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Virginia House of Delegates
Jay Leftwich
House of Delegates — District 90
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
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A
Raw: 24 of 24 dynamic max
· 12 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
22/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,171 of 9,024 · top 46.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
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: Presbyterian; former elder, Great Bridge Presbyterian Church (Chesapeake) — per Ballotpedia/LegiStorm bio aggregation
Background: Republican Delegate for District 90 (Chesapeake); in the House continuously since Jan 2014 (HD-78 2014-2024, HD-90 since 2024); serves on Courts of Justice and Privileges & Elections. Attorney (Univ. of Richmond Law 1988); former Chesapeake School Board member and chair.
VA Delegate, HD-90 (Chesapeake); attorney; in the House since 2014; 91% GOP-caucus voting unity (VPAP). [2026-06-02 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly conservative HARD record verified against LIS roll calls — NOT a GOP crossover on either amendment: voted NO on the same-sex-marriage amendment (HJ9 2025 + HJ3 2026, committee AND floor) and NO on the reproductive-freedom amendment (HJ1 2025 + 2026); ReproRising 2025 grade 'F'. Pro-parental-rights (HB2432 gender-incongruence notification), pro-school-choice (HB346 lab schools), protects minors from harmful online material (SB1515); kept photo voter ID (NO on HB1004 repeal) and opposed no-excuse absentee (NO on HB1); voted NO on all three 2020 gun-control bills (background checks HB2, red-flag HB674, assault-weapons ban HB961); tough-on-crime per his campaign platform. Economic, conscience, and 10th-Amendment cells left NULL — tax-cut votes don't document a balanced-budget position, and no conscience/nullification roll call surfaced. Border left NULL (only an in-state-tuition vote, which maps to no specific rubric cell). NRA 'A' grade was search-summary-only and excluded as unverified.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
As part of the unanimous House Republican caucus, voted against HJR 1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) on January 14, 2025 — a 51-48 party-line vote in which all Republicans rejected enshrining abortion access as a constitutional right in Virginia.
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Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Not yet verified
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)
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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
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)[5]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)[6]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)[7]
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)
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[8]
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)[9]
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
Not yet verified
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
As chair of the Virginia House General Laws Committee (since 2022), Leftwich has jurisdiction over firearms legislation and has opposed the Democrat majority's multi-session gun-control push. In 2025 Democrats passed bills including bans on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms; in 2026 they advanced an excise tax on firearms and an expanded red-flag law allowing courts to seize guns without criminal conviction.
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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)[13]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)[13]
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
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1) at both the 2025 first reference (House 51-48) and the 2026 second reference (64-34), at committee and on the floor; ReproRising 2025 grade 'F'. Official
Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1) at both the 2025 first reference (House 51-48) and the 2026 second reference (64-34), at committee and on the floor; ReproRising 2025 grade 'F'.
- [2]Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1) at both the 2025 first reference (House 51-48) and the 2026 second reference (64-34), at committee and on the floor; ReproRising 2025 grade 'F'. Left Advocacy
Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1) at both the 2025 first reference (House 51-48) and the 2026 second reference (64-34), at committee and on the floor; ReproRising 2025 grade 'F'.
- [3]Voted NO on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment at both references (HJ9 2025, HJ3 2026), committee and floor; NOT among the GOP crossovers. Affirms marriage as one man and one woman. Official
Voted NO on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment at both references (HJ9 2025, HJ3 2026), committee and floor; NOT among the GOP crossovers. Affirms marriage as one man and one woman.
- [4]Voted NO on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment at both references (HJ9 2025, HJ3 2026), committee and floor; NOT among the GOP crossovers. Affirms marriage as one man and one woman. Official
Voted NO on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment at both references (HJ9 2025, HJ3 2026), committee and floor; NOT among the GOP crossovers. Affirms marriage as one man and one woman.
- [5]Voted YES on HB2432 (2023), requiring parental notification when a minor experiences 'gender incongruence' — biological-sex framing on school policy. Official
Voted YES on HB2432 (2023), requiring parental notification when a minor experiences 'gender incongruence' — biological-sex framing on school policy.
- [6]Voted YES on HB346 (2022), expanding college-partnership laboratory schools — a school-choice expansion. Official
Voted YES on HB346 (2022), expanding college-partnership laboratory schools — a school-choice expansion.
- [7]Voted YES on SB1515 (2023), civil liability for distributing material harmful to minors online (passed 96-0) — protects minors from sexualized content. Official
Voted YES on SB1515 (2023), civil liability for distributing material harmful to minors online (passed 96-0) — protects minors from sexualized content.
- [8]Voted NO on HB1004 (2020), which repealed the photo voter-ID requirement — i.e., voted to keep photo voter ID. Official
Voted NO on HB1004 (2020), which repealed the photo voter-ID requirement — i.e., voted to keep photo voter ID.
- [9]Voted NO on HB1 (2020) establishing no-excuse absentee voting — opposed expanded mail-in voting. Official
Voted NO on HB1 (2020) establishing no-excuse absentee voting — opposed expanded mail-in voting.
- [10]Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban). Official
Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban).
- [11]Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban). Official
Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban).
- [12]Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban). Official
Voted NO on all three marquee 2020 gun-control bills: HB2 (universal background checks), HB674 (red-flag/ERPO), HB961 (assault-weapons ban).
- [13]Publicly pro-law-enforcement on his campaign issues page; sponsored HB2194 criminalizing written threats. Affirmative tough-on-crime advocacy. Unclassified
Publicly pro-law-enforcement on his campaign issues page; sponsored HB2194 criminalizing written threats. Affirmative tough-on-crime advocacy.
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