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Virginia House of Delegates
Joe McNamara
House of Delegates — District 40
Republican
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✝ God First
10/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,395 of 9,024 · top 48.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
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State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Catholic
Background: Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 (Roanoke County / Salem); first elected 2018 (old District 8), seat renumbered to HD-40 under 2021 redistricting; re-elected Nov 2025. CPA and small-business owner (ice-cream parlors); former Roanoke County Board of Supervisors (1998-2009, 2014-2018). Serves on House Finance and Labor & Commerce.
VA Delegate, HD-40 (Roanoke County/Salem); sitting since 2018; CPA / tax-policy specialist. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier; LIS roll-call records + ReproRising] Conservative HARD record on most pillars WITH ONE KEY DEVIATION: pro-life (NO on the reproductive-freedom amendment both years; ReproRising F/'Extremist'), pro-2A (NO on the full gun-control slate, YES on firearm-safety-device tax credit), strong low-tax fiscal record (chief-patroned a broad 2025 tax-cut package — elevated standard deduction, grocery-tax elimination, market-based corporate sourcing; enacted HB2042 CPA-requirements bill), pro-police (HB1874 protecting LEO personal info; chief-patroned anti-human-trafficking bills HB859/HB2227 and HB2015-type penalties), parental-rights (Patriot Parents endorsement; YES on home-instruction-access HB2598). DEVIATION: voted YES on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment REPEATEDLY across 2025 and 2026 (HJ9, SJ249, HJ3, SJ3, HB612, SB311) — biblical_marriage q0/q1 FALSE. Transgender/biological-sex bills, border, christian-liberty, election cells left null (no clean on-point roll call).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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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 48 Republicans opposed constitutionalizing abortion rights in Virginia's constitution.
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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
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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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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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
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Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
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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
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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The only licensed CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in the Virginia House of Delegates, McNamara advocates for fiscal accountability and balanced budgeting in Virginia state government, bringing professional financial expertise to scrutiny of state spending and fiscal responsibility.
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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
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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
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Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)[1]
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A Republican delegate who opposed the Democrat-controlled House majority's anti-gun legislative package in Virginia's 2025 session, which included bans on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and other restrictions on Second Amendment rights. In 2026 Virginia Democrats further pushed an excise tax on firearms and expanded red-flag laws opposed by House Republicans.
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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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment both years (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HJ1/SJ1/HB781/SB449 2026); graded F/'Extremist' by ReproRising 2025 — pro-life voting record. Official
Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment both years (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HJ1/SJ1/HB781/SB449 2026); graded F/'Extremist' by ReproRising 2025 — pro-life voting record.
- [2]Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment both years (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HJ1/SJ1/HB781/SB449 2026); graded F/'Extremist' by ReproRising 2025 — pro-life voting record. Left Advocacy
Voted NO on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment both years (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HJ1/SJ1/HB781/SB449 2026); graded F/'Extremist' by ReproRising 2025 — pro-life voting record.
- [3]Endorsed by Patriot Parents (parental-rights group); voted YES on HB2598 (home-instruction students' access) — supports homeschool freedom / parental rights. Center
Endorsed by Patriot Parents (parental-rights group); voted YES on HB2598 (home-instruction students' access) — supports homeschool freedom / parental rights.
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