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Virginia House of Delegates
Eric Phillips
House of Delegates — District 48
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 48 of 48 dynamic max
· 24 of 49 answered
State tier49 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
40/ 70
🏛️ State First
8/ 30
National Rank
#3,353 of 9,024 · top 37.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
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
Religion: Christian (official VA House profile); his family founded Mercy Crossing Church in Henry County
Background: VA Delegate, HD-48 (parts of Henry & Pittsylvania counties, City of Martinsville — SW Virginia); first seated Jan 2024 (special election), re-elected Nov 2025. Small-business owner (president/CEO, the Phillips Group); Lee University (History & Political Science).
VA Delegate HD-48 (Martinsville/Henry County), R, seated Jan 2024; re-elected Nov 2025. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier — va-legislature-refine autopilot] Across-the-board conservative voting record from LIS roll calls (member H0384), no cross-party deviation. HARD: NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment at every stage (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HJ1 2nd ref 2026) and NAY on the same-sex-marriage amendment at every stage (HJ9/SJ249 2025; HJ3 2026) — NOT among the Republican crossovers; NAY on statutory same-sex-marriage codification (HB174/SB101). YEA on religious accommodations at public higher-ed (HB131) and National Day of Prayer (SJ59). Consistent NAY on minimum-wage hikes; YEA on voter-ID (HB26) and NAY on absentee/mail-in expansions (machine-readable counting HB968, ballot-cure HB773/774). Tough-on-crime (fentanyl task force SB367; NAY on LE civilian-oversight disclosure). Anti-sanctuary: NAY on HB1441/SB783 (which would restrict local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement). 40+ NAY votes on gun-control (assault-weapons ban, red-flag/substantial-risk orders, storage mandates). AFP-VA endorsed. Self-stated 'unapologetically pro-life,' pro-2A. Undocumented dimensions (10th-Amendment, economic CBDC/sound-money specifics) left null.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
'A strong Christian active in his church, Eric is unapologetically pro-life. As the father of three children and a new grandfather, Eric believes life is precious and begins at conception,' per his official campaign bio. He voted NO on the Virginia Reproductive Freedom Constitutional Amendment with all House Republicans.
- ericphillipsforva.comUnclassified
- osvnews.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
A lifelong hunter and strong Second Amendment advocate who 'has supported legislation that expands gun rights across the Commonwealth and defends the rights enshrined in our Constitution,' according to his campaign website. Voted against the sweeping 2026 House Democratic gun control package.
- ericphillipsforva.comUnclassified
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)[2]
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 voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
Not yet verified
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
Not yet verified
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Phillips_(politician)Encyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.ericphillipsforva.comUnclassified
www.ericphillipsforva.com/Unclassified
prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdfUnclassified
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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]Individual/campaign override. ericphillipsforva.com HTTP 200 this hop still listed / not disavowed: 'A strong Christian active in his church, Eric is unapologetically pro-life. As the father of three children and a new grandfather, Eric believes life is precious and begins at conception.' Maps leftover sanctity_of_life q0 True. Unclassified
Individual/campaign override. ericphillipsforva.com HTTP 200 this hop still listed / not disavowed: 'A strong Christian active in his church, Eric is unapologetically pro-life. As the father of three children and a new grandfather, Eric believes life is precious and begins at conception.' Maps leftover sanctity_of_life q0 True.
- [2]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (sanctity_of_life q1) — leftover STATE fill. No individual leftover-q statement found this hop. Virginia GOP virginia.gop/our-party HTTP 403 this hop — unused. Source: 2024 Republican National Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu HTTP 200 this hop; RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200). Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Republican National Platform (sanctity_of_life q1) — leftover STATE fill. No individual leftover-q statement found this hop. Virginia GOP virginia.gop/our-party HTTP 403 this hop — unused. Source: 2024 Republican National Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu HTTP 200 this hop; RNC2024-Platform.pdf HTTP 200).
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