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Virginia House of Delegates
Kimberly Pope Adams
House of Delegates — District 82
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2
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· 7 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,891 of 9,024 · bottom 45.8% 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: Baptist (per official VA House member page)
Background: VA House of Delegates, HD-82 (City of Petersburg; parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George; Surry). CPA / state auditor; B.S. Accounting, Virginia Tech; MBA, Liberty University Online. First elected Nov 2025 (rematch win after losing by 53 votes in 2023); took office Jan 2026. Committees: Finance; Agriculture, Chesapeake & Natural Resources; Transportation. VPAP caucus unity 96% (2026).
VA Delegate HD-82 (Petersburg area), freshman sitting since Jan 2026; CPA/auditor, Baptist. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] STANDOUT MIXED RECORD with genuine documented cross-party credit. Contrary on social amendments: named co-patron of HJ1 (abortion-rights), HJ3 (same-sex marriage), and HJ2 (felon-voting restoration); endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. BUT documented PRO-2A deviation: despite a Giffords endorsement she voted NAY on three 2026 gun-control bills — HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — siding with House Republicans against her own caucus on all three (primary LIS roll-calls). Public justice: campaign platform explicitly supports 'sufficient state funding for Sheriff and Police departments' (pro-police-funding statement). Family (VEA endorsement), economic (labor endorsements): SOFT only, no mapped vote — left null. Christian liberty, federal overreach, immigration: thin freshman record, no evidence — left null. HJ2 felon-restoration co-patronage recorded but not mapped to the ballot-mechanics election-integrity cells.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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. Pope Adams (HD-82, Petersburg/Chesterfield) won election in November 2025 and joined the 164th General Assembly on January 14, 2026.
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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)[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)[3]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[4]
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 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)
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)
Not yet verified
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
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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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)
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 — a bill banning purchase, sale, transfer, and possession of commonly owned semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns while limiting magazine capacity and barring legal adults under 21 from possession. NRA-ILA flagged the House as giving 'public minimal notice before vote' on the anti-gun package.
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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
TRUE (+2)[8]
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
Not yet verified
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
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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Sources & Evidence
1 Left1 Center4 Right6 Official4 Reference7 Other
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/Kimberly_Pope_AdamsEncyclopedia
www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2026/hj1/Unclassified
www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2026/hj3/Unclassified
kimberlypopeadams.com/endorsements/Unclassified
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
giffords.org/candidates/kimberly-pope-adams/Unclassified
kimberlypopeadams.com/issues/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Named co-patron of HJ1 (2026) reproductive-freedom amendment; classified 'Pro-Choice' by Virginia Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception. Unclassified
Named co-patron of HJ1 (2026) reproductive-freedom amendment; classified 'Pro-Choice' by Virginia Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Named co-patron of HJ1 (2026) reproductive-freedom amendment; classified 'Pro-Choice' by Virginia Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
Named co-patron of HJ1 (2026) reproductive-freedom amendment; classified 'Pro-Choice' by Virginia Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. Unclassified
Endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia.
- [4]Named co-patron of HJ3 (2026), the amendment repealing Virginia's one-man-one-woman marriage provision. Unclassified
Named co-patron of HJ3 (2026), the amendment repealing Virginia's one-man-one-woman marriage provision.
- [5]Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus. Official
Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus.
- [6]Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus. Official
Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus.
- [7]Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus. Official
Voted NAY on HB1524 and its companion SB727 ('assault firearms' public-carry ban) and on HB871 (mandatory safe-storage) — three documented votes against gun-control restrictions, siding with Republicans against her own caucus.
- [8]Campaign platform explicitly supports 'sufficient state funding for Sheriff and Police departments' — a public pro-law-enforcement statement (SOFT/platform, not a roll-call). Unclassified
Campaign platform explicitly supports 'sufficient state funding for Sheriff and Police departments' — a public pro-law-enforcement statement (SOFT/platform, not a roll-call).
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