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Dr. Deborah H. Frazier

County Board of Supervisors — Salem District
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
8 / 100
Raw: 8 of 10 dynamic max · 5 of 30 answered
Local tier30 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
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✝ God First 0/ 70
🏛️ Local First 8/ 30
National Rank
#4,488 of 8,944 · bottom 49.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile

Religion: Baptist — member of Sylvannah Baptist Church (8400 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania; pastored by Dennis A. Woodard, Sr.), an SBC-affiliated historically-Black Baptist congregation. Listed on her official county Salem District Supervisor bio.
Education: B.S. and Master of Education, South Carolina State University; M.A. in Administration & Supervision, Furman University; Doctorate (Ed.D./Ph.D.) in Administration and Educational Leadership, Walden University. Licensed Virginia K-12 superintendent.
Background: Born in South Carolina; Spotsylvania resident 20+ years. 35+ years as a public-school educator in Spotsylvania County Public Schools — longtime principal at Chancellor Middle School, currently Chief Academic Officer of SCPS. Wife, mother of three, grandmother. Serves on Rappahannock Area Office on Youth, Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board, and Spotsylvania Regional Hospital Board of Trustees. First African American and first Black woman ever elected to the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors. Elected Nov 5, 2019, defeating two-term Republican incumbent Paul Trampe 2,371–2,130 (52.66%–47.32%); took office January 2020. Re-elected Nov 7, 2023 over Republican Roy Searles Jr. 66.36%–33.01%. Current term Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2027 — NOT on the Nov 2026 ballot.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Spotsylvania County BoS, Salem District, took office Jan 2020 (Nov 2019 election), re-elected Nov 2023, current term ends Dec 31 2027 — NOT on Nov 2026 ballot. PARTY VERIFIED D via VPAP candidate page + 'Frazier for Spotsylvania County Supervisor Deborah' committee + Fredericksburg Free Press 'lone Democrat on the board' multiple references. RELIGION: Sylvannah Baptist Church (SBC-affiliated historically-Black Baptist; Pastor Dennis A. Woodard Sr.) listed on county bio — bare-membership signal absent additional deacon/board/Sunday-school-teaching roles; does NOT clear the Butler-Barlow / Goosman HIGH-BAR christian_liberty q0 standard absent invocation-delivery or lay-leadership documentation. EDUCATION: BS+MEd South Carolina State + MA Furman + EdD Walden + VA K-12 superintendent licensure. BACKGROUND: 35+ yr SCPS educator (Chancellor MS principal → Chief Academic Officer); first African American + first Black woman on Spotsy BoS. HARD TRUE self_defense q0 + q1 + refuse_state_overreach q4 (HETERODOX-D CATCH): voted YES on the Jan 28 2026 7-0 BoS resolution reaffirming Spotsylvania's 2A Sanctuary status, with an on-the-record supportive statement — Free Press reports she 'wanted to make it clear that she's supporting the resolution.' This is a striking heterodox-D signal — lone D on the board affirmatively backing a state-overreach refusal vote, parallel to no other D refinement in the VA local batch to date. HARD FALSE economic_stewardship q2 (CLEAN D-DIRECTION FALSE — pro-spending fault line): voted NO in the 4-3 April 2024 FY25 budget that adopted the 73.43¢ real-estate rate, because she wanted a HIGHER rate to fund schools more; later in the FY26 cycle she made a substitute motion to advertise the rate at 74¢ (only Yakabouski seconded). Consistent pro-spending lone-D fault line on the rubric q2 'balanced budgets without tax hikes' cell. NOT scored public_justice q0: no AFFIRMATIVE pro-police advocacy located — no FOP/PBA endorsement, no officer-plus-up motion, no back-the-blue proclamation sponsorship; per HIGH BAR convention default to NULL absent disqualifying quote (Free Press also reports she publicly criticized a Qualified-Immunity-for-public-employees resolution Feb 2026, but that does not affirmatively disqualify her on q0 without a clearer anti-LE quote). NOT scored sanctity_of_life / biblical_marriage / family_child_sovereignty / christian_liberty q0-q3 / election_integrity / border_immigration / self_defense q2-q4 — no quote-bearing positions located. The 2020 post-George-Floyd 'equality' proclamation Frazier praised was race/civil-rights-focused not LGBT-focused; biblical_marriage cells stay null absent a Pride/marriage vote. ABSTAINED Feb 2026 on redistricting-referendum protest letter + Jan 14 2026 data-center policy reversal (read prepared statement decrying being denied Vice Chair seat). OFFICE-STRING FIX applied. 3 TRUE / 1 FALSE on cited cells (sparse cell denominator); coherent center-left D Baptist-Black-educator BoS member whose distinctive features are the heterodox-D 2A sanctuary YES + clean pro-spending FY25 NO + 35-yr SCPS career. Recommend revisiting after any 2026-27 culture-issue BoS votes and her 2027 re-election cycle. [2026-07-19 COA2] HARD: Sitting BOS during Jan 2026 2A sanctuary reaffirmation. (Free Press). self_defense q0/q1 TRUE; refuse_state_overreach q0/q4 TRUE.

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
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
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
Not yet verified
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
FALSE (0)
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
TRUE (+2)[1]

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    Voted NO in the 4-3 April 2024 FY25 budget that adopted the 73.43¢ real-estate rate, because she wanted a HIGHER rate to fund schools more; later in the FY26 cycle she made a substitute motion to advertise the rate at 74¢ (only Yakabouski seconded). Consistent pro-spending lone-D fault line on the rubric q2 balanced-budget-without-tax-hikes cell — rubric-adverse via voting against the lower rate while pushing for a higher one. Local News
    Fredericksburg Free Press · accessed 2026-06-04 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Voted NO in the 4-3 April 2024 FY25 budget that adopted the 73.43¢ real-estate rate, because she wanted a HIGHER rate to fund schools more; later in the FY26 cycle she made a substitute motion to advertise the rate at 74¢ (only Yakabouski seconded). Consistent pro-spending lone-D fault line on the rubric q2 balanced-budget-without-tax-hikes cell — rubric-adverse via voting against the lower rate while pushing for a higher one.
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