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United States House of Representatives

Nila Devanath

U.S. Representative VA-02 (2026 D Candidate · challenger · Kiggans challenger)
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
22 / 100 F
Raw: 4 of 18 dynamic max · 9 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 4/ 40
National Rank
#4,916 of 8,966 · bottom 45.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
August 4, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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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: Not publicly stated (no evidence found)
Background: Physician (and attorney), Hampton Roads; first-time candidate. 2026 Democratic primary candidate for U.S. House VA-02, certified onto the Aug 4 2026 ballot by the Democratic Party of Virginia (May 27 2026). A progressive challenger in a field led by frontrunner Elaine Luria; no prior voting record (scored from her own campaign issues page).
Physician; first-time progressive candidate, U.S. House VA-02; CERTIFIED onto the Aug 4 2026 D primary ballot (DPVA, 2026-05-27). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, federal tier — national autopilot] Scored from her self-authored 19-point campaign issues page (no voting record). Conventional-progressive HARD positions scored FALSE: 'protect and expand' abortion access (sanctity); 'Abolish ICE' / replace with a 'humane immigration system' (border barrier and mandatory-deportation cells FALSE); 'universal background checks, safe storage laws' (self_defense FALSE). CROSS-CURRENT — earned TWO TRUEs on foreign_policy_restraint from the anti-war left (credit where earned): 'end endless wars and prioritize diplomacy' (forever-wars cell) and 'Reject AIPAC donations' (foreign-lobby-donations cell). GENUINELY NO EVIDENCE (left null, no inference): same-sex marriage/transgender, religious liberty, election integrity/voter ID, economy/Fed specifics, pharma/vaccine. SOFT and left UNSCORED: 'fully fund public schools' (no explicit school-choice/voucher position), 'support farmers and local food systems' (does not clearly state opposition to Big Ag consolidation). No conservative (cross-party) deviation found.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim

  1. Campaign platform explicitly calls for 'defending and expanding access to abortion care, contraception, fertility care, and emergency reproductive healthcare' and opposing 'criminalization, intimidation, and policies that put ideology over health' — rejecting any legal recognition of the unborn from conception.

    Verified 2026-06-13Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)[1]
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
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. As a progressive Democratic candidate for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, Devanath's campaign platform champions 'equality for all Americans' including LGBTQ rights and full legal recognition of same-sex relationships — directly rejecting the one-man-one-woman definition of marriage the rubric affirms.

    Verified 2026-06-25Dispute this claim
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
Not yet verified

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
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

Christian Liberty

0/10
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

Economic Stewardship

0/10
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
Not yet verified
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

Election Integrity

0/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
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

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim

  1. As a progressive Democrat running in Virginia's 2nd District, Devanath opposes mandatory, indiscriminate mass deportation in favor of humane, compassion-based immigration reform — her campaign's emphasis on 'compassion and results' signals alignment with pathways to legal status rather than the rubric's mandatory-deportation standard.

    Verified 2026-06-25Dispute this claim
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

Self-Defense & 2A

0/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Campaign platform explicitly calls for 'universal background checks, safe storage laws, and community violence prevention,' framing gun access as a public-health emergency that requires 'keeping guns out of dangerous hands.' As a physician candidate, Devanath treats firearm regulation as a patient-safety mandate — a gun-restriction posture that directly rejects the rubric's constitutional-carry, no-licensing standard. Her platform proposes no expansion of carry rights and supports increased federal barriers to firearm acquisition.

    Verified 2026-06-15Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[1]
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

Foreign Policy Restraint

4/10
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
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

2 Center3 Other
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
bluevirginia.us/2026/05/va-dems-announce-official-li...Unclassified
niladevanath.com/issues.htmlUnclassified
bluevirginia.us/2025/10/dr-nila-devanath-d-launches-...Unclassified
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References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

  1. [1]
    Campaign issues page: 'My body. My choice. Protect and expand reproductive rights and access to abortion care.' — does not affirm personhood from conception. Unclassified
    niladevanath.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Campaign issues page: 'My body. My choice. Protect and expand reproductive rights and access to abortion care.' — does not affirm personhood from conception.
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