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Commonwealth of Virginia
Winsome Earle-Sears
Lt. Governor (former) · Failed 2025 gubernatorial candidate
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
72
/ 100
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Raw: 72 of 82 dynamic max
· 41 of 49 answered
State tier49 of 50 rubric questions apply at this office level — federal-only questions are marked N/A and excluded from the dynamic max. How tier grading works →
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
50/ 70
🏛️ State First
22/ 30
National Rank
#2,658 of 8,944 · top 29.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 6, 2029
General · Not up at next scheduled election
— until
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: Christian (evangelical)
Education: Old Dominion University (BA), Regent University (MA)
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Background: U.S. Marine veteran, small business owner, Lt. Governor of Virginia 2022-2026, first Black woman elected statewide in VA
Previous Election Opponent: Hala Ayala (D) in 2021 Lt Gov race
Lt. Governor of Virginia (2022-2026). First Black woman elected statewide in VA. Born in Jamaica. Marine veteran. Conservative but lost 2025 gubernatorial race to Spanberger. Pro-life, pro-2A, pro-border security. Not US-born (Jamaica).
[2026-07-18 VA sprint] Status hygiene confirmed: lost 2025 gubernatorial race to Spanberger 42.2%–57.6%. Former LG 2022–2026. Dens high (44/53) but conf remains evidence_curated and notes/citations thin — full citation audit deferred (do not trust every cell without footnotes).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Earle-Sears supports allowing abortion up to 15 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, and threats to the pregnant woman's health — falling short of the rubric's life-at-conception personhood standard. This position permits on-demand abortion through the first trimester and rejects the principle that every unborn child has full legal personhood from the moment of fertilization.
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Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
TRUE (+2)
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
When Earle-Sears was constitutionally required as Virginia's presiding lieutenant governor to sign a marriage-equality bill, she did so — but simultaneously added a written statement to the legislative record expressly declaring her personal and moral opposition to the bill's content, publicly reaffirming her conviction that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
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Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Opposing gender ideology in public schools was a prominent plank of Earle-Sears's 2025 Virginia gubernatorial campaign; she specifically targeted gender-ideology instruction in K-12 classrooms and pledged to protect children from ideologically driven curricula, aligning with the rubric's opposition to LGBTQ promotion in schools and public policy.
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Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)
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
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
FALSE (0)
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
TRUE (+2)
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
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
TRUE (+2)
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
TRUE (+2)
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
TRUE (+2)
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
TRUE (+2)
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
TRUE (+2)
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
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reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
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freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
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