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United States House of Representatives
Eugene Vindman
U.S. House — District 7
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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/ 100
F
Raw: -3 of 54 dynamic max
· 27 of 50 answered
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-3
foreign-influence adjustment
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,807 of 9,024 · bottom 2.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.
For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.
Base score 0/100 → Adjusted -3/100
- AIPAC / pro-Israel-lobby contributions-3TrackAIPAC career-total report shows $12,108 from AIPAC and pro-Israel-lobby PACs.AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures targeting U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented AIPAC contributions as a failure on foreign_policy_restraint/q4 (the foreign-lobby question) AND applies a dollar-bracket adjustment to the total score.
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📍 Local district office (1)
Woodbridge, VA · 703-987-2180 · 2241D Tacketts Mill Dr. 22192
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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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: Jewish
Education: SUNY Binghamton (BA), Georgetown University (JD)
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Background: U.S. Representative VA-07 since Jan 3, 2025. Retired U.S. Army Colonel / JAG officer (25 yrs). Twin brother of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Trump first-impeachment witness). Born in Soviet Union (Ukraine), naturalized as a child.
Net Worth: Not publicly available on OpenSecrets (freshman member)
NRA Rating: F
Heritage Action Score: 0% (119th session) / 0% lifetime
Committees: Armed Services; Agriculture
Previous Election Opponent: Derrick Anderson (R) in 2024
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @RepVindman
Campaign Website: https://vindmanforcongress.com/
U.S. Rep, VA-07 (D), since Jan 2025. [2026-06-02 national-autopilot refinement, federal tier] Solidly progressive on most issues with several documented conservative-aligned deviations. HARD: Heritage Action 0% lifetime; cosponsor of WHPA (H.R.12, 119th); Planned Parenthood Action Fund 2026 endorsement; Giffords + Everytown endorsed (supports universal background checks, national red-flag, AWB-era restrictions); NO on Laken Riley Act (first vote as Member); NO on SAVE Act (H.R.22); joined call to impeach DHS Sec Noem; opposed Stafford ICE detention center; Ukraine/Russia hawk. DEVIATION (parental rights / family sovereignty): voted YES on H.R.2616 'Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act' (parental consent before schools change a student's pronouns / sex-based accommodations) — one of only 8 Democrats; his press release: 'Vindman Votes to Keep Parents Involved.' DEVIATION (foreign-policy restraint): voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution (Roll Call 85, 119th) explicitly citing Article I Section 8. DEVIATION (industry capture / small-farm): cosponsor of LOCAL Foods Act with Rep. Baird (R-IN) (direct-to-consumer livestock sales, USDA inspection exemption); voted NO on Farm Bill citing pesticide-manufacturer liability shield (Bayer/Monsanto). Sitting member; running for reelection 2026 (Aug 4 primary). Note: he briefly announced (Feb 2026) intent to run in a redrawn VA-01 under a mid-decade map, but the VA Supreme Court struck down the referendum (May 2026), so the race reverts to VA-07.
[2026-07-18 RESOLUTE VA correction] Laken Riley dual-vote hygiene: (1) Jan 7, 2025 first legislative vote as Member — NAY on H.R.29 (House Roll 6 / roll006.xml; vindman.house.gov: 'I voted no today to uphold the right to due process'). (2) Jan 22, 2025 House concurrence after Senate — YEA (The Hill, citing clerk Votes/202523, lists Eugene Vindman among Dem YEAs; Prince William Times: 'Vindman first voted no on the bill but then later voted yes'). Prior internal confidence_note that said simple YEA on Laken Riley was incomplete/wrong for the first vote. Broader immigration posture still enforcement-skeptical (opposed Stafford ICE detention center; due-process framing) so border_immigration hard TRUE not warranted; existing FALSEs/nulls preserved. No other cells rescaled this pass.
[2026-07-18 VA sprint] Roster re-verified sitting VA-07 (D) since Jan 2025; seeking 2026 reelection (covers Fredericksburg/Stafford/Spotsylvania region). Blue Book lists Vindman for 7th District. Dens 18/50 conf still evidence_curated — federal conf upgrade deferred pending fuller House vote bank. No score changes.
sheriff-roy correction 2026-08-10: PUBLIC: Incumbent VA-07 (D) seeking 2026 reelection. November opponent is R nominee Douglas Ollivant after 2026-08-04 primary. Watch campaign media environment including synthetic/AI ads — label unknown until sourced.
rush 2026-10-07: Campaign issues page states he sponsors nationwide abortion-access restoration and will vote against bans on abortion, IVF, or contraceptives. 'An end to costly foreign wars' is not a withdrawal-plus-AUMF-repeal commitment, so foreign_policy_restraint q1 stays open.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Campaigned on a pledge to 'protect reproductive freedom' by stopping any national abortion ban and passing legislation to restore abortion access, rejecting any personhood-from-conception standard.
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- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[1]
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
FALSE (0)[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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
FALSE (0)[1]
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
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Vindman voted NO on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (House Vote #102, April 10, 2025), which required documentary proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of federal voter registration. The bill passed 220–208 on a near-party-line vote; Vindman's opposition is consistent with the Democratic position opposing proof-of-citizenship requirements — at odds with the rubric's voter-ID and election-integrity standard.
- GovTrack.usReference
- Congress.govOfficial
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Came to the U.S. as a Soviet Jewish refugee and consistently favors expanded legal-immigration pathways and humanitarian protections; opposes mandatory mass deportation, aligning with open-border rather than enforcement-first immigration policy — contra the rubric's mandatory-deportation standard.
- BallotpediaCenter
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)[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
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[6]
1 claim
Voted in February 2026 for a sweeping House Democratic gun-control package, including the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act providing nonlethal-option funding, and publicly backed 'commonsense policies … getting illegal guns off streets' — opposing the rubric's defense of unrestricted Second Amendment rights.
- U.S. HouseOfficial
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
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
1 claim
On March 5, 2026, Vindman voted in favor of H.Con.Res. 38 (House Vote #85), a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes them — consistent with the rubric's Article I war-powers standard. Vindman stated the Iran conflict has 'no legal justification under domestic and international law.'
- GovTrack.usReference
- Congress.govOfficial
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified[7]
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)
FALSE (0)[8]
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
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vindmanforcongress.com/issues/Unclassified
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
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giffords.org/candidates/eugene-vindman/Unclassified
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
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democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/Unclassified
www.trackaipac.com/congressReference
Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.
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]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (sanctity_of_life q0) — leftover STATE fill. No individual leftover-q statement found this hop. DPVA vademocrats.org/your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan download only (no leftover q-text). Source: 2024 Democratic Party Platform (democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to 2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf). Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (sanctity_of_life q0) — leftover STATE fill. No individual leftover-q statement found this hop. DPVA vademocrats.org/your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan download only (no leftover q-text). Source: 2024 Democratic Party Platform (democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/ HTTP 200 this hop redirected to 2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf).
- [2]Campaign issues page, Protect Abortion Access and Reproductive Freedom: "He is the proud sponsor of legislation to restore abortion access nationwide, and as a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, he will keep working to protect Virginians' access to vital reproductive care." Unclassified
Campaign issues page, Protect Abortion Access and Reproductive Freedom: "He is the proud sponsor of legislation to restore abortion access nationwide, and as a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, he will keep working to protect Virginians' access to vital reproductive care."
- [3]Same page, same section: "Eugene will vote against any attempt to ban reproductive healthcare including abortion, IVF, or contraceptives." Unclassified
Same page, same section: "Eugene will vote against any attempt to ban reproductive healthcare including abortion, IVF, or contraceptives."
- [4]FEC bulk pas2, CAND_ID H4VA07234 (VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE'; cmte C00856955). PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) 24K: $5,000 on 2024-11-04 and $2,000 on 2025-06-24 (both non-earmark). Abortion-industry PAC money received. Queried 2026-10-06. Official
FEC bulk pas2, CAND_ID H4VA07234 (VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE'; cmte C00856955). PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) 24K: $5,000 on 2024-11-04 and $2,000 on 2025-06-24 (both non-earmark). Abortion-industry PAC money received. Queried 2026-10-06.
- [5]FEC bulk pas2, CAND_ID H4VA07234 (VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE'; cmte C00856955). PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) 24K: $5,000 on 2024-11-04 and $2,000 on 2025-06-24 (both non-earmark). Abortion-industry PAC money received. Queried 2026-10-06. Official
FEC bulk pas2, CAND_ID H4VA07234 (VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE'; cmte C00856955). PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) 24K: $5,000 on 2024-11-04 and $2,000 on 2025-06-24 (both non-earmark). Abortion-industry PAC money received. Queried 2026-10-06.
- [6]Giffords-endorsed: supports universal background checks, closing gun-show loophole, training/certification/licensing — opposes constitutional carry framework. Unclassified
Giffords-endorsed: supports universal background checks, closing gun-show loophole, training/certification/licensing — opposes constitutional carry framework.
- [7]Checked 2026-10-07; the page names an end to costly wars but does not say withdraw now or repeal standing AUMFs, so the question stays open: "Vindman supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, an end to costly foreign wars, and smart economic policies that lower gas prices and utility bills for American families." Unclassified
Checked 2026-10-07; the page names an end to costly wars but does not say withdraw now or repeal standing AUMFs, so the question stays open: "Vindman supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, an end to costly foreign wars, and smart economic policies that lower gas prices and utility bills for American families."
- [8]TrackAIPAC congress page (https://www.trackaipac.com/congress, fetched 2026-10-06 HTTP 200; data sourced from FEC, dated 7/5/26): 'Rep. Eugene Vindman — VA-07 [D] — Israel Lobby Total: $12,608 — PACs: $12,608 — IE: $0 — COPAC, JAC.' Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money received (COPAC and Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs PAC). Replaces gus-1006-t02's TRUE no-hit, whose search covered only eight named committees in FEC pas2 and skipped the candidate committee's schedule_a. Reference
TrackAIPAC congress page (https://www.trackaipac.com/congress, fetched 2026-10-06 HTTP 200; data sourced from FEC, dated 7/5/26): 'Rep. Eugene Vindman — VA-07 [D] — Israel Lobby Total: $12,608 — PACs: $12,608 — IE: $0 — COPAC, JAC.' Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money received (COPAC and Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs PAC). Replaces gus-1006-t02's TRUE no-hit, whose search covered only eight named committees in FEC pas2 and skipped the candidate committee's schedule_a.
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