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United States House of Representatives
Philip Harding
U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · entrepreneur · Impact Junkie cofounder)
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
12
/ 100
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Raw: 12 of 14 dynamic max
· 7 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
10/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
2/ 40
National Rank
#4,537 of 8,957 · bottom 49.3% 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
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State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Christian (pastor's home; self-ID Christian conservative; Jesus Christ as greatest influence — denomination not named)
Education: Harvard University (BA 2012); Harvard Kennedy School (graduate degree 2014); community college prior; homeschooled high school
Background: Entrepreneur / cofounder Impact Junkie (business-empowerment; claims 2M+ people, 30+ countries). First-generation college graduate. Harvard-wide student body president and Christian conservative commencement speaker. Former associate pastor (CA). Worked in Congress while at Harvard; Presidential Fellow track; senior adviser experience at Pentagon and White House per campaign/press. Co-founded The Great Pitch (>$16M toward government digital-service ideas). Lecturer Johns Hopkins (innovation/social entrepreneurship); mentor Harvard Innovation Lab. VA resident ~11 years. Born Lompoc CA 1983-10-16. Married 21 years; three children. 2026 R candidate U.S. House VA-07; primary Aug 4 2026 vs Douglas Ollivant and Rick/Ricky Smithers.
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Campaign Website: https://www.philiphardingforcongress.com
R primary candidate U.S. House VA-07 (Aug 4 2026 primary with Douglas Ollivant + Rick/Ricky Smithers; general vs incumbent Eugene Vindman D). Sign spelling on roadside boards often 'Phillip'; press/Ballotpedia/campaign use 'Philip'. Entrepreneur (Impact Junkie); Harvard BA+HKS; Christian conservative Harvard commencement; former associate pastor; prior Congress/Pentagon/White House senior-adviser path per campaign/press. [2026-07-19 FULL GRIND SRC-HARDING-0719] HARD TRUE: christian_liberty q0 — Ballotpedia survey Jesus Christ greatest influence + pastor's home + Christian conservative commencement. HARD TRUE: economic_stewardship q2 — Attack the Debt core plank + WashEx 'We do not have a revenue problem, we have a discipline problem' / debt as theft from future generations + campaign audits/cut waste. HARD TRUE: border_immigration q0 — WashEx launch: 'securing our border' + campaign 'Strengthen border security and enforcement'. HARD TRUE: public_justice q0 — campaign 'Support and equip local law enforcement' + safe communities plank. HARD TRUE (soft-family, scored parental-rights spirit on family q1 only where language is explicit): family_child_sovereignty q1 — WashEx: fight for 'parental rights' and 'schools should educate, not replace parents' + campaign parental involvement/transparency. REVISED off prior seed: family_child q0 (universal school choice) returned to null — no hard school-choice/compulsory-attendance language. NOT SCORED (null, looked): sanctity personhood/abolition beyond soft 'defend dignity of life'; biblical marriage definition; 2A; election integrity mechanics; foreign policy/AUMF/aid; industry capture; full mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens (he specified violent/criminal). Cville Tomorrow 2026 voter guide: Harding did not respond. No archetype paint.
[2026-07-19 COA2] HARD: 29News — lower taxes/debt, family-first; supports Trump Iran decision (FP q4 FALSE).
sheriff-roy correction 2026-07-24: Deepen from philiphardingforcongress.com/issues — LE, border, waste. Sanctity still HOLD.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
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Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Campaign platform explicitly prioritizes 'strengthening families' and parental authority: 'If we can address the family, get back to strengthening the families, that's going to solve most of the downstream issues in our society.' Backs parental rights as final decision-makers in education with limited federal government involvement.
- Washington ExaminerLean Right
- Potomac Local NewsLocal News
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)
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
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Harding is a self-described 'faith-driven Republican' whose entire campaign is explicitly organized around his Christian faith: he announced his bid emphasizing that faith, family, and free enterprise are inseparable principles, and his second stated priority as a candidate is to 'defend the family' by protecting parental rights, getting schools 'back to educating,' and keeping communities safe — framing policy in terms that presuppose active, constitutionally protected religious free exercise rather than government regulation of faith or conscience.
- Washington ExaminerLean Right
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
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
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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
TRUE (+2)[1]
1 claim
Identifies the national debt as an existential threat and frames runaway deficit spending as intergenerational theft: 'Trillions of dollars in debt is not compassion, it's theft from future generations.' His campaign centers on lower taxes, cutting wasteful spending, auditing federal inefficiencies, and applying private-sector discipline to government — aligning with the rubric's anti-deficit/balanced-budget position.
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
- Washington ExaminerLean Right
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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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
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Supports the SAVE Act to require proof of U.S. citizenship at voter registration, and favors treating in-person voting as the norm with narrow accommodations for military and disabled voters — consistent with the rubric's voter-ID and anti-mass-mail-in standard.
- VPM — Virginia Public MediaLean Left
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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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
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Sources & Evidence
1 Lean Left2 Center2 Lean Right7 Other
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.philiphardingforcongress.com/Unclassified
Fredericksburg Free PressLocal News
PhilipHarding.comUnclassified
www.philiphardingforcongress.com/issuesUnclassified
www.philiphardingforcongress.com/about-philipUnclassified
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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]Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: 'Jesus Christ has had the greatest influence on my life'; pastor's home; Christian conservative Harvard commencement. Center
Jesus Christ has had the greatest influence on my life. ... I grew up in a pastor's home ... selected to give the commencement speech in Harvard Yard as a Christian conservative.
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