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Virginia House of Delegates
Leslie Mehta
House of Delegates — District 73
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#5,836 of 9,024 · bottom 35.3% 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
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Background: VA Delegate, HD-73 (part of Chesterfield County); freshman, assumed office Jan 14 2026 after defeating GOP incumbent Mark Earley Jr. Nov 4 2025. Attorney; former Legal Director of the ACLU of Virginia; interim CEO of the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. JD Howard University; BA UNC.
VA Delegate, HD-73 (Chesterfield); freshman seated Jan 2026; former ACLU-VA Legal Director. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Uniformly progressive HARD record in her first session: VPAP shows 100% Democratic-caucus voting unity, 0 votes against caucus. Voted YEA and is a co-patron of HJ1 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment, House 64-34); YEA on HJ3 (same-sex-marriage amendment, 67-31); YEA on HJ2 (felon voting restoration). Pro-IVF campaign platform. Endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. Full gun-control slate: YEA on the assault-firearms/large-capacity-magazine bans (HB1524/HB217), red-flag training (HB896), concealed-carry competence requirement (HB916); Giffords PAC endorsed. Voted to expand absentee voting/automatic registration and for parole/sentence-credit expansions. Voted YEA on HB1441 restricting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (sanctuary-leaning). No conservative-aligned documented position found. Christian-liberty and federal-overreach dimensions have no on-point recorded vote in her single session -> null, not inferred.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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1 claim
Mehta, a civil-rights attorney who flipped District 73 in November 2025 by defeating Republican incumbent Mark Earley Jr., campaigned explicitly on 'protecting abortion rights' as a core platform. She 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 the House 64-34 and placed a constitutional guarantee of abortion as a 'fundamental right' 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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
FALSE (0)[2]
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]
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)
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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
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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
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
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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
FALSE (0)[5]
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
FALSE (0)[7]
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[8]
1 claim
Mehta voted with the unified House Democratic caucus to pass HB217 (Virginia's 2026 assault-weapons ban) 58-34 on February 5, 2026 — signed by Governor Spanberger in May 2026. The law bans the future sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of semi-automatic firearms classified as assault weapons and magazines holding more than 15 rounds, contrary to the rubric's anti-AWB/anti-magazine-limit standard.
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- Virginia Legislative Information SystemOfficial
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
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)[5]
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
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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]Voted YEA on and co-patron of HJ1, the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (House 64-34) -> does not affirm personhood from conception. Official
Voted YEA on and co-patron of HJ1, the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (House 64-34) -> does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Campaign centers on protecting IVF (conceived via IVF); does not oppose IVF/embryonic-research practices. Lean Left
Campaign centers on protecting IVF (conceived via IVF); does not oppose IVF/embryonic-research practices.
- [3]Endorsed by EMILY's List (a PAC whose endorsement is financial backing) and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. Center
Endorsed by EMILY's List (a PAC whose endorsement is financial backing) and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia.
- [4]Voted YEA on HJ3, the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (House 67-31) -> does not affirm marriage as one man and one woman. Official
Voted YEA on HJ3, the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment (House 67-31) -> does not affirm marriage as one man and one woman.
- [5]Voted YEA on absentee-ballot expansion (HB773/HB774, HB82) and automatic voter registration (HB319) -> opposite of single-day in-person voting. Reference
Voted YEA on absentee-ballot expansion (HB773/HB774, HB82) and automatic voter registration (HB319) -> opposite of single-day in-person voting.
- [6]Voted YEA on HB1441/SB783 restricting local law-enforcement agreements with federal immigration authorities -> sanctuary-leaning, opposite of opposing sanctuary policies. Official
Voted YEA on HB1441/SB783 restricting local law-enforcement agreements with federal immigration authorities -> sanctuary-leaning, opposite of opposing sanctuary policies.
- [7]Voted YEA on HB916 adding a demonstrated-competence requirement for concealed-handgun permits -> opposite of constitutional/permitless carry. Official
Voted YEA on HB916 adding a demonstrated-competence requirement for concealed-handgun permits -> opposite of constitutional/permitless carry.
- [8]Voted YEA on the assault-firearms + large-capacity-magazine ban (HB217/HB1524) and red-flag training (HB896). Official
Voted YEA on the assault-firearms + large-capacity-magazine ban (HB217/HB1524) and red-flag training (HB896).
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