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Virginia House of Delegates
Laura Jane Cohen
House of Delegates — District 15
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#4,848 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: Jewish; also publicly identifies as bisexual
Background: VA Delegate, HD-15 (Fairfax Co. — Burke/Springfield); first elected 2023 (assumed office Jan 2024), re-elected Nov 4, 2025. Former Fairfax County School Board member (Springfield District, 2020-23); longtime Moms Demand Action volunteer.
VA Delegate HD-15 (Fairfax/Burke-Springfield); former Fairfax County School Board member; re-elected Nov 2025. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive with a deep, well-documented record against this rubric. Pro-abortion-rights: chief co-patron of the reproductive-freedom amendment (HJR1); PP + NARAL/REPRO Rising endorsed; campaigns to 'defend abortion access.' Pro-same-sex-marriage: voted for the SSM amendment (HJ9/HJ3), openly bisexual, campaigns to 'repeal the ban on same-sex marriages.' Strongest HARD evidence is on FAMILY/CHILD SOVEREIGNTY: as chief patron of school safe-storage bill HB1924 (2025) she LED the rejection of Gov. Youngkin's parental-gender-notification amendment, publicly calling it 'bullying kids' (family q1 FALSE); on the School Board she seconded the motion protecting transgender students and backed gender-inclusive Family Life Education (gender identity to 7th graders) (family q2 FALSE, marriage q2/q4 FALSE). Pro-gun-control: patron + YES on the 2026 assault-weapons ban (HB217, +>15-round mag ban, enacted Chapter 1106); Giffords/Everytown endorsed; 'stop the NRA.' NO documented evidence on christian_liberty, economic, election (beyond felon-voting amendment, which doesn't map), public_justice, federalism, or immigration → null. Caveat: individual LIS roll-call lines on the amendments not opened.
Category Breakdown
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[3]
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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Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[4]
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.)
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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)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
FALSE (0)[7]
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)
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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
N/A · out of tier
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)
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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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Jane_CohenEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.laurajanecohen.com/prioritiesUnclassified
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giffords.org/candidates/laura-jane-cohen/Unclassified
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- [1]Chief co-patron of the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJR1); PP + NARAL endorsed; campaigns to 'defend abortion access' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Lean Left
Chief co-patron of the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJR1); PP + NARAL endorsed; campaigns to 'defend abortion access' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Chief co-patron of the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJR1); PP + NARAL endorsed; campaigns to 'defend abortion access' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Unclassified
Chief co-patron of the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJR1); PP + NARAL endorsed; campaigns to 'defend abortion access' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Sponsored enshrining a constitutional right to abortion — opposite of abortion-abolition legislation. Center
Sponsored enshrining a constitutional right to abortion — opposite of abortion-abolition legislation.
- [4]Voted for the SSM constitutional amendment (HJ9/HJ3); openly bisexual; campaigns to 'repeal the ban on same-sex marriages.' Center
Voted for the SSM constitutional amendment (HJ9/HJ3); openly bisexual; campaigns to 'repeal the ban on same-sex marriages.'
- [5]On the School Board seconded the motion protecting transgender/gender-expansive students; opposed parental gender-notification, calling it 'bullying kids' — affirms, not rejects, transgender ideology. Unclassified
On the School Board seconded the motion protecting transgender/gender-expansive students; opposed parental gender-notification, calling it 'bullying kids' — affirms, not rejects, transgender ideology.
- [6]On the School Board seconded the motion protecting transgender/gender-expansive students; opposed parental gender-notification, calling it 'bullying kids' — affirms, not rejects, transgender ideology. Lean Left
On the School Board seconded the motion protecting transgender/gender-expansive students; opposed parental gender-notification, calling it 'bullying kids' — affirms, not rejects, transgender ideology.
- [7]Campaigns for 'full implementation of LGBTQIA+ protections in Virginia schools'; backed gender-inclusive Family Life Education — supports promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in schools. Unclassified
Campaigns for 'full implementation of LGBTQIA+ protections in Virginia schools'; backed gender-inclusive Family Life Education — supports promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in schools.
- [8]Led rejection of Gov. Youngkin's amendment requiring parental notification/consent for student gender counseling, publicly calling it 'bullying kids' — opposes parental notification on minors' gender interventions. Lean Left
Led rejection of Gov. Youngkin's amendment requiring parental notification/consent for student gender counseling, publicly calling it 'bullying kids' — opposes parental notification on minors' gender interventions.
- [9]Patron and YES vote on HB217 (2026, assault-weapons ban + >15-round magazine ban, enacted Chapter 1106); Giffords/Everytown endorsed; campaigns to 'stop the NRA.' Official
Patron and YES vote on HB217 (2026, assault-weapons ban + >15-round magazine ban, enacted Chapter 1106); Giffords/Everytown endorsed; campaigns to 'stop the NRA.'
- [10]Patron and YES vote on HB217 (2026, assault-weapons ban + >15-round magazine ban, enacted Chapter 1106); Giffords/Everytown endorsed; campaigns to 'stop the NRA.' Unclassified
Patron and YES vote on HB217 (2026, assault-weapons ban + >15-round magazine ban, enacted Chapter 1106); Giffords/Everytown endorsed; campaigns to 'stop the NRA.'
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