Background: First-time candidate; previously ran for U.S. Senate in Washington State (2020). Filed as a 2026 Democratic candidate for U.S. House VA-02 (FEC H2VA02098, ~$5.4K raised, $0 cash on hand, no functioning campaign website) but did NOT appear on the DPVA-certified Aug 4 2026 primary ballot. No prior voting record; very thin self-stated record.
CANDIDACY CURRENCY: Nicolaus 'Nick' Sleister filed FEC H2VA02098 but is NOT on the May 27 2026 DPVA-certified VA-02 Democratic primary ballot (certified field = Devanath, Bill Fleming, Luria, Mosolf); resource-starved campaign (~$5.4K raised, $0 cash, broken website) — set status:lost / candidacy_status:not_running. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, federal tier — national autopilot] Record is THIN. One HARD issue-specific self-statement via the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: supports 'reproductive freedom' and legal protections for abortion access → sanctity FALSE. Everything else is slogan-level (LGBTQ+ equality, humane immigration, protect entitlements) → null, not scored. His 2021 'rid government of corporate and pharma money' line is dated/out-of-state campaign-finance rhetoric, not a pharma-liability/mandate position → not mapped. NO EVIDENCE on religious liberty and guns (flat blanks). No cross-party deviation. Nothing fabricated to fill gaps.
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Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: supports 'reproductive freedom' and legal protections for abortion access — does not affirm personhood from conception.
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