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Virginia State Senate
Michael Jones
State Senate — District 15
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#5,145 of 8,957 · bottom 42.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 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: Christian; founding Senior Pastor of Village of Faith Ministries (non-denominational, Richmond area). M.Div., Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology (Virginia Union); D.Min., McCormick Theological Seminary
Background: VA State Senator for SD-15 (parts of Richmond City and Chesterfield County) since Jan 2026; former Delegate HD-77 (2024-2026) and Richmond City Council member/President (2016-2023). Full-time pastor and Democrat; won the Jan 2026 special election for the seat vacated when Ghazala Hashmi became Lt. Governor.
VA State Senator, SD-15 (sitting since Jan 2026; former Delegate HD-77; former Richmond City Council President). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] HONEST KEY FINDING: Jones is a Christian pastor (Village of Faith Ministries), but his LIS-verified recorded votes are uniformly progressive — pastoral identity did NOT produce a socially conservative voting record, and he is scored on his votes, not his vocation. Life: co-patron + YES on the reproductive-freedom amendment (HJ1/SJ247 2025; HB781/SB449 2026); ReproRising A+. Marriage: YES on HJ9 (2025) repealing the one-man/one-woman definition and YES on HB612/SB311 (2026). Economic: YES on multiple minimum-wage bills and paid family leave. Elections: YES on the felon-voting-rights amendment (HJ2) and on expanding in-person absentee voting/registration. Public justice: introduced bills banning tear gas/rubber bullets/chokeholds and voted for marijuana-offense resentencing. Guns: chief patron of an auto-sears ban (HB22) and YES on the assault-firearms/high-capacity-magazine ban (HB1607); GIFFORDS-endorsed. Across ~2,094 recorded 2025 House votes he cast only 3 idiosyncratic NO votes, none a conservative break. christian_liberty (a church-property tax-exemption YES does not map to the symbol/prayer/conscience cells), refuse_federal_overreach, school choice, and sanctuary cells left null.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
Co-sponsored the Virginia constitutional amendment (SJ247/2025) to enshrine a broad 'right to reproductive freedom' in the state constitution — explicitly rejecting any legislative recognition of personhood from conception. The amendment, which Jones helped advance through the House of Delegates, would prohibit the Commonwealth from regulating abortion in any way that burdens that right.
- mikejonesva.comUnclassified
- LegiScanReference
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
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
1 claim
Co-sponsored the Virginia constitutional amendment (2025 session) to enshrine equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the state constitution, codifying a legal definition of marriage that rejects the one-man-one-woman standard the rubric requires. Jones has also authored legislation extending insurance benefits to same-sex and unmarried cohabiting couples.
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
- BallotpediaCenter
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)
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
FALSE (0)[5]
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)[6]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[6]
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
As a Virginia Delegate in 2024, Jones sponsored House Bill 22 banning the manufacture, importation, sale, possession, or transfer of auto sears — devices that convert semi-automatic firearms to fully automatic fire — making violations a Class 6 felony effective July 1, 2024. The bill represents an incremental expansion of state restrictions on legal firearm components, contrary to the rubric's defense of unrestricted Second Amendment rights.
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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
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Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.villageoffaith.net/aboutUnclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Co-patron and YES vote on HJ1 (2025), the 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom' amendment; ReproRising A+ — does not affirm personhood from conception. Official
Co-patron and YES vote on HJ1 (2025), the 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom' amendment; ReproRising A+ — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]Co-patron and YES vote on HJ1 (2025), the 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom' amendment; ReproRising A+ — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
Co-patron and YES vote on HJ1 (2025), the 'fundamental right to reproductive freedom' amendment; ReproRising A+ — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Voted YES on HJ9 (2025) repealing the one-man/one-woman marriage definition and on the 2026 Senate companions (HB612/SB311) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage. Official
Voted YES on HJ9 (2025) repealing the one-man/one-woman marriage definition and on the 2026 Senate companions (HB612/SB311) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage.
- [4]Voted YES on HJ9 (2025) repealing the one-man/one-woman marriage definition and on the 2026 Senate companions (HB612/SB311) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage. Center
Voted YES on HJ9 (2025) repealing the one-man/one-woman marriage definition and on the 2026 Senate companions (HB612/SB311) — does not affirm one-man/one-woman marriage.
- [5]Voted YES on multiple minimum-wage bills (HB1928, HB2561, HB1625) and paid family/medical leave (HB2531) — expanded-spending economic priorities. Encyclopedia
Voted YES on multiple minimum-wage bills (HB1928, HB2561, HB1625) and paid family/medical leave (HB2531) — expanded-spending economic priorities.
- [6]Voted YES on HB2056 (2025) expanding in-person absentee voting days/hours — expanded beyond single-day in-person voting. Center
Voted YES on HB2056 (2025) expanding in-person absentee voting days/hours — expanded beyond single-day in-person voting.
- [7]Chief patron of an auto-sears ban (HB22) and YES on the assault-firearms/high-capacity-magazine ban (HB1607); GIFFORDS-endorsed — supports assault-weapon/magazine restrictions. Unclassified
Chief patron of an auto-sears ban (HB22) and YES on the assault-firearms/high-capacity-magazine ban (HB1607); GIFFORDS-endorsed — supports assault-weapon/magazine restrictions.
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