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Virginia House of Delegates
Karrie Delaney
House of Delegates — District 9
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#4,843 of 8,776 · bottom 44.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 15, 2027
Primary · Not up at next scheduled election
— until
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
Religion: Not reliably documented
Background: VA Delegate, HD-9 (western Fairfax County — Centreville/Chantilly); in office since 2017; won 2025 reelection (term to Jan 2028). Chair of House Transportation; also Courts of Justice and General Laws. Former communications director for Shared Hope International (anti-trafficking nonprofit); former West Melbourne, FL city councilmember (as a Republican) before moving to Virginia and being elected as a Democrat. VPAP lists 98% Democratic-caucus voting unity.
VA Delegate HD-9 (western Fairfax); in office since 2017; reelected Nov 2025; 98% Democratic-caucus unity (VPAP). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Deeply documented progressive record from her individual LIS roll calls: YES on the reproductive-freedom amendment (HJ1, 2025 & 2026), the same-sex-marriage amendment (HJ9 2025 / HJ3 2026), the $15 minimum-wage bill (HB1), and a full slate of ballot-access expansions (Sunday early voting SB438, extended absentee-receipt deadline HB82, ballot-cure HB773/774, automatic-voter-registration work group HB319, ranked-choice HB630). Voted YES on HB1441 limiting local law-enforcement (287g) cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Gun-control: YES on the HB217 assault-weapons/large-magazine ban, red-flag reporting (HB1096), safe-storage (HB871/HB201), and ghost-gun ban (HB40); Giffords PAC-endorsed. CROSS-CURRENT NOTE (routine near-unanimous votes, left NULL per the high-bar credit rule, not counted as alignment): YES on SB778 (display of obscene material to a minor unlawful, 96-0), HB131 (religious-observance accommodation at public colleges, 94-2), and several minor pro-law-enforcement administrative bills. No genuine conservative deviation on any scored dimension.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
Not yet verified
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]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
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)
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Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
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
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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
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
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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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[5]
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
FALSE (0)[6]
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)
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
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
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
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
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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]Recorded YES on HJ1, the reproductive-freedom (abortion) constitutional amendment, both 2025 (51-48) and 2026 (64-34) passages. Official
Recorded YES on HJ1, the reproductive-freedom (abortion) constitutional amendment, both 2025 (51-48) and 2026 (64-34) passages.
- [2]Voted the pro-abortion-access slate (contraception statutes/mandates YES); featured by REPRO Rising Virginia — opposite of abortion abolition. Left Advocacy
Voted the pro-abortion-access slate (contraception statutes/mandates YES); featured by REPRO Rising Virginia — opposite of abortion abolition.
- [3]Recorded YES on HJ9 (2025, 58-35) and HJ3 (2026, 67-31), the constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's same-sex-marriage ban. Official
Recorded YES on HJ9 (2025, 58-35) and HJ3 (2026, 67-31), the constitutional amendment repealing Virginia's same-sex-marriage ban.
- [4]Voted YES on SB438 (early in-person Sunday voting) and HB82 (extended absentee-ballot receipt deadline) — expands voting beyond single-day in-person. Official
Voted YES on SB438 (early in-person Sunday voting) and HB82 (extended absentee-ballot receipt deadline) — expands voting beyond single-day in-person.
- [5]Voted to expand mail/absentee voting — YES on the ballot-cure process (HB773/774) and the extended absentee-receipt deadline (HB82); opposite of opposing mass mail-in voting. [source: LIS member roll-call record] Official
Voted to expand mail/absentee voting — YES on the ballot-cure process (HB773/774) and the extended absentee-receipt deadline (HB82); opposite of opposing mass mail-in voting. [source: LIS member roll-call record]
- [6]Voted YES on HB1441, restricting local law-enforcement 287(g)-style cooperation with federal immigration authorities — a pro-sanctuary posture, opposite of opposing sanctuary policy. Official
Voted YES on HB1441, restricting local law-enforcement 287(g)-style cooperation with federal immigration authorities — a pro-sanctuary posture, opposite of opposing sanctuary policy.
- [7]Voted YES on the HB217 assault-weapons + >15-round-magazine ban, red-flag reporting (HB1096), safe-storage (HB871/HB201), and the ghost-gun ban (HB40); Giffords PAC-endorsed. Unclassified
Voted YES on the HB217 assault-weapons + >15-round-magazine ban, red-flag reporting (HB1096), safe-storage (HB871/HB201), and the ghost-gun ban (HB40); Giffords PAC-endorsed.
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