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Virginia House of Delegates
Eric Zehr
House of Delegates — District 51
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
#3,354 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: Member of Providence Church, Lynchburg (per his campaign bio); Liberty University graduate. (An unverified claim that he is an OPC elder was checked against the Lynchburg OPC officer page and not substantiated.)
Background: VA Delegate, HD-51 (parts of Bedford, Campbell & Pittsylvania counties — Central VA / Lynchburg area); first seated Jan 2024 (won 2023 general), re-elected Nov 2025. Small farmer / small-business owner (American House Wash, Rustburg); Liberty University (B.A. Psychology, M.A. Counseling Psychology); former Campbell County Board of Supervisors.
VA Delegate HD-51 (Bedford/Campbell/Pittsylvania — Lynchburg area), R, seated Jan 2024; re-elected Nov 2025. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier — va-legislature-refine autopilot] Uniformly conservative, no cross-party deviation. HARD primary roll calls: NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJ247, 2/13/2025) and NAY on the same-sex-marriage amendment (HJ9, 1/14/2025). Patroned bills (Republican slate, mostly failed in the Democratic-majority House): HR454/HR28 reproductive-freedom study counter-resolutions; HB2146 medical-malpractice liability around minor gender-transition procedures; HB2388 voter-roll cleanup, HB2390 absentee-ID, HB2478 absentee-ballot drop-off regulation; HB2145 firearm ID, HB1230 arming trained school staff, HB1235 concealed-carry/protective-orders. Campaign positions: defend marriage as 'one man, one woman' and reverse Obergefell; prevent transgender bathroom access in Campbell County schools; oppose CRT in schools; mandatory voter ID and shortening early voting / ending vote harvesting; campus carry at Liberty University and eliminating concealed-carry fees. Bob Good-endorsed. NOTE: several campaign-cited bill numbers (HB1176/1180/1198/1206) do not match his actual patroned bills and were treated as SOFT positions, not scored as votes. Christian-liberty, public-justice, border, and economic-specific dimensions left null for lack of a clean record. No third-party advocacy grades located.
sheriff-roy correction 2026-08-16: HD-51. Sage's Law (parental notice/permission on gender-incongruence plans) + permitless concealed carry. Both cells were blank.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
On his campaign platform, Zehr affirmed 'the God given right of every American citizen to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness from the instant of conception,' backed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, and opposed removing parental consent requirements for minors seeking abortions — a fully pro-life record in the Virginia House of Delegates.
- zehrfordelegate.orgUnclassified
- Cardinal NewsLocal News
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)[3]
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)[1]
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)[1]
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)[1]
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
1 claim
Lists 'integrity of elections' as a core legislative priority; supports in-person Election Day voting with an auditable paper trail and opposes no-excuse mass mail-in voting as a threat to reliable election outcomes.
- zehrfordelegate.orgUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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 committed Second Amendment defender who introduced HB 1230 (2025) permitting trained school board employees to carry firearms on school property and HB 1235 (2025) converting a protective order into a temporary concealed handgun permit. Also championed a resolution supporting Liberty University's campus carry initiative. When House Democrats passed a sweeping 2026 gun control package including an assault-weapon ban, Zehr declared: 'It's just one erosion after another against our Second Amendment. It's that simple.'
- Virginia Legislative Information SystemOfficial
- 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
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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_ZehrEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.zehrfordelegate.org/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]Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (SJ247, House floor 2/13/2025); patroned counter-resolutions HR454/HR28; campaign supports prohibiting tax-funded abortions and 'values life protection as a core belief.' Unclassified
Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (SJ247, House floor 2/13/2025); patroned counter-resolutions HR454/HR28; campaign supports prohibiting tax-funded abortions and 'values life protection as a core belief.'
- [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).
- [3]Voted NAY on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (HJ9, House floor 1/14/2025); campaign 'led the fight to pass a resolution defending marriage as one man, one woman.' Unclassified
Voted NAY on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (HJ9, House floor 1/14/2025); campaign 'led the fight to pass a resolution defending marriage as one man, one woman.'
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