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Virginia House of Delegates
Kacey Carnegie
House of Delegates — District 89
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#5,845 of 9,024 · bottom 35.2% 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: Former Trustee, Deep Creek United Methodist Church (Chesapeake) — per Ballotpedia affiliations; not a first-person faith statement
Background: Freshman Delegate for District 89 (Chesapeake/Suffolk); flipped a Republican-held open seat Nov 2025, took office Jan 14, 2026. Chesapeake probate/estates attorney (Univ. of Richmond Law 2008) who founded her own firm in 2012; sits on Privileges & Elections, Courts of Justice, and Public Safety.
VA Delegate, HD-89 (Chesapeake/Suffolk); attorney; freshman elected Nov 2025, seated Jan 2026 — already has a full 2026-session voting record. [2026-06-02 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Progressive HARD record from her first session: voted YES on HJ1 (reproductive-freedom amendment) and HB6 (right to contraception); endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of VA and EMILY's List, with PP ($46,334) and EMILY's List ($22,075) among her donors; named co-patron of HJ3 (same-sex-marriage amendment, House 67-31); voted to expand absentee voting (HB82) and felon re-enfranchisement (HJ2); voted the gun-control slate (HB19/HB21/HB40/HB93); cast criminal-justice-leniency votes (HB26 marijuana resentencing, HB17 limiting court-fine collection). Family/child-sovereignty cells left NULL — she left the iVoterGuide questionnaire blank, so its auto-generated 'school choice' label is not a stated position. Conscience, federal-overreach, and border cells NULL (no record found).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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1 claim
On her first day in office (January 14, 2026), voted YES as part of the unanimous Virginia House Democratic caucus on HJR 1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) — a 64-34 party-line vote placing a constitutional abortion-rights amendment on the November 2026 ballot. Carnegie (HD-89, Chesapeake/Virginia Beach) won election November 2025 and joined the 164th General Assembly January 14, 2026.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
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
Not yet verified
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)
FALSE (0)[2]
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]
1 claim
On January 14, 2026 — her first day in office — voted YES on HJR 3 (Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment), which passed 67-31 (all 64 House Democrats plus 3 Republicans YES, 31 Republicans NO), placing a constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's same-sex marriage ban and requiring the state to recognize marriages without regard to sex or gender on the November 2026 ballot.
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- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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
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
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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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[1]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Voted YES on HB 217 (February 5, 2026, 58-34) as part of the Virginia House Democrats' unanimous support for the 2026 gun-control package — banning purchase, sale, transfer, and possession of commonly owned semi-automatic firearms while limiting magazine capacity and restricting legal adults under 21. Virginia Citizens Defense League records confirm House Democrats voted unanimously for all gun-control bills and against all pro-gun bills throughout the 2026 session.
- nraila.orgUnclassified
- Virginia Citizens Defense LeagueRight Advocacy
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)[1]
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
Not yet verified
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/Kacey_CarnegieEncyclopedia
www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2026/hj3/Unclassified
carnegiefordelegate.com/priorities/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted YES on HJ1, the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (House 64-34, 01/14/2026); pledged to 'proudly support' it. Does not affirm personhood from conception. Reference
Voted YES on HJ1, the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (House 64-34, 01/14/2026); pledged to 'proudly support' it. Does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Accepted abortion-industry PAC funding: Planned Parenthood VA ($46,334) and EMILY's List ($22,075) among her top donors; endorsed by both. Reference
Accepted abortion-industry PAC funding: Planned Parenthood VA ($46,334) and EMILY's List ($22,075) among her top donors; endorsed by both.
- [3]Named co-patron of HJ3, the marriage-equality constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's man-woman marriage definition (House 67-31, 01/14/2026). Unclassified
Named co-patron of HJ3, the marriage-equality constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's man-woman marriage definition (House 67-31, 01/14/2026).
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