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Virginia House of Delegates
Josh Thomas
House of Delegates — District 21
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
10
/ 100
F
Raw: 4 of 40 dynamic max
· 20 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,692 of 9,024 · bottom 48.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
General · Seat up at next election
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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: Listed as Episcopal on a Ballotpedia candidate survey (SOFT — not independently re-verified; no direct statement of faith on his own channels).
Background: VA Delegate, HD-21 (Prince William — Woodbridge/Lake Ridge/Occoquan); assumed office Jan 10, 2024; re-elected Nov 2025 (~58%). U.S. Marine Corps veteran (Afghanistan/Middle East tours); commercial real-estate attorney focused on housing; Vanderbilt BA, William & Mary JD. Committees: Courts of Justice, General Laws, Public Safety.
VA Delegate, HD-21 (Prince William Co.); Marine veteran and housing attorney; re-elected Nov 2025. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Progressive record on the rubric's culture-war axes. Sanctity: REPRO Rising 2025 'A+' Champion; own site pledges to 'fight against any attempts to restrict women's access to reproductive healthcare.' Marriage: co-patron of HJ9 same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment. 2A: Giffords-endorsed; own site backs background checks, cool-off periods, and red-flag laws. Sponsored bills HB155 (data-center ratepayer protection — tabled), HB2071 (incarcerated-veterans reentry — passed), HB1626 (teacher non-academic-training cap — passed) did not map to scoreable state-tier cells -> left null. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on family/child specifics, Christian liberty (the HJ9 clergy-conscience clause is boilerplate, not his authorship), federal overreach, immigration, election integrity. (Amendment roll-calls not pulled this run; FALSEs anchored to A+ grade, co-patronage, endorsement, and his own stated positions.)
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
1 claim
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. Thomas represents the Prince William County district that includes Manassas Park.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
Not yet verified
1 claim
Voted YES on HJR 9 (2025 session, first passage) and HJR 3 (January 14, 2026, second passage, 67-31, all 64 House Democrats YES) to repeal Virginia's constitutional same-sex marriage ban and replace it with a provision requiring the state to recognize marriages without regard to sex or gender, placing the amendment on the November 2026 ballot.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
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)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
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
Not yet verified
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
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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
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
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)[6]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
Not yet verified
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. Thomas 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.
- nraila.orgUnclassified
- nraila.orgUnclassified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
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
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
Sources & Evidence
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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/Josh_Thomas_(politician)Encyclopedia
jetforva.com/aboutUnclassified
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.kkslawyers.com/attorney/joshua-thomasUnclassified
reprorisingva.org/team/delegate-josh-thomas/Left Advocacy
jetforva.com/priorities/Unclassified
legiscan.com/VA/research/HJR9/2025Reference
giffords.org/candidates/joshua-thomas/Unclassified
jetforva.com/endorsements/Unclassified
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/Unclassified
vademocrats.org/your-party/Unclassified
Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.
References & footnotes
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- [1]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q2) — DNC IVF + medication abortion / reproductive freedom. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live where scored). VA Democratic Party your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan org doc not 2024 issue platform — STATE match fails so DNC 2024. Live cells not rewritten. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q2) — DNC IVF + medication abortion / reproductive freedom. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live where scored). VA Democratic Party your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan org doc not 2024 issue platform — STATE match fails so DNC 2024. Live cells not rewritten.
- [2]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q2) — DNC IVF + medication abortion / reproductive freedom. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live where scored). VA Democratic Party your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan org doc not 2024 issue platform — STATE match fails so DNC 2024. Live cells not rewritten. Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover sanctity_of_life q2) — DNC IVF + medication abortion / reproductive freedom. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live where scored). VA Democratic Party your-party HTTP 200 is Party Plan org doc not 2024 issue platform — STATE match fails so DNC 2024. Live cells not rewritten.
- [3]kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name leftover PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC 0 hits. OpenSecrets HTML 403 omit. Documented no-hit = TRUE leftover sanctity_of_life q4. PPAV endorsement ≠ leftover PAC dollar. Official
kind: fec_opensecrets_search. Affirmative this turn: FEC.gov candidate browse HTTP 200 (JS shell; name not in static HTML) + Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name leftover PP/NARAL/EMILY PAC 0 hits. OpenSecrets HTML 403 omit. Documented no-hit = TRUE leftover sanctity_of_life q4. PPAV endorsement ≠ leftover PAC dollar.
- [4]kind: affiliated. Endorsements HTTP 200 still lists Equality Virginia, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA. PPAV 2025 still lists Del. Josh Thomas (HD-21). Endorsements still-listed=score leftover biblical_marriage q4 False (LGBTQ+ identity in public policy). Not leftover PAC dollar. Live q0/q1 not rewritten. Unclassified
kind: affiliated. Endorsements HTTP 200 still lists Equality Virginia, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA. PPAV 2025 still lists Del. Josh Thomas (HD-21). Endorsements still-listed=score leftover biblical_marriage q4 False (LGBTQ+ identity in public policy). Not leftover PAC dollar. Live q0/q1 not rewritten.
- [5]kind: affiliated. Endorsements HTTP 200 still lists Equality Virginia, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA. PPAV 2025 still lists Del. Josh Thomas (HD-21). Endorsements still-listed=score leftover biblical_marriage q4 False (LGBTQ+ identity in public policy). Not leftover PAC dollar. Live q0/q1 not rewritten. Left Advocacy
kind: affiliated. Endorsements HTTP 200 still lists Equality Virginia, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA. PPAV 2025 still lists Del. Josh Thomas (HD-21). Endorsements still-listed=score leftover biblical_marriage q4 False (LGBTQ+ identity in public policy). Not leftover PAC dollar. Live q0/q1 not rewritten.
- [6]REPRO Rising 2025 'A+' Champion; own campaign site pledges to 'fight against any attempts to restrict women's access to reproductive healthcare' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Unclassified
REPRO Rising 2025 'A+' Champion; own campaign site pledges to 'fight against any attempts to restrict women's access to reproductive healthcare' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
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