Share
Commonwealth of Virginia
Ghazala Hashmi
Lt. Governor (sitting · sworn Jan 17, 2026)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
0
/ 100
F
Raw: 0 of 34 dynamic max
· 17 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 →
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,813 of 8,776 · bottom 45.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
See the full rankings →Contact This Official
Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.
Next Election
November 6, 2029
General · Not up at next scheduled election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
Elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Muslim — sworn in on family Qur'an + 1799 US Constitution Jan 17, 2026; first Muslim woman elected statewide in US history
Education: Georgia Southern University (BA), Emory University (PhD English)
Birthplace: Hyderabad, India
Background: 43rd Lt. Governor of Virginia, sworn Jan 17, 2026 by Chief Justice Cleo Powell. PhD English (Emory). ~30 years at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, founding director of Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning. Prior office: VA State Senate SD-15 (2020–Jan 2026); chaired Senate Education & Health Committee 2024–2026.
Net Worth: ~$2.5 million
Previous Election Opponent: John Reid (R) in 2025 Lt Governor race
Next Election Year: 2029
Lt. Governor of Virginia (D), sworn Jan 17, 2026; first Muslim woman elected statewide in US. Prior: VA Senate SD-15 (Richmond/Chesterfield) 2020-2026, Education & Health Chair. [2026-06 overnight refinement, state tier] Solidly progressive across the rubric. Patron of SJ247 (2025 reproductive-freedom amendment) AND SJ249 (2025 same-sex-marriage amendment). Sponsored SB280 (2024 'Death with Dignity' physician-assisted suicide; passed Senate 21-19) and SB1098 (2025 shield law for out-of-state abortion + gender-medicine providers). As Ed/Health Chair, panel killed 2023 parental-rights bills on school books and student gender-identity notification, and rejected charter-school expansion. Voted for Virginia Values Act 2020 (state SOGI nondiscrimination, no conscience carve-out). Patron of SB5035 (2020 spec session) civilian police-oversight boards with binding disciplinary authority including termination. Sponsored 'Cover All Kids' Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented children. Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-mag ban (Youngkin-vetoed). Endorsed by Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Freedom for All, ReproRising VA PAC, Giffords, Everytown ('gun sense champion'), Brady, VA LGBT+ Democrats. June 2026 (as LG) publicly attacked Commonwealth's Attorneys who declined to enforce the new assault-weapons ban. No cross-party deviations found.
Category Breakdown
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
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
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)[12]
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
FALSE (0)[9]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)[15]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[15]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
1 claim
Voted for semi-auto firearms ban (SB1).
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
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 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
1 Left1 Lean Left6 Right5 Official2 Reference5 Other
governor.virginia.govOfficial
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazala_HashmiEncyclopedia
www.gunowners.org/sa111325/Unclassified
giffords.org/candidates/ghazala-hashmi/Unclassified
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
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]Patron of SJ247 (2025 constitutional amendment enshrining 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom'). Official
Patron of SJ247 (2025 constitutional amendment enshrining 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom').
- [2]Patron of SJ247 (2025 constitutional amendment enshrining 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom'). Left Advocacy
Patron of SJ247 (2025 constitutional amendment enshrining 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom').
- [3]Patron SJ247 + sponsor SB1098 shield law for out-of-state abortion providers. Lean Left
Patron SJ247 + sponsor SB1098 shield law for out-of-state abortion providers.
- [4]Sponsored SB280 (2024) 'Death with Dignity' physician-assisted suicide; passed Senate 21-19. Unclassified
Sponsored SB280 (2024) 'Death with Dignity' physician-assisted suicide; passed Senate 21-19.
- [5]Sponsored SB280 (2024) 'Death with Dignity' physician-assisted suicide; passed Senate 21-19. Unclassified
Sponsored SB280 (2024) 'Death with Dignity' physician-assisted suicide; passed Senate 21-19.
- [6]Patron of SJ249 (2025 constitutional amendment to repeal VA's same-sex marriage ban and create affirmative right to marry). Official
Patron of SJ249 (2025 constitutional amendment to repeal VA's same-sex marriage ban and create affirmative right to marry).
- [7]Patron of SJ249 (2025 constitutional amendment to repeal VA's same-sex marriage ban and create affirmative right to marry). Encyclopedia
Patron of SJ249 (2025 constitutional amendment to repeal VA's same-sex marriage ban and create affirmative right to marry).
- [8]Sponsored SB1098 shield law for out-of-state pediatric gender-medicine providers. Lean Left
Sponsored SB1098 shield law for out-of-state pediatric gender-medicine providers.
- [9]Voted YES on Virginia Values Act (2020) — sweeping LGBTQ anti-discrimination law; appointed Equality VA ED Narissa Rahaman to LG transition team. Unclassified
Voted YES on Virginia Values Act (2020) — sweeping LGBTQ anti-discrimination law; appointed Equality VA ED Narissa Rahaman to LG transition team.
- [10]Voted YES on Virginia Values Act (2020) — sweeping LGBTQ anti-discrimination law; appointed Equality VA ED Narissa Rahaman to LG transition team. Unclassified
Voted YES on Virginia Values Act (2020) — sweeping LGBTQ anti-discrimination law; appointed Equality VA ED Narissa Rahaman to LG transition team.
- [11]'Strongly opposed to school vouchers'; as Ed/Health Chair, panel rejected charter-school expansion. Unclassified
'Strongly opposed to school vouchers'; as Ed/Health Chair, panel rejected charter-school expansion.
- [12]'Strongly opposed to school vouchers'; as Ed/Health Chair, panel rejected charter-school expansion. Unclassified
'Strongly opposed to school vouchers'; as Ed/Health Chair, panel rejected charter-school expansion.
- [13]As Ed/Health Chair killed bills requiring schools to notify parents of student 'gender incongruence'; defended kills publicly. Lean Left
As Ed/Health Chair killed bills requiring schools to notify parents of student 'gender incongruence'; defended kills publicly.
- [14]As Ed/Health Chair killed bills requiring schools to notify parents of student 'gender incongruence'; defended kills publicly. Unclassified
As Ed/Health Chair killed bills requiring schools to notify parents of student 'gender incongruence'; defended kills publicly.
- [15]Campaign issues page: supports 'expanding early voting, mail-in ballots, and no-excuse absentee voting' — opposed to single-day in-person. Unclassified
Campaign issues page: supports 'expanding early voting, mail-in ballots, and no-excuse absentee voting' — opposed to single-day in-person.
- [16]As LG endorsed Spanberger's Executive Directive 1 ending VA 287(g)/ICE cooperation; presided over Senate during Community Trust Agenda passage restricting local 287(g). Unclassified
As LG endorsed Spanberger's Executive Directive 1 ending VA 287(g)/ICE cooperation; presided over Senate during Community Trust Agenda passage restricting local 287(g).
- [17]As LG endorsed Spanberger's Executive Directive 1 ending VA 287(g)/ICE cooperation; presided over Senate during Community Trust Agenda passage restricting local 287(g). Lean Left
As LG endorsed Spanberger's Executive Directive 1 ending VA 287(g)/ICE cooperation; presided over Senate during Community Trust Agenda passage restricting local 287(g).
- [18]Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements. Unclassified
Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements.
- [19]Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements. Unclassified
Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements.
- [20]Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements. Unclassified
Voted YES on SB1 (2025) semi-auto firearms + high-capacity-magazine ban; Giffords + Everytown + Brady endorsements.
- [21]Patron SB5035 (2020 spec session) civilian police-oversight boards with binding disciplinary authority including termination of officers. June 2026 publicly attacked Commonwealth's Attorneys who declined to enforce the new AWB law. Lean Left
Patron SB5035 (2020 spec session) civilian police-oversight boards with binding disciplinary authority including termination of officers. June 2026 publicly attacked Commonwealth's Attorneys who declined to enforce the new AWB law.
- [22]Patron SB5035 (2020 spec session) civilian police-oversight boards with binding disciplinary authority including termination of officers. June 2026 publicly attacked Commonwealth's Attorneys who declined to enforce the new AWB law. Unclassified
Patron SB5035 (2020 spec session) civilian police-oversight boards with binding disciplinary authority including termination of officers. June 2026 publicly attacked Commonwealth's Attorneys who declined to enforce the new AWB law.
Have Information About This Official?
Help us improve this scorecard. If you have evidence of this official's positions — voting records, social media posts, public statements, or corrections — submit it below and we'll review and update the profile.