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Virginia House of Delegates
Tommy Wright
House of Delegates — District 50
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
14
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· 7 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
10/ 70
🏛️ State First
4/ 30
National Rank
#4,342 of 9,024 · top 48.1% 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
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State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: No specific personal denomination publicly confirmed; has patroned numerous resolutions commending Baptist and Methodist congregations in his district
Background: VA Delegate, HD-50 (Lunenburg/Southside Virginia); in the House continuously since Jan 2001 (District 61 2001-2024, renumbered to 50 in 2024 redistricting), re-elected Nov 2025. ~25 years' tenure. Grocer; Old Dominion University (political science); former Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors (chair).
VA Delegate HD-50 (Lunenburg/Southside), R, ~25-year incumbent (since 2001, formerly HD-61). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier — va-legislature-refine autopilot] Consistent down-the-line Southside conservative, no cross-party deviation. HARD primary: NAY on the reproductive-freedom amendment (HJ1, party-line, 2026) and NOT among the Republican crossovers on the same-sex-marriage amendment (HJ9 2025 / HJ3 2026) — i.e., NAY. Own newspaper columns: opposes raising the minimum wage, criticizes the digital-services sales-tax hike, and condemns Gov. Spanberger signing the assault-weapons bill HB217 ('a direct attack on law-abiding gun owners'). Votes reported by the conservative Freedom Index (lifetime 79%, 92% 2024-25): YES on a CRT curriculum ban (HB787) and Family Life Education transparency (HB789); YES on HB775 'Religious Freedom'; NO on contraceptive mandates and on ranked-choice voting; YES on HB2193 'Defend the Guard' (a 10th-Amendment Guard-deployment measure that passed the House 99-0 — note the unanimity weakens it as a partisan signal). Listed on the Virginia Society for Human Life roster. Several dimensions (public justice, most election/border sub-cells, economic CBDC/sound-money) had no Wright-specific public record and are left null; ReproRising/NRA/Giffords letter grades not located.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
Publicly opposed the Virginia Democrats' 'forty-week abortion constitutional amendment,' stating his Republican caucus would 'speak out against these far-left ideas' and counter with common-sense alternatives; has held a pro-life voting record since first elected to the Virginia House in 2000, representing conservative Southside Virginia.
- thenewsprogress.comUnclassified
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
Not yet verified
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)
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[2]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)[4]
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)
TRUE (+2)[4]
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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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)
TRUE (+2)[5]
1 claim
Committed his Republican caucus to fighting the Virginia Democrats' proposed firearm ban, stating they would 'speak out against these far-left ideas'; longest-serving active Republican delegate in Southside Virginia (first elected 2000) with a consistent record opposing gun-control legislation over two decades.
- thenewsprogress.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
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
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
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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_C._WrightEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
freedomindex.us/va/legislator/760/Right Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2026, party-line with no Republican support); NO on contraceptive-coverage mandates (HB2371/HB609 per Freedom Index). Official
Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2026, party-line with no Republican support); NO on contraceptive-coverage mandates (HB2371/HB609 per Freedom Index).
- [2]Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2026, party-line with no Republican support); NO on contraceptive-coverage mandates (HB2371/HB609 per Freedom Index). Local News
Voted NAY on the reproductive-freedom constitutional amendment (HJ1, 2026, party-line with no Republican support); NO on contraceptive-coverage mandates (HB2371/HB609 per Freedom Index).
- [3]Long record opposing same-sex marriage in law; also voted in 2020 against repealing the statute banning sex before marriage. Encyclopedia
Long record opposing same-sex marriage in law; also voted in 2020 against repealing the statute banning sex before marriage.
- [4]Voted YES on a Critical Race Theory curriculum ban (HB787) and on Family Life Education curriculum transparency for parents (HB789), per the Freedom Index roll-call record. Right Advocacy
Voted YES on a Critical Race Theory curriculum ban (HB787) and on Family Life Education curriculum transparency for parents (HB789), per the Freedom Index roll-call record.
- [5]Own column condemning Gov. Spanberger's signing of HB217 (assault-weapons measure) as 'a direct attack on law-abiding gun owners and a deliberate challenge to the Second Amendment'; urges Virginians to buy now. Unclassified
Own column condemning Gov. Spanberger's signing of HB217 (assault-weapons measure) as 'a direct attack on law-abiding gun owners and a deliberate challenge to the Second Amendment'; urges Virginians to buy now.
- [6]Voted YES on HB2193 'Defend the Guard' Act (bars Guard deployment to active combat absent a congressional declaration of war — a 10th-Amendment/anti-commandeering measure). NOTE: passed the House 99-0, so this is a documented aligned vote but not a distinctive partisan signal. Official
Voted YES on HB2193 'Defend the Guard' Act (bars Guard deployment to active combat absent a congressional declaration of war — a 10th-Amendment/anti-commandeering measure). NOTE: passed the House 99-0, so this is a documented aligned vote but not a distinctive partisan signal.
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