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Spotsylvania County
Jennifer Craig-Ford
School Board — Battlefield
Independent
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2
/ 100
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Raw: 2 of 8 dynamic max
· 4 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,860 of 8,944 · bottom 45.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: NO PUBLIC EVIDENCE FOUND — neither campaign site nor board bio nor BallotReady nor Ballotpedia nor any press coverage discloses a denomination or church affiliation.
Education: NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE — neither campaign site nor official board bio states an undergraduate or law degree, though her professional identity as attorney is public (likely CA Bar #239768, 'Jennifer Morgan Craig-Ford'; now practices in VA).
Background: Attorney + local business owner. Mother of four; current Courtland HS parent; hosted four international students through SCPS. Has a niece who is a school-shooting survivor (cited as motivating her safety platform). Self-described early-life experience of homelessness 'saved by quality teachers' frames her pro-public-school stance. Civic record: Cub Scouts Den Leader; advocate for IEP families. Won Nov 4 2025 Spotsylvania School Board Battlefield District 3-way race for the seat vacated by Nicole Cole (D, who ran for HD-66 vs Bobby Orrock): Craig-Ford 2,804 plurality (~36%) | James King (D-endorsed pastor) 2,414 | Nick Ignacio (former Fredericksburg Regional Tea Party chair) 2,285. Sworn in January 2026 alongside Larry DiBella (Berkeley) and Rich Lieberman (Lee Hill); 4-year term ends Dec 31 2029. Ran near-zero-money campaign ($25 total raised, single donor as of July 2025 per FXBG Advance campaign finance reporting). Officially nonpartisan ballot; neither Spotsy GOP nor Spotsy Dems endorsed her; explicitly self-described as the 'remove politics from the School Board' middle-lane candidate ('I've been running nonpartisan from the beginning'; 'I've been accused of being a covert Democrat and a covert Republican').
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: Spotsylvania SB Battlefield District, sworn January 2026 at Stevenson Ridge ceremony, term ends 12/31/2029. Won 3-way race Nov 4 2025 with 36% plurality between a D-endorsed pastor and a former Tea Party chair. PARTY FIX: ballot Independent (nonpartisan); set to I; iVoterGuide rated her 'Leans Liberal' after she declined ~20 substantive questions on parental rights, library content, sex-ed, biological sex in sports/facilities, prayer, school choice, eliminating DOE, election integrity, and constitutional matters. RELIGION: not disclosed publicly — null. EDUCATION: not publicly disclosed beyond attorney identity (likely CA Bar #239768). FAMILY: mother of 4; niece is school-shooting survivor (motivates safety platform). HARD TRUE public_justice q0: March 2026 publicly objected to cutting the FBI Rap Back continuous-criminal-monitoring program ($100K for school employees) from the FY27 budget — paired with Larry DiBella (Sheriff's First Sergeant) in pushing to restore it. Pro-LE-vetting / pro-child-safety affirmative advocacy. SOFT FALSE economic_stewardship q2: iVoterGuide answer (https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/88522/race/23297/election/1312) — supports 'strong public funding for education from Pre-K through college,' citing global competitiveness/workforce; center-left funding posture, not local fiscal restraint (and the rubric direction for q2 is opposing deficit spending). SOFT FALSE public_justice q3: campaign Safe Neighborhoods plank emphasizes 'Teaching our students the skills they need to express themselves effectively and resolve conflicts peacefully' (https://craigford4schoolboard.org/) — SEL / conflict-resolution / restorative framing of school safety, the rubric-adverse direction on q3 ('refuses to treat violent crime as a public-health excuse to avoid punishment'). SOFT FALSE refuse_state_overreach q1: iVoterGuide — agreed teachers should instruct state-mandated curriculum despite personal beliefs (deference to state mandates rather than push back, opposite direction of q1). NOT scored on sanctity_of_life, biblical_marriage q0/q2/q4 (declined iVoterGuide on biological sex in sports/facilities), family_child_sovereignty q0/q1/q2 (declined iVoterGuide on parental consent, sex-ed opt-in/out, school choice; no library/book vote on record yet since sworn Jan 2026), christian_liberty q0/q2/q3/q4 (no statements on prayer/invocation, Christian-club access, religious-liberty defense), election_integrity q0/q1/q4 (declined), border_immigration q1/q2 (N/A), self_defense q0/q1 (her safety frame is conflict-resolution, not arming; no firearms-on-grounds vote since sworn). GOVERNANCE FLAG (not a rubric cell): May 12 2026 on Policy BHA-R (requiring superintendent approval for board-member school visits), Craig-Ford moved to TABLE the vote — motion failed 4-3 — then voted FOR final passage (5-2 first reading) siding with the Jackson/Mitchell/admin majority over the DiBella/Lieberman opposition bloc. Net 1 TRUE / 3 FALSE on cited cells = 25%. Coherent center / nonpartisan with center-left tilt on funding and state-curriculum deference; one genuine pro-LE/child-safety crossover win on the FBI Rap Back push. Recommend revisiting after she casts her first FY27 budget vote, any Title IX policy votes, and the $237.2M bond referendum.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
FALSE (0)[1]
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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- [1]iVoterGuide answer: supports 'strong public funding for education from Pre-K through college,' citing global competitiveness/workforce — center-left funding posture, the rubric-adverse direction on q2's oppose-deficit-spending axis. Has not yet cast a Spotsy SB budget vote since sworn Jan 2026. Right Advocacy
iVoterGuide answer: supports 'strong public funding for education from Pre-K through college,' citing global competitiveness/workforce — center-left funding posture, the rubric-adverse direction on q2's oppose-deficit-spending axis. Has not yet cast a Spotsy SB budget vote since sworn Jan 2026.
- [2]March 2026: publicly objected to cutting the FBI Rap Back continuous-criminal-monitoring program for school employees ($100K) from the FY27 budget — paired with Larry DiBella (Sheriff's First Sergeant) in pushing to restore it. Affirmative pro-LE-vetting / pro-child-safety advocacy aligns with 'publicly backed law enforcement' direction on q0. Local News
March 2026: publicly objected to cutting the FBI Rap Back continuous-criminal-monitoring program for school employees ($100K) from the FY27 budget — paired with Larry DiBella (Sheriff's First Sergeant) in pushing to restore it. Affirmative pro-LE-vetting / pro-child-safety advocacy aligns with 'publicly backed law enforcement' direction on q0.
- [3]Campaign Safe Neighborhoods plank: 'Teaching our students the skills they need to express themselves effectively and resolve conflicts peacefully' — SEL / conflict-resolution / restorative framing of school safety, the rubric-adverse direction on q3 ('refuses to treat violent crime as a public-health excuse to avoid punishment'). Unclassified
Campaign Safe Neighborhoods plank: 'Teaching our students the skills they need to express themselves effectively and resolve conflicts peacefully' — SEL / conflict-resolution / restorative framing of school safety, the rubric-adverse direction on q3 ('refuses to treat violent crime as a public-health excuse to avoid punishment').
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