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Virginia House of Delegates
Michael Webert
House of Delegates — District 61
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
8
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· 4 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
6/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
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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: Christian (denomination not publicly specified)
Background: Michael J. Webert (b. 1979). VA House of Delegates, District 61 (Rappahannock + parts of Culpeper and Fauquier); Republican serving since 2012, re-elected Nov 2025 (~66%, defeated Democrat Jac Bennington). Cattle farmer / agribusiness owner; B.A. Communications, George Mason; Republican Caucus Whip; votes with the GOP caucus ~88% (VPAP).
VA Delegate, HD-61 (Rappahannock/Culpeper/Fauquier); Republican since 2012, re-elected Nov 2025; Republican Caucus Whip. Self-described 'devoted Christian.' [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Reliably conservative record: campaign states 'life begins at conception and is 100% pro-life'; voted AGAINST HJ1 (abortion amendment, all Republicans opposed); voted NO on the HJ9 same-sex-marriage amendment (not among the 7 named GOP crossovers); NRA lifetime member, sponsored pro-gun HB2286, opposed the 2020 gun-control package and backs 2A-sanctuary localities. No cross-party deviations (votes with caucus ~88%). Thinnest public record of this batch on non-flagship issues — family/child, Christian-liberty specifics, economic-specifics, election-mechanics, public-justice, federal-overreach, and immigration cells have no on-point public record and are left null. Religion denomination not specified.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
Voted NO on Virginia's Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (HJR 1, 2026) — a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine a near-unlimited right to abortion in the Virginia Constitution, covering all matters related to pregnancy with no gestational limit unless justified by a compelling state interest. The measure passed the House 64-34 on a strict party-line vote; Webert, serving as the House Republican Whip, stood with every Republican delegate in opposing the constitutionalization of abortion-on-demand in Virginia.
- BallotpediaCenter
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
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FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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)
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 NO on HB 217 (Virginia's 2026 assault-weapons ban) and the broader gun-control package that passed the House 58-34 on a strict party-line vote. Serving as House Republican Whip, Webert helped coordinate the unified Republican bloc opposing the most sweeping firearms restriction in Virginia's history. The legislation banned the sale and manufacture of assault-style rifles, restricted magazine capacity, and imposed new storage mandates. NRA-ILA condemned it as unconstitutional; Gov. Spanberger signed it into law in May 2026.
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- nraila.orgUnclassified
- nraila.orgUnclassified
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
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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
Not yet verified
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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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/Michael_WebertEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.michael-webert.comUnclassified
www.michael-webert.com/about-michaelUnclassified
www.michael-webert.com/issues/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Campaign issues page: 'believes life begins at conception and is 100% pro-life'; voted AGAINST HJ1 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment; all Republicans opposed). Affirms personhood from conception. Unclassified
Campaign issues page: 'believes life begins at conception and is 100% pro-life'; voted AGAINST HJ1 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment; all Republicans opposed). Affirms personhood from conception.
- [2]Campaign issues page: 'believes life begins at conception and is 100% pro-life'; voted AGAINST HJ1 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment; all Republicans opposed). Affirms personhood from conception. Local News
Campaign issues page: 'believes life begins at conception and is 100% pro-life'; voted AGAINST HJ1 (reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment; all Republicans opposed). Affirms personhood from conception.
- [3]NRA lifetime member who pledges to 'fight to protect our 2nd Amendment rights' and opposed the 2020 gun-control package; sponsored pro-gun HB2286 (restore firearm possession for those with rights restored elsewhere; NRA-ILA called him a 'pro-gun Delegate'). Opposes the gun restrictions this rubric opposes. Unclassified
NRA lifetime member who pledges to 'fight to protect our 2nd Amendment rights' and opposed the 2020 gun-control package; sponsored pro-gun HB2286 (restore firearm possession for those with rights restored elsewhere; NRA-ILA called him a 'pro-gun Delegate'). Opposes the gun restrictions this rubric opposes.
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