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Virginia House of Delegates
Michelle Maldonado
House of Delegates — District 20 (resigned eff. 2026-05-31)
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2
/ 100
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Raw: 2 of 16 dynamic max
· 8 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 →
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ State First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,888 of 9,024 · bottom 45.8% 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: NO EVIDENCE FOUND of a self-stated denomination (Cape Verdean heritage is predominantly Roman Catholic, but that is heritage context, not a confirmed personal affiliation — not scored).
Background: VA Delegate, HD-20 (Prince William — Manassas area); represented old HD-50 2022-2024. RESIGNED effective May 31, 2026 to care for terminally-ill/ailing parents; special election pending. Daughter of Cape Verdean immigrants; Barnard BA, GWU JD; technology attorney and small-business founder; chaired a Courts of Justice judicial subcommittee and the Dem Caucus Affordable Housing Policy Committee.
VA Delegate, HD-20 (Prince William Co.) — RESIGNED effective 2026-05-31 to care for family (marked status:former). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Documented progressive record with one notable conservative-coded deviation. Sanctity: REPRO Rising 2025 'A+ Champion'; Pro-Choice on Choice Tracker. Marriage: public supporter of the HJ9 same-sex-marriage amendment (own Q&A says she 'helped pass' marriage equality; spoke at a marriage-equality gala). Family: skeptical of school-choice vouchers, strong teachers'-union (PWEA) ally. 2A: Giffords-endorsed; co-patroned gun-storage/firearm-lock bills and a firearm-violence-prevention center. NOTABLE DEVIATION (scored as credit): publicly DECLINED NARAL Pro-Choice America's endorsement specifically because of NARAL's police-defunding stance — a documented public stance against defunding -> public_justice credit. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on Christian liberty, federal overreach, immigration specifics, election-integrity mechanics. (Amendment roll-calls not pulled this run; FALSEs anchored to A+ scorecard grade, co-patronage, and her own public statements.)
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
A co-patron of HJR 1 (Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom constitutional amendment, 2025 session), which proposes enshrining abortion access — including in the third trimester — in Virginia's constitution. The House passed it 51-48 on 14 January 2025 in a strict Democratic-caucus party-line vote, with Maldonado voting yes as a co-patron; the amendment explicitly forecloses any life-from-conception protection under state law. Maldonado is also listed as a member of the REPRO Rising Virginia legislative team.
- Repro Rising VirginiaLeft Advocacy
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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)
1 claim
Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia and by the Giffords gun-safety organization. She describes herself as 'proudly pro-choice' and publicly cites her Planned Parenthood endorsement as a mark of her record, placing her squarely within the abortion-industry endorsement network the rubric flags.
- Planned Parenthood Action FundLeft Advocacy
- giffords.orgUnclassified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[3]
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
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 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
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
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)
FALSE (0)[5]
1 claim
Co-patroned a 2025 Virginia House bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of assault-style weapons in Virginia, and also co-patroned legislation to establish gun-free zones on Capitol Square and at public higher-education institutions — both directly opposing the unrestricted Second Amendment rights the rubric defends.
- BallotpediaCenter
- giffords.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
TRUE (+2)[6]
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
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
Sources & Evidence
2 Left1 Center4 Right6 Official4 Reference7 Other
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/Michelle_MaldonadoEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.lucenscia.com/about-founderUnclassified
Choice Tracker — Abortion VotesLeft Advocacy
michelle4va.com/q-and-aUnclassified
giffords.org/candidates/michelle-maldonado-2/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]REPRO Rising 2025 'A+ Champion' (highest tier — voted the full reproductive-freedom slate incl. the HJ1 amendment); listed Pro-Choice on Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
REPRO Rising 2025 'A+ Champion' (highest tier — voted the full reproductive-freedom slate incl. the HJ1 amendment); listed Pro-Choice on Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [2]REPRO Rising 2025 'A+ Champion' (highest tier — voted the full reproductive-freedom slate incl. the HJ1 amendment); listed Pro-Choice on Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception. Left Advocacy
REPRO Rising 2025 'A+ Champion' (highest tier — voted the full reproductive-freedom slate incl. the HJ1 amendment); listed Pro-Choice on Choice Tracker — does not affirm personhood from conception.
- [3]Own campaign Q&A lists 'marriage equality' among the amendments she 'helped pass'; spoke at a Virginia marriage-equality gala — does not affirm marriage as one man and one woman. Unclassified
Own campaign Q&A lists 'marriage equality' among the amendments she 'helped pass'; spoke at a Virginia marriage-equality gala — does not affirm marriage as one man and one woman.
- [4]Skeptical of school-choice vouchers; strong ally of the Prince William Education Association (teachers' union); centers public-school funding — opposite of supporting universal school choice. Local News
Skeptical of school-choice vouchers; strong ally of the Prince William Education Association (teachers' union); centers public-school funding — opposite of supporting universal school choice.
- [5]Giffords-endorsed; co-patroned bills strengthening gun-storage requirements and expanding firearm-lock access, and helped create the VA Center for Firearm Violence Intervention — opposite of opposing gun restrictions. Unclassified
Giffords-endorsed; co-patroned bills strengthening gun-storage requirements and expanding firearm-lock access, and helped create the VA Center for Firearm Violence Intervention — opposite of opposing gun restrictions.
- [6]Publicly declined NARAL Pro-Choice America's endorsement specifically because of NARAL's police-defunding stance — a documented public stance against defunding/dismantling police (heterodox credit, not party-line). Encyclopedia
Publicly declined NARAL Pro-Choice America's endorsement specifically because of NARAL's police-defunding stance — a documented public stance against defunding/dismantling police (heterodox credit, not party-line).
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