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#5,826 of 9,024 · bottom 35.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
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
Religion: Muslim (widely reported as the first Muslim elected to the Virginia General Assembly)
Education: Roanoke College (BBA), Hawaii Pacific University (MBA)
Birthplace: Warren, Ohio (parents Palestinian immigrants)
Background: Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 (Roanoke City); first elected in a Jan 2014 special election (old District 11), seat renumbered to HD-38 under 2021 redistricting; re-elected Nov 2025. Chairs the House Education Committee; also Appropriations and Public Safety. Son of Palestinian immigrants; small-business / nonprofit-healthcare background; Roanoke College BBA. Ran for Lt. Governor in 2021.
X / Twitter: @Sam_Rasoul
VA Delegate, HD-38 (Roanoke City); sitting since 2014; chairs House Education. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier; LIS roll-call records] Uniformly progressive HARD record: voted YES on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, both 2025 & 2026) and voted to KILL the born-alive-infant protection bill (HB531); voted YES on the same-sex-marriage constitutional amendment every reference (HJ9 2025, HJ3 2026) and voted to KILL 'Sage's Law' (HB532 parental-notification gender bill); voted the full Democratic gun-control slate (assault-weapons/magazine ban, red-flag/substantial-risk orders, 5-day waiting period, storage mandates); led voting-access expansion (automatic voter registration, felon rights restoration, expanded absentee); voted YES on 2026 bills RESTRICTING local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (HB1441/SB783) and to raise the minimum wage. Notable cross-expectation (not scored on the Christian-specific cells): voted FOR several religious-institution tax/zoning accommodations (HB2302, HB1279, HB131) — faith-neutral land-use/tax policy, not a Christian-conscience carve-out, so christian_liberty left null per scoring discipline.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Sam Rasoul supports abortion rights and backs expanding reproductive healthcare access in Virginia. His platform calls for protecting Virginia's current abortion laws and he votes consistently with the House Democratic caucus to reject any personhood-from-conception restrictions. The Progressive Voters Guide identifies him as a champion of reproductive rights in the Roanoke delegation.
- BallotpediaCenter
- Progressive Voters GuideLeft Advocacy
- sam4va.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (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
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Rasoul has stated he supports 'mandatory background checks, a ban on weapons of war and high-capacity magazines, and red flag laws' — a direct legislative platform opposing the Second Amendment rights protected by the rubric's anti-ban and anti-red-flag principles. He votes consistently with the Virginia House Democratic caucus on gun-restriction measures.
- sam4va.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
- Progressive Voters GuideLeft Advocacy
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
Not yet verified
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
Not yet verified
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_RasoulEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted YES on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2025 & 2026) and voted to pass-by-indefinitely (kill) the born-alive-infant protection bill (HB531, 2026) — does not affirm personhood from conception. Official
Voted YES on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2025 & 2026) and voted to pass-by-indefinitely (kill) the born-alive-infant protection bill (HB531, 2026) — does not affirm personhood from conception.
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