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United States House of Representatives
Patrick Mosolf
U.S. Representative VA-02 (2026 D Candidate · challenger · Kiggans challenger)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2
/ 100
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Raw: 2 of 12 dynamic max
· 6 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
2/ 40
National Rank
#5,718 of 9,024 · bottom 36.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Not publicly stated (no evidence found)
Education: Northwestern University (BA); Master's in Human Rights, Development & Social Justice, The Hague (Netherlands); National Merit Finalist
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio
Background: 20+ years overseas governance/aid work: UN election monitor (Cambodia), UN Mission Liberia (2005), USAID Democracy & Governance Advisor (Cambodia), International Court of Justice (Myanmar 2018), USAID Bangladesh (Rohingya, 2021); most recently director of the USAID Local Development Office in Lebanon. Earlier ran a homeless shelter in Cincinnati. 2026 Democratic primary candidate for U.S. House VA-02 (Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach); certified onto the Aug 4 2026 DPVA primary ballot. Long-shot in a field led by Elaine Luria (polling ~1%).
Campaign Website: https://www.patrickmosolf.com/
Long-shot D primary challenger for U.S. House VA-02 (Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach); career USAID/foreign-aid technocrat; certified onto the Aug 4 2026 ballot. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, federal tier — national autopilot] Issues page is conspicuously silent on every culture-war cell (abortion, marriage, religious liberty, 2A, parental rights, election integrity in the voter-ID sense) — scored null on those (no inference from party). One earned TRUE on foreign_policy_restraint q0: explicitly criticized Trump's Venezuela military actions as 'lacking proper congressional authorization' — supports the Article I war-powers requirement. His framing of accepting Trump's 2020 loss and opposing 'federal election procedures on the states' is anti-Trump-fraud-narrative posture but does not map cleanly to voter-ID / paper-ballot / mail-in cells (left null). Career USAID + criticism of USAID closures = pro-foreign-aid → does not give an aligned TRUE on foreign-aid restraint cells; conversely no documented vote/quote opposing aid → null on q2. No AIPAC money documented (long-shot challenger, FEC active but no AIPAC tracker hit) — null on q3 rather than inferred TRUE. Pro-Obamacare-extension + minimum-wage increase + corporate-tax review are pro-spending policy stances but do not directly map onto CBDC/sound-money/balanced-budget-amendment cells. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on religion or denomination. No conservative cross-party deviation.
Ballot currency 2026-10-03 (MBP-1003-NIGHT r2), official VA Dept of Elections ENR feed for the 2026-11-03 general (asOf 2026-10-02T19:17Z): NOT on the certified November ballot for U.S. Representative VA-02 (2026 D Candidate · challenger · Kiggans challenger); the ballot lists every qualified candidate and a write-in line only. Candidacy set to not_running and the election date cleared. Why they left the race (withdrew, did not qualify) is not stated by the source and is not asserted here.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Running as a Democrat for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 cycle, Mosolf is campaigning in a state where the Virginia General Assembly placed the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment on the November 2026 ballot — a measure supported by every Democrat in the legislature and opposed by every Republican. Mosolf's platform of 'restoring America's democracy' and protecting healthcare access — consistent with the Virginia Democratic Party's unified support for constitutional abortion rights — places him on record against a life-at-conception or personhood standard. His former USAID career overseeing local development programs in Lebanon, Gaza-adjacent, and other fragile states is also consistent with support for reproductive-health services internationally.
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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)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
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
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
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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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)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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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
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Opposes 'irrational tariffs' as harmful to Americans and campaigns for expanding Affordable Care Act subsidies, opening new public-option healthcare pathways, and more aggressively regulating the insurance and pharmaceutical industry — a government-expansion posture that conflicts with the rubric's balanced-budget and anti-deficit standard.
- patrickmosolf.comUnclassified
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
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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
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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
FALSE (0)
1 claim
A former senior USAID official married to a naturalized immigrant, Mosolf has not called for mandatory deportation or mass removal of those in the country unlawfully; his platform centers on restoring democratic governance and legal immigration pathways rather than the deportation-first enforcement the rubric favors.
- patrickmosolf.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Spent his career as a USAID senior official directing U.S. foreign development assistance; his final posting led the Local Development Office in Lebanon, arriving days after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza War. He explicitly frames continuation of USAID's mission as sound U.S. foreign policy.
- patrickmosolf.comUnclassified
TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)[1]
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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www.patrickmosolf.com/issuesUnclassified
www.patrickmosolf.com/aboutUnclassified
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- [1]Campaign issues page criticizes Trump's Venezuela military actions as 'lacking proper congressional authorization' — affirms the Article I requirement that Congress authorize military action. Unclassified
Campaign issues page criticizes Trump's Venezuela military actions as 'lacking proper congressional authorization' — affirms the Article I requirement that Congress authorize military action.
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