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Virginia House of Delegates
John McAuliff
House of Delegates — District 30
Democrat
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National Rank
#5,825 of 9,024 · bottom 35.4% 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
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: No religious affiliation documented (10th-generation descendant of Mayflower passenger Mary Chilton — heritage, not a stated faith).
Background: John Chilton McAuliff, VA Delegate HD-30 (northern Fauquier/western Loudoun); first elected Nov 4, 2025, sworn in Jan 14, 2026 — a freshman in his first (2026) session; flipped the seat from GOP incumbent Geary Higgins. B.A. Leadership Studies, University of Richmond. Former chief of staff to Del. David Reid; USDA Rural Development; White House Office of Clean Energy Innovation (IRA implementation). Founded Chilton House Suites B&B in Warrenton.
VA Delegate HD-30 (Fauquier/western Loudoun), 2026 freshman. [2026-06-02 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Documented progressive positions where evidence exists: Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA and NOW-endorsed with a direct statement pledging to 'vote to enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution in 2026'; direct statement supporting 'universal background checks and red-flag laws.' EVIDENCE NOTE: as a 2026 freshman, his individual roll calls (incl. the HJ3 marriage amendment) could not be retrieved from automated sources (LIS/VPAP blocked), so the marriage cells were left NULL rather than inferred from the party-line vote — only his HARD personal statements were scored. A future pass with VPAP access can upgrade. No conservative position found.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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As part of the unanimous Virginia House Democratic caucus, voted YES on HJR 1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) on January 14, 2025 (51-48, all 51 Democrats YES) and again on second passage in January 2026 (64-34, all 64 Democrats YES), placing a constitutional abortion-rights amendment on the November 2026 ballot. McAuliff represents House District 30 in Fairfax County.
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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)[2]
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
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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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Voted YES on HJR 3 (January 14, 2026, second passage, 67-31 with all 64 House Democrats voting YES) to repeal Virginia's constitutional same-sex marriage ban and require the state to recognize marriages without regard to sex or gender, placing the amendment 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)
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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
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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
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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)
FALSE (0)[3]
1 claim
VCDL voting records confirm Virginia House Democrats voted unanimously against every pro-gun bill and for every gun-control bill in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. McAuliff voted YES on HB 217 (February 5, 2026, 58-34) — banning commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and limiting magazine capacities — as part of the Democrat-led 2026 anti-gun package that headed to Governor Spanberger's desk after the legislature adjourned March 14, 2026.
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- Virginia Citizens Defense LeagueRight Advocacy
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
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAuliffEncyclopedia
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
www.john4va.com/prioritiesUnclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA and NOW-endorsed; direct statement pledging to 'vote to enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution in 2026' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA and NOW-endorsed; direct statement pledging to 'vote to enshrine reproductive rights in the Virginia Constitution in 2026' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Pro-abortion-access (PPAV/NOW-endorsed; pledged to enshrine reproductive rights) — opposite of abortion-abolition legislation. Left Advocacy
Pro-abortion-access (PPAV/NOW-endorsed; pledged to enshrine reproductive rights) — opposite of abortion-abolition legislation.
- [3]Direct campaign statement supporting 'universal background checks and red-flag laws' — opposite of opposing red-flag laws. Unclassified
Direct campaign statement supporting 'universal background checks and red-flag laws' — opposite of opposing red-flag laws.
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