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Commonwealth of Virginia
Edwin Rivera
U.S. Representative VA-03 (2026 candidate)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
86
/ 100
B
Raw: 24 of 28 dynamic max
· 14 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
18/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
6/ 40
National Rank
#4,205 of 9,024 · top 46.6% 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
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next 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
Stub seeded 2026-07-24 for race pages (VA-03). Not evidence-scored.
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): ON the certified November ballot for VA-03 as Edwin Rivera, Jr. (R). Candidacy set to general_candidate; next election 2026-11-03.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)[1]
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)
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[1]
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]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
1 claim
Describes himself as 'a devoted family man' committed to 'strengthening families, expanding opportunity, and building safer communities;' his personal history navigating foster care and being raised by grandparents in Puerto Rico informs his commitment to family-centered, community-driven policy over government intervention.
- edwinriveraforcongress.comUnclassified
- virginia.gopUnclassified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
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
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
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]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[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
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
1 claim
States on his campaign website that he 'loves the second amendment and believes that responsible gun ownership is both a right and a responsibility' — an Army combat veteran and former police officer who explicitly champions constitutional gun rights.
- edwinriveraforcongress.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
Not yet verified
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
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
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
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politics1.com/va.htmUnclassified
cardinalnews.org/virginia-voter-guide/Local News
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
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References & footnotes
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- [1]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q1) — RNC: We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments). Late-term opposition is not leftover STATE/federal abolition (heartbeat/total ban). No individual abolition sponsorship found this turn (LegiScan HTML 403; no invented roll-calls). Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q1) — RNC: We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments). Late-term opposition is not leftover STATE/federal abolition (heartbeat/total ban). No individual abolition sponsorship found this turn (LegiScan HTML 403; no invented roll-calls).
- [2]kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name 0 leftover Planned Parenthood/NARAL/EMILY's List PAC contribution hits for Edwin Rivera. OpenSecrets HTML search HTTP 403 (Just a moment / challenge) this turn — 403 omit from src. Brave site:opensecrets.org quoted-name 0 leftover PAC/foreign-lobby hits. Documented no-hit TRUE on leftover sanctity_of_life q4. No invented PAC contributions. Official
kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name 0 leftover Planned Parenthood/NARAL/EMILY's List PAC contribution hits for Edwin Rivera. OpenSecrets HTML search HTTP 403 (Just a moment / challenge) this turn — 403 omit from src. Brave site:opensecrets.org quoted-name 0 leftover PAC/foreign-lobby hits. Documented no-hit TRUE on leftover sanctity_of_life q4. No invented PAC contributions.
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