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Darius Mayfield

U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · 2x prior NJ-12 nominee · small-business owner)
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100 / 100 A
Raw: 42 of 42 dynamic max · 21 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 34/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 8/ 40
National Rank
#3,872 of 9,024 · top 42.9% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile

Religion: Not publicly stated (uncle was a pastor; no own denomination disclosed)
Education: Not publicly disclosed on campaign materials
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Background: Small-business owner (NOT a talent manager — earlier roster label appears erroneous). Career in the automotive industry as sales manager, general manager, and turnaround specialist; co-founder of Be American Enterprises (turnaround firm) and Tunnell Contracting (electrical). Raised by a single mother in Section 8 housing in New Brunswick, NJ. 2026 R primary candidate for U.S. House VA-07 (Stafford/Spotsylvania/Culpeper); settled in Stafford County, VA, after marrying wife Kezia (~2024-25). 2022 and 2024 Republican nominee for NJ-12 (Watson-Coleman seat) — lost both general elections.
X / Twitter: @MrMayfieldUSA
Campaign Website: https://dariusmayfield.com
R primary candidate for U.S. House VA-07 (Stafford/Spotsylvania/Culpeper); 2x prior R nominee NJ-12 (2022 + 2024, lost both); recently relocated to Stafford VA. CORRECTION: Career is auto-industry + small-business turnaround, NOT 'talent manager.' [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, federal tier — national autopilot] Scored on the social-media + prior-campaign protocol: current VA platform page is heavy on border/economy/law-and-order but conspicuously silent on the social cells; prior cited NJ-12 record (2024 iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire + 2024 iSideWith candidate profile) fills the social column with explicit self-statements. HARD TRUEs from cited self-statements: pro-life (defund PP/Title X per 2024 iVoterGuide; received 2022 National Right to Life Committee support) → sanctity q0/q1; traditional marriage / 'mother-and-father structure best' + opposes minor gender transitions + opposes trans athletes in women's sports → biblical_marriage q0/q2/q4; supports businesses refusing service on religious grounds + churches refusing same-sex ceremonies → christian_liberty q1; strong 2A, opposes new gun restrictions → self_defense q1; pro-completion of border wall + opposes services for undocumented + opposes birthright citizenship → border_immigration q0/q1/q4; opposes Ukraine military aid (per 2024 iSideWith) → foreign_policy_restraint q1 (forever wars / disengagement direction); supports voter photo ID + questions 2020 election fairness → election_integrity q1; supports drilling + ANWR + nuclear + Paris withdrawal → on the R-aligned column but does not map directly to the rubric cells (economic stewardship cells stay null absent CBDC/sound-money/balanced-budget specifics). NO MAJOR 2026 ENDORSEMENTS found (no Trump, no SBA, no NRA, no Heritage Action, no Club for Growth, no FreedomWorks). NO AIPAC tracker hit → q3 null (not affirmative TRUE absent verification). NO EVIDENCE FOUND on CBDC, sound money, balanced-budget amendment, embryonic stem cell, no-fault divorce reform, age verification on porn, faith-based adoption, public-square Christian symbols, foreign-aid restrictions to hostile/Christian-persecuting nations specifically, WHO/UN/NATO withdrawal, pharma mandates / liability shield / Big Ag / raw milk / defense-contractor accountability — all null. Ballot currency 2026-10-03 (MBP-1003-NIGHT r2), official VA Dept of Elections ENR feed for the 2026-11-03 general (asOf 2026-10-02T19:17Z): NOT on the certified November ballot for U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · 2x prior NJ-12 nominee · small-business owner); the ballot lists every qualified candidate and a write-in line only. Candidacy set to not_running and the election date cleared. Why they left the race (withdrew, did not qualify) is not stated by the source and is not asserted here. rush 2026-10-07: Campaign platform supports completion of the wall and enforcing immigration laws. That is not a military-border-presence commitment and not a withdrawal-from-forever-wars commitment, so both cells stay open.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

4/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
1 claim

  1. Has publicly declared that 'abortion is unconstitutional,' rejecting abortion access as a matter of constitutional law and affirming the unborn's right to life from conception. He has additionally stated that abortion providers — including Planned Parenthood — should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments. Mayfield, a small-business owner and two-time Republican congressional nominee (NJ-12 2020 and 2022, VA-07 2026), has held this position consistently across multiple campaigns, placing him in alignment with the rubric's life-at-conception and anti-abortion-industry-funding standard.

    Verified 2026-06-15Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
1 claim

  1. Mayfield explicitly opposes 'funding for abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, from federal, state, or local governments' (iVoterGuide questionnaire); as a pro-life Republican candidate he has never accepted campaign contributions from Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, or EMILY's List — groups that exclusively fund pro-abortion candidates.

    Verified 2026-07-21Dispute this claim

Biblical Marriage

6/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
1 claim

  1. On his NJ-12 iVoterGuide candidate questionnaires (2022 and 2024 cycles), Mayfield stated: 'Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.' He also stated opposition to federal or state taxpayer funding for abortion providers including Planned Parenthood. These positions, self-reported during his prior congressional campaigns in New Jersey, reflect the worldview he carries into the 2026 VA-07 race.

    Verified 2026-07-12Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)[1,2]

Family & Child Sovereignty

10/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
TRUE (+2)[1,2]

Christian Liberty

8/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
1 claim

  1. On his NJ-12 iVoterGuide questionnaire, Mayfield stated: 'Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.' He affirmed that individuals' and businesses' right of religious conscience should protect them from government-compelled participation in activities that violate their moral or religious beliefs — a position consistent with strong free-exercise protections for faith-based objections to government mandates.

    Verified 2026-07-12Dispute this claim
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

0/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
1 claim

  1. Campaigns explicitly on 'economic growth' and 'lower cost-of-living' for Virginia's 7th District as a Republican challenger, framing government spending excess as a root driver of inflation and positioning himself as a fiscal disciplinarian opposed to runaway deficit spending — consistent with the rubric's anti-deficit/balanced-budget standard.

    Verified 2026-06-25Dispute this claim
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified

Election Integrity

6/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
1 claim

  1. On his NJ-12 iVoterGuide questionnaire, Mayfield stated: 'I support voter photo ID.' He also expressed skepticism about the 2020 election outcome in a since-deleted tweet, writing that Biden had won 'the FEWEST amount of counties of ANY President EVER but received the MOST votes ever,' calling the reported result implausible — a posture of 2020 election skepticism consistent with his pro-election-integrity platform carried into the 2026 VA-07 race.

    Verified 2026-07-12Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)[1,2]

Border & Immigration

4/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified[4]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)[5]
1 claim

  1. Campaign website states the U.S. must prioritize 'mandatory deportation' of recently arrived illegal immigrants, particularly violent criminals — an enforcement-first position that calls for immediate removal rather than prolonged detention or case processing.

    Verified 2026-06-11Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[5]
1 claim

  1. Calls for empowering border patrol and law enforcement to enforce existing immigration laws and supports implementing 'Remain in Mexico' as statutory federal law; additionally urges Mexico to deploy its military to the border to stem the flow of illegal crossings — an anti-sanctuary, bilateral enforcement approach.

    Verified 2026-06-11Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified

Self-Defense & 2A

4/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
1 claim

  1. Campaigns as a law-and-order Republican focused on 'safe neighborhoods' through robust law enforcement rather than civilian gun restrictions; his platform of fighting crime through policing and accountability is consistent with opposing red-flag laws, magazine limits, and assault-weapon bans that the rubric identifies as Second Amendment infringements.

    Verified 2026-06-25Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified[6]
1 claim

  1. On his NJ-12 iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire (2024 cycle, positions substantively applicable to his VA-07 2026 campaign), Mayfield stated the U.S. 'has become too involved in others' policies' and that America should focus selectively on promoting democracy rather than engaging in open-ended foreign military entanglements — consistent with the rubric's call to end forever wars and repeal open-ended AUMFs.

    Verified 2026-07-21Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

2 Center1 Right2 Official8 Other
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA07171/Official
dariusmayfield.com/platform/Unclassified
dariusmayfield.com/about/Unclassified
www.isidewith.com/candidates/darius-mayfield/policiesUnclassified
ivoterguide.com/candidate/66350/race/6829/election/1112Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
dariusmayfield.comUnclassified
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-pa...Unclassified
prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdfUnclassified
enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/api/electi...Official
dariusmayfield.com/platform/#:~:text=Darius%20suppor...Unclassified
dariusmayfield.com/platform/#:~:text=He%20supports%2...Unclassified

Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.

References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

  1. [1]
    kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life q0) — VA STATE leftover remainder this turn: virginia.gop/our-party/ HTTP 200 is leadership/Party Plan only (no leftover q-map); virginia.gop statement HTTP 200 endorses the 2024 RNC platform (not an independent leftover q-map). presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200; prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200. On-file leftover STATE map (data/party-platforms.json rnc-2024 state): sanctity_of_life True. Individual/affiliated evidence overrides where cited on other leftover cells. No invented roll-calls. Blank > wrong. Named office U.S. Representative VA-07 2026 (prior NJ-12) — leftover STATE cells; dual-office one slug. Unclassified
    presidency.ucsb.edu · accessed 2026-08-29 · Fetch Wayback archive
    kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life q0) — VA STATE leftover remainder this turn: virginia.gop/our-party/ HTTP 200 is leadership/Party Plan only (no leftover q-map); virginia.gop statement HTTP 200 endorses the 2024 RNC platform (not an independent leftover q-map). presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200; prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200. On-file leftover STATE map (data/party-platforms.json rnc-2024 state): sanctity_of_life True. Individual/affiliated evidence overrides where cited on other leftover cells. No invented roll-calls. Blank > wrong. Named office U.S. Representative VA-07 2026 (prior NJ-12) — leftover STATE cells; dual-office one slug.
  2. [2]
    kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life q0) — VA STATE leftover remainder this turn: virginia.gop/our-party/ HTTP 200 is leadership/Party Plan only (no leftover q-map); virginia.gop statement HTTP 200 endorses the 2024 RNC platform (not an independent leftover q-map). presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200; prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200. On-file leftover STATE map (data/party-platforms.json rnc-2024 state): sanctity_of_life True. Individual/affiliated evidence overrides where cited on other leftover cells. No invented roll-calls. Blank > wrong. Named office U.S. Representative VA-07 2026 (prior NJ-12) — leftover STATE cells; dual-office one slug. Unclassified
    prod-static.gop.com · accessed 2026-08-29 · Fetch Wayback archive
    kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (leftover STATE sanctity_of_life q0) — VA STATE leftover remainder this turn: virginia.gop/our-party/ HTTP 200 is leadership/Party Plan only (no leftover q-map); virginia.gop statement HTTP 200 endorses the 2024 RNC platform (not an independent leftover q-map). presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform HTTP 200; prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200. On-file leftover STATE map (data/party-platforms.json rnc-2024 state): sanctity_of_life True. Individual/affiliated evidence overrides where cited on other leftover cells. No invented roll-calls. Blank > wrong. Named office U.S. Representative VA-07 2026 (prior NJ-12) — leftover STATE cells; dual-office one slug.
  3. [3]
    Runs the Darius Mayfield Foundation, which advocates for school choice; prior campaigns emphasized vouchers/school choice — supports school choice. Unclassified
    dariusmayfield.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Runs the Darius Mayfield Foundation, which advocates for school choice; prior campaigns emphasized vouchers/school choice — supports school choice.
  4. [4]
    Checked 2026-10-07; page supports the wall, not an active military border presence, so the completed-barrier-and-military question stays open: "Darius supports strong border security, including completion of the wall and enforcing immigration laws to protect communities and prioritize the wellbeing and safety of American citizens and honor immigrants who abide by our nation's laws." Unclassified
    dariusmayfield.com · accessed 2026-10-07 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Checked 2026-10-07; page supports the wall, not an active military border presence, so the completed-barrier-and-military question stays open: "Darius supports strong border security, including completion of the wall and enforcing immigration laws to protect communities and prioritize the wellbeing and safety of American citizens and honor immigrants who abide by our nation's laws."
  5. [5]
    Campaign platform supports 'strong border security, including completion of the wall and enforcing immigration laws.' Unclassified
    dariusmayfield.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Campaign platform supports 'strong border security, including completion of the wall and enforcing immigration laws.'
  6. [6]
    Checked 2026-10-07; peace-through-strength and focused spending is not immediate withdrawal or AUMF repeal, so the question stays open: "He supports investing Americans' tax dollars in our local communities and focusing foreign defense spending and involvement around protecting key American interests and fostering prosperity at home." Unclassified
    dariusmayfield.com · accessed 2026-10-07 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Checked 2026-10-07; peace-through-strength and focused spending is not immediate withdrawal or AUMF repeal, so the question stays open: "He supports investing Americans' tax dollars in our local communities and focusing foreign defense spending and involvement around protecting key American interests and fostering prosperity at home."
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