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David Williams

U.S. Senate — Virginia (2026 R primary candidate) · LOST 8/4 R U.S. Senate primary (UNOFFICIAL)
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David Williams lost the election for this position. Scoring reflects their record at time of candidacy. See all failed candidates →
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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
#3,875 of 9,024 · top 42.9% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

Next Election
August 4, 2026
General · Not up at next scheduled election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections

Official Profile

R Senate primary candidate (certified RPV). USMC Reserve Colonel / ex-CIA. Stub seeded 2026-07-24 for race pages; not evidence-scored. Disambiguate from other David Williams records if any. sheriff-roy correction 2026-07-24: VA Senate R primary — first evidence from campaign home issues blurb Currency 2026-08-25: candidacy_status=lost_primary; status set to lost so the record leaves the active-candidate pool ahead of the Nov 3 general.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

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

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]
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)[1,2]
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. OnTheIssues records Williams as "Strongly Favors" the position that America was founded on Christian values. His campaign consistently uses "faith, family, freedom, and the flag" as its thematic core, stating "his faith continues to guide his life and leadership today." Opened at least one campaign event with prayer.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute 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. Platforms explicitly on "limited government" and "a smaller, more accountable federal government," criticizing rising taxes as harmful to Virginians and aligning with fiscal-restraint priorities over deficit spending.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute 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
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
1 claim

  1. Explicitly prioritizes border security and military-level enforcement: campaign platform calls for stopping "the flow of deadly drugs like fentanyl, crack down on cartel networks, and reverse policies that encourage lawlessness," and states that illegal immigration "undercuts American workers and drives down wages." Backed as a partner to Trump on border policy.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[3,1]
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]
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
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

1 Center2 Official8 Other
virginia.gop/republican-party-of-virginia-announces-...Unclassified
politics1.com/va.htmUnclassified
www.davidwilliamsforva.com/Unclassified
www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/election-r...Official
enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/e...Official
www.potomaclocal.com/2026/08/05/ollivant-wins-gop-no...Local News
www.davidwilliamsforva.comUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-pa...Unclassified
prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdfUnclassified
virginia.gop/our-party/Unclassified

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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. Former keep scoring: LOST 8/4 R U.S. Senate primary (Ballotpedia HTTP 200 unofficial certified totals on page). Named office U.S. Senate Virginia 2026 R primary candidate. 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. Former keep scoring: LOST 8/4 R U.S. Senate primary (Ballotpedia HTTP 200 unofficial certified totals on page). Named office U.S. Senate Virginia 2026 R primary candidate.
  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. Former keep scoring: LOST 8/4 R U.S. Senate primary (Ballotpedia HTTP 200 unofficial certified totals on page). Named office U.S. Senate Virginia 2026 R primary candidate. 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. Former keep scoring: LOST 8/4 R U.S. Senate primary (Ballotpedia HTTP 200 unofficial certified totals on page). Named office U.S. Senate Virginia 2026 R primary candidate.
  3. [3]
    Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE border_immigration q1). Ballotpedia HTTP 200 this turn: lost 8/4/2026 R U.S. Senate primary (28.9%); Candidate Connection survey — conservative principles include 'strong borders, secure communities.' Former keep scoring (status lost). Campaign davidwilliamsforva.com HTTP 200 Wix/SPA-thin leftover q-map unused. Dual-office one slug. Center
    Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-08-29 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Individual/affiliated override (leftover STATE border_immigration q1). Ballotpedia HTTP 200 this turn: lost 8/4/2026 R U.S. Senate primary (28.9%); Candidate Connection survey — conservative principles include 'strong borders, secure communities.' Former keep scoring (status lost). Campaign davidwilliamsforva.com HTTP 200 Wix/SPA-thin leftover q-map unused. Dual-office one slug.
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