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Virginia House of Delegates
Laura Jane Cohen
House of Delegates — District 15
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
12
/ 100
F
Raw: 4 of 32 dynamic max
· 16 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
#4,688 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: 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 affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
1 claim
Cohen voted YES as part of the unified House Democratic caucus on HJR1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) in the 2026 Regular Session, which passed 64-34 and will place a constitutional right to abortion and 'reproductive freedom' on the November 2026 ballot — directly opposing the rubric's life-at-conception/personhood standard.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
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
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
FALSE (0)[4]
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 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)
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
FALSE (0)[4]
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
FALSE (0)[4]
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
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)[4]
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
Cohen is listed as a co-patron (co-sponsor) of HB217, Virginia's 2026 assault-weapons ban — meaning she helped draft and formally co-sponsored the legislation prohibiting the future sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of semi-automatic firearms classified as assault weapons and of magazines holding more than 15 rounds. The bill passed 58-34 on February 5, 2026, and was signed by Governor Spanberger in May 2026. Cohen's role as a patron goes beyond a floor vote — she actively championed the legislation, contrary to the rubric's anti-AWB/anti-magazine-limit standard.
- Virginia Legislative Information SystemOfficial
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
FALSE (0)[4]
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/Laura_Jane_CohenEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.laurajanecohen.com/prioritiesUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
giffords.org/candidates/laura-jane-cohen/Unclassified
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
vademocrats.org/your-party/Unclassified
democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/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. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live). 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. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live). 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. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live). 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. Not leftover personhood/abolition (those live). 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]Affirmative PAC/foreign-lobby search 2026-08-29. Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name leftover PAC/abortion-industry 0 hits for Laura Jane Cohen. FEC candidate browse URL cited (HTTP 200 JS shell). OpenSecrets HTML 403 this turn — omitted. PPAV still-listed endorsement is not leftover PAC dollars. no-hit=TRUE. Official
Affirmative PAC/foreign-lobby search 2026-08-29. Brave site:fec.gov quoted-name leftover PAC/abortion-industry 0 hits for Laura Jane Cohen. FEC candidate browse URL cited (HTTP 200 JS shell). OpenSecrets HTML 403 this turn — omitted. PPAV still-listed endorsement is not leftover PAC dollars. no-hit=TRUE.
- [4]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.
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