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Virginia State Senate
Jeremy McPike
State Senate — District 29
Democrat
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#5,151 of 8,957 · bottom 42.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
Primary · Not up at next scheduled election
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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
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Background: Virginia State Senator, District 29 (Prince William/Manassas area); in the Senate since 2016. Chairs Senate General Laws & Technology. Former 22-year City of Alexandria employee (Director of General Services) and Dale City volunteer fire captain.
VA State Senator, SD-29; chairs General Laws & Technology. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive HARD record. Life: voted YES on the reproductive-freedom amendment SJ247 (Senate 21-19, individually confirmed via roll call); ReproRising A+ 'Champion.' Marriage: co-sponsor of SJR249 (same-sex-marriage repeal amendment); supported SB1098 gender-affirming-healthcare protections. Immigration: voted NO on SB1156 (2019), the bill to ban localities from adopting sanctuary policies (protected sanctuary discretion). 2A: part of the 2020 majority passing the red-flag law (SB240) and universal background checks (SB70); authored a bill removing the online concealed-carry-course option; Giffords-endorsed 'gun safety champion'; ~$1.5M in Everytown backing (2015). No conservative deviation found with citable proof; family/Christian-liberty/economic/federalism cells left null (no public record located).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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As part of the unanimous Virginia Senate Democratic caucus, voted YES on HJR 1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) in both the 2025 session (first passage) and the 2026 session (second passage: Senate 26-13, with all 21 Democrats and 5 Republicans voting YES, 13 Republicans NO), placing a constitutional abortion-rights amendment on the November 2026 ballot. McPike has served Senate District 29 (Prince William, Fauquier, Stafford counties) since January 2016.
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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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
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Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
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Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[3]
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Voted YES on the Senate passage of HJR 3 (Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment) on January 16, 2026 — a 26-13 vote in which all 21 Senate Democrats (including McPike) plus 5 Republicans voted YES, 13 Republicans NO — placing a constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's same-sex marriage ban on the November 2026 ballot.
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Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
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Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
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Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
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Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
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Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
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Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
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Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
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Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
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Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
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Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
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Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
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Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
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Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
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Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
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Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
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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
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Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
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Virginia Senate Democrats voted unanimously for the 2026 gun-control package. McPike voted YES on HB 217 when the Senate passed it on March 9, 2026 (21-Y 19-N, all 21 Senate Democrats YES, 19 Republicans NO) — the bill banning purchase, sale, transfer, and possession of commonly owned semi-automatic firearms, limiting magazines, and restricting legal adults under 21. The bill was sent to Governor Spanberger following House concurrence on March 11, 2026.
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Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
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Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
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Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
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Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
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Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
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Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
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Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
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Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
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Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
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legiscan.com/VA/bill/SJR249/2025Reference
giffords.org/candidates/jeremy-mcpike/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted YES on SJ247 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment); ReproRising A+ 'Champion' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Unclassified
Voted YES on SJ247 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment); ReproRising A+ 'Champion' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Voted YES on SJ247 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment); ReproRising A+ 'Champion' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
Voted YES on SJ247 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment); ReproRising A+ 'Champion' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Co-sponsor of SJR249 repealing Virginia's same-sex-marriage ban — does not affirm marriage as man+woman. Reference
Co-sponsor of SJR249 repealing Virginia's same-sex-marriage ban — does not affirm marriage as man+woman.
- [4]Supported SB1098 protections for gender-affirming healthcare. Left Advocacy
Supported SB1098 protections for gender-affirming healthcare.
- [5]Voted NO on SB1156 (2019), which would have banned localities from adopting sanctuary policies — protected sanctuary discretion. Unclassified
Voted NO on SB1156 (2019), which would have banned localities from adopting sanctuary policies — protected sanctuary discretion.
- [6]Voted NO on SB1156 (2019), which would have banned localities from adopting sanctuary policies — protected sanctuary discretion. Official
Voted NO on SB1156 (2019), which would have banned localities from adopting sanctuary policies — protected sanctuary discretion.
- [7]Authored legislation removing the online concealed-carry-course option (tightening carry); Giffords-endorsed — opposite of permitless constitutional carry. Unclassified
Authored legislation removing the online concealed-carry-course option (tightening carry); Giffords-endorsed — opposite of permitless constitutional carry.
- [8]Part of the 2020 majority passing the red-flag/ERPO law (SB240) and universal background checks (SB70); Giffords credits his support for both. Reference
Part of the 2020 majority passing the red-flag/ERPO law (SB240) and universal background checks (SB70); Giffords credits his support for both.
- [9]Part of the 2020 majority passing the red-flag/ERPO law (SB240) and universal background checks (SB70); Giffords credits his support for both. Reference
Part of the 2020 majority passing the red-flag/ERPO law (SB240) and universal background checks (SB70); Giffords credits his support for both.
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