocation Oct 22, 2024 AND Sept 9, 2025 (per official minutes) — christian_liberty q3 TRUE; (2) campaign-stated 'Public safety is his first priority' and pledge to keep first-responder pay among the highest in the region and equip them with necessary tools — public_justice q0 TRUE (explicit affirmative advocacy + concrete pay/equipment pledge); (3) cast the lone NO (8–1) vote on July 9, 2024 against placing a fee-bearing curbside-recycling referendum on the November 2024 ballot (voters ultimately rejected it); explicit campaign pledge for 'lower property and business taxes' with 'right budget and fiscal responsibility... without raising taxes' — economic_stewardship q2 TRUE; (4) recused June 17, 2025 from 7-0 council rejection of a 350,000 sq ft Emerald Lakes data-center rezoning (had provided electrical services to developer) — character signal, not directly scoreable. NO EVIDENCE on sanctity_of_life, biblical_marriage (Mayor West's 2024 Pride proclamation was mayoral, not a council vote), family_child_sovereignty (school issues handled by separate elected school board), election_integrity, refuse_state_overreach (generic 'uphold constitutional protections' is too vague to score; 2019 2A vote predates his tenure), border_immigration (Chesapeake's 2017 sanctuary-substitute vote predates his tenure), self_defense (June 2025 firearms-discharge nuisance ordinance is narrow public-safety, not gun-control proper; 2019 2A Constitutional City vote predates his tenure).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[3]
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 asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
2 Lean Left1 Center4 Official1 Reference3 Other
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Personally delivered the council invocation on Oct 22, 2024 (Regular Meeting) and Sept 9, 2025 (Work Session) per official Chesapeake minutes; member of Lake Drummond Baptist Church. Official
Personally delivered the council invocation on Oct 22, 2024 (Regular Meeting) and Sept 9, 2025 (Work Session) per official Chesapeake minutes; member of Lake Drummond Baptist Church.
- [2]Personally delivered the council invocation on Oct 22, 2024 (Regular Meeting) and Sept 9, 2025 (Work Session) per official Chesapeake minutes; member of Lake Drummond Baptist Church. Official
Personally delivered the council invocation on Oct 22, 2024 (Regular Meeting) and Sept 9, 2025 (Work Session) per official Chesapeake minutes; member of Lake Drummond Baptist Church.
- [3]Campaign pledge to 'fight for lower property and business taxes... without raising taxes'; cast the lone NO (8-1) vote against placing a fee-bearing curbside-recycling referendum on the November 2024 ballot. Unclassified
Campaign pledge to 'fight for lower property and business taxes... without raising taxes'; cast the lone NO (8-1) vote against placing a fee-bearing curbside-recycling referendum on the November 2024 ballot.
- [4]Campaign pledge to 'fight for lower property and business taxes... without raising taxes'; cast the lone NO (8-1) vote against placing a fee-bearing curbside-recycling referendum on the November 2024 ballot. Lean Left
Campaign pledge to 'fight for lower property and business taxes... without raising taxes'; cast the lone NO (8-1) vote against placing a fee-bearing curbside-recycling referendum on the November 2024 ballot.
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