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Missy Cotter Smasal
U.S. House VA-02 (2024 D nominee · lost to Kiggans · 2026 run unconfirmed)
Democrat
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,695 of 9,024 · bottom 3.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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
Background: U.S. Navy veteran (Surface Warfare Officer); 2024 D nominee for VA-02, lost to Rep. Jen Kiggans 53-45; prior 2019 VA Senate run. Virginia Beach.
VA-02: 2024 Democratic nominee, LOST to Rep. Kiggans (52.95-44.54); 2026 candidacy unconfirmed as of mid-2026. [2026-06 social-media protocol] Documented progressive: pro-abortion-rights ('restore Roe'; Planned Parenthood + EMILY's List endorsed); HRC/Equality Virginia 'pro-equality' endorsed; Giffords + Everytown gun-control endorsed (Moms Demand volunteer); voting-access framing (no voter-ID support). More security-forward than typical on the border (Navy vet) and hawkish on Russia/China (VoteVets endorsed) — those left null (mixed re: the rubric). Scored on her own 2024 statements + telling single-issue endorsements.
Currency 2026-08-30: candidacy_status=lost with no seat held; status set to lost so the record leaves the active pool.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Ran on an explicitly pro-choice platform as the 2024 Democratic nominee for VA-02. She stated she would 'prioritize defending and protecting reproductive rights, abortion access, and health care' and would 'vote to restore Roe v. Wade,' rejecting any protection of the unborn from conception.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Endorsed by EMILY's List — which exclusively backs pro-choice Democratic women and requires a firm commitment to abortion access as a condition of its endorsement and financial support — for her 2024 run in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. The EMILY's List endorsement press release described Smasal as a 'pro-choice champion' committed to stopping a Republican national abortion ban. EMILY's List is classified by the rubric as an abortion-industry funding network alongside NARAL and Planned Parenthood; receiving its endorsement and associated fundraising support places Smasal squarely within the abortion-industry donor network the rubric's fourth sanctity-of-life question asks candidates to reject.
- emilyslist.orgUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[2]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)
1 claim
As the 2024 Democratic nominee for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, Cotter Smasal was endorsed by MoveOn — an organization that explicitly supports LGBTQ equality in federal policy and the Equality Act's extension of non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity to schools and public accommodations. Listed in the Progressive Voters Guide for VA-02 (2024), a resource that identifies LGBTQ-affirming progressive candidates for voters.
- front.moveon.orgUnclassified
- Progressive Voters GuideLeft Advocacy
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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 opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Ran in 2024 as a Democrat endorsed by MoveOn and Democrats Work for America — both organizations that oppose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and support expanded early voting, mail-in balloting, and lower barriers to voter access. The 2024 Democratic platform she represented views voter ID mandates as suppressive, a stance directly opposed to the rubric's election-integrity standard of proof-of-citizenship registration.
- front.moveon.orgUnclassified
- democratsworkforamerica.orgUnclassified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[4]
1 claim
Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety and stated she would work to pass universal background checks and red-flag laws if elected — directly opposing constitutional carry and the rubric's defense of unrestricted Second Amendment rights against red-flag and registry schemes.
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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giffords.org/candidates/missy-cotter-smasal/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Pro-abortion-rights ('the only pro-choice Navy veteran in the race'; 'restore Roe'); endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action + EMILY's List. Local News
Pro-abortion-rights ('the only pro-choice Navy veteran in the race'; 'restore Roe'); endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action + EMILY's List.
- [2]Endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign + Equality Virginia as a 'pro-equality' candidate. Unclassified
Endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign + Equality Virginia as a 'pro-equality' candidate.
- [3]Frames the issue as 'protecting voting rights' / expanding access; no photo-voter-ID support. Unclassified
Frames the issue as 'protecting voting rights' / expanding access; no photo-voter-ID support.
- [4]Endorsed by Giffords + Everytown; backs universal background checks, safe-storage mandates, red-flag laws; Moms Demand Action volunteer. Unclassified
Endorsed by Giffords + Everytown; backs universal background checks, safe-storage mandates, red-flag laws; Moms Demand Action volunteer.
- [5]FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3). Official
FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3).
- [6]FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3). Official
FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3).
- [7]FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3). Official
FEC: COTTER SMASAL, MISSY (H4VA02060, DEM, 2024 VA-02), principal cmte MISSY FOR CONGRESS C00849836. FEC bulk pas224 (fetched live HTTP 200, 24,683,218 bytes, S3 Last-Modified Sun 08 Mar 2026 21:46:14 GMT) verbatim row: 'C00710848|N|30G|G2024|202412059720735138|24K|CCM|MISSY FOR CONGRESS|VIRGINIA BEACH|VA|234719418|||10292024|3000|C00849836|H4VA02060|500694851|1855449|||4011020251127964700' = DMFI PAC (Democratic Majority for Israel) direct contribution (24K, no memo) of $3,000 on 10/29/2024. Pro-Israel-lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. TrackAIPAC /congress and /candidates (live HTTP 200, 23:24-23:25 ET) do not list her (incumbents and 2026 candidates only). Queried live 2026-10-07 23:24-23:26 ET this tick (DL-1007 t3).
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