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Virginia State Senate
Jennifer Carroll Foy
State Senate — District 33
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#4,827 of 8,776 · bottom 45.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
Primary · 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: Not publicly confirmed (campaign appearances at Baptist congregations during the 2021 gubernatorial run; church-centered upbringing; no formal denomination stated)
Education: Virginia Military Institute, Howard University School of Law
Background: VA State Senator, SD-33 (Fairfax/Prince William), since Jan 2024; former Delegate (2018-2020); 2021 gubernatorial primary candidate. VMI graduate (third class of female cadets); JD; career public defender and former magistrate.
VA State Senator, SD-33; sitting since Jan 2024; former Delegate; public-defender background. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive record. SANCTITY OF LIFE: voted YEA on the reproductive-freedom amendment (SJR247, 21-19, Jan 21 2025); patron of SB15 (abortion-shield) and contraceptive-coverage bills; endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA and EMILY's List (2019 'Rising Star'). MARRIAGE: in the Democratic YEA bloc on the same-sex-marriage amendment (SJR249/HJR3); publicly championed it. ECONOMICS: chief co-patron of minimum-wage increases, filed a right-to-work-repeal bill (Dec 2025). PUBLIC JUSTICE: documented cash-bail-reform advocate ('justice-for-profit'). IMMIGRATION: opposed GOP enforcement bills (warned against deputizing local police as ICE agents); Dream Act / driver-privilege-card support. SELF-DEFENSE: Giffords-endorsed; patron of SB27 (gun-industry liability, signed 2026), SB364 (gun-violence-prevention center), SB797 (purchase-permit). Family/child-sovereignty, Christian-liberty, federal-overreach dimensions = NO public record, left NULL. One within-party nuance: initially abstained then supported an earned-sentence-credit bill (not a cross-party deviation).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[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
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Not yet verified
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
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)
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
FALSE (0)[6]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
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
FALSE (0)[7]
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
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[9]
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
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)[7]
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
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted YEA on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (SJR247, Senate 21-19, Jan 21 2025); patron of abortion-shield/contraception bills — does not affirm personhood from conception. Official
Voted YEA on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (SJR247, Senate 21-19, Jan 21 2025); patron of abortion-shield/contraception bills — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Helped lead the Reproductive Health Protection Act removing abortion restrictions; opposite of abortion-abolition. Unclassified
Helped lead the Reproductive Health Protection Act removing abortion restrictions; opposite of abortion-abolition.
- [3]Endorsed/backed by EMILY's List (2019 'Rising Star' nominee) and Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA — has accepted abortion-industry-PAC support. Unclassified
Endorsed/backed by EMILY's List (2019 'Rising Star' nominee) and Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA — has accepted abortion-industry-PAC support.
- [4]In the Democratic YEA bloc on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (SJR249, Senate 24-15; HJR3 2026); publicly championed it. Center
In the Democratic YEA bloc on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (SJR249, Senate 24-15; HJR3 2026); publicly championed it.
- [5]Supported codifying same-sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution. Lean Left
Supported codifying same-sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution.
- [6]Chief co-patron of minimum-wage increases and clean-economy spending; filed a right-to-work-repeal bill — expansionary fiscal/labor priorities, opposite of balanced-budget restraint. Lean Left
Chief co-patron of minimum-wage increases and clean-economy spending; filed a right-to-work-repeal bill — expansionary fiscal/labor priorities, opposite of balanced-budget restraint.
- [7]Opposed GOP immigration-enforcement bills; warned against deputizing local police as ICE agents; Dream Act / driver-privilege-card support — opposite of opposing sanctuary policies. Lean Left
Opposed GOP immigration-enforcement bills; warned against deputizing local police as ICE agents; Dream Act / driver-privilege-card support — opposite of opposing sanctuary policies.
- [8]Giffords-endorsed; sponsored a firearm-purchase-permit bill (SB797) — opposite of permitless constitutional carry. Unclassified
Giffords-endorsed; sponsored a firearm-purchase-permit bill (SB797) — opposite of permitless constitutional carry.
- [9]Patron of SB27 (gun-industry liability, signed 2026) and SB364 (gun-violence-prevention center); part of the 2026 Democratic gun-control slate. Unclassified
Patron of SB27 (gun-industry liability, signed 2026) and SB364 (gun-violence-prevention center); part of the 2026 Democratic gun-control slate.
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