Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

VA Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Virginia Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Delegates

1. Noncitizens Terminology

Good Vote: No

HB891 Noncitizens Terminology (Passed 78 to 19 on 2/15/2022). Removes the term "alien" from the Code of Virginia as it pertains to persons who are not citizens of the United States and replaces it with less offensive terms.

2. Religious Freedom

Good Vote: Yes

HB775 Religious Freedom (Passed 51 to 46 on 2/11/2022). No rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor or other governmental entities applies to the exercise of religion in a place of worship.

3. Family Life Education Transparency

Good Vote: Yes

HB789 Family Life Education Transparency (Passed 50 of 49 on 2/15/2022). Allows parents to review school curriculum regarding public school family life and health classes.

4. Critical Race Theory Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HB787 Critical Race Theory Ban (Passed 50 to 49 on 2/15/2022). Bans the teaching and promotion of certain concepts the likes of Critical Race Theory in public schools.

5. Broadband Affordability

Good Vote: No

HB1265 Broadband Affordability (Passed 89 to 10 on 3/2/2022). Expends $600 million in federal funds and federal grants to expand broadband and make it more affordable to tens of thousands of Virginians.

6. Heavy Trucks

Good Vote: No

SB706 Heavy Trucks (Passed 94 to 4 on 3/4/2022). Prohibits operators of semi trucks and other large vehicles from using cruise control or compression release engine brakes when driving in active snow, sleet, or freezing rain.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Les Adams	R	HD-016	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Dawn Adams	D	HD-068	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timothy Anderson	R	HD-083	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Terry Austin	R	HD-019	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
John Avoli	R	HD-020	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Lamont Bagby	D	HD-074	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Ballard	R	HD-012	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Amanda Batten	R	HD-096	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Robert Bell	R	HD-058	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Bloxom	R	HD-100	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Jeffrey Bourne	D	HD-071	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emily Brewer	R	HD-064	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
David Bulova	D	HD-037	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kathy Byron	R	HD-022	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ronnie Campbell	R	HD-024	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Jeffrey Campbell	R	HD-006	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Betsy Carr	D	HD-069	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Cherry	R	HD-066	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Nadarius Clark	D	HD-079	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Convirs-Fowler	D	HD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Cordoza	R	HD-091	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Carrie Coyner	R	HD-062	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Glenn Davis	R	HD-084	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Karrie Delaney	D	HD-067	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tara Durant	R	HD-028	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
James Edmunds	R	HD-060	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Matt Fariss	R	HD-059	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Anne Ferrell Tata	R	HD-082	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Eileen Filler-Corn	D	HD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hyland Fowler	R	HD-055	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Nicholas Freitas	R	HD-030	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Todd Gilbert	R	HD-015	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jackie Glass	D	HD-089	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wendy Gooditis	D	HD-010	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karen Greenhalgh	R	HD-085	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Elizabeth Guzman	D	HD-031	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
C.E. Hayes	D	HD-077	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Head	R	HD-017	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Dan Helmer	D	HD-040	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charniele Herring	D	HD-046	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Hodges	R	HD-098	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Patrick Hope	D	HD-047	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Sally Hudson	D	HD-057	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clinton Jenkins	D	HD-076	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Mark Keam	D	HD-035	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Kilgore	R	HD-001	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Barry Knight	R	HD-081	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Kaye Kory	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Krizek	D	HD-044	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave LaRock	R	HD-033	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
James Leftwich	R	HD-078	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Michelle Maldonado	D	HD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alfonso Lopez	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marie March	R	HD-007	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Daniel Marshall	R	HD-014	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
John McGuire	R	HD-056	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Joseph McNamara	R	HD-008	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Delores McQuinn	D	HD-070	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Morefield	R	HD-003	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Michael Mullin	D	HD-093	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Candi Mundon King	D	HD-002	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Kathleen Murphy	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Israel O'Quinn	R	HD-005	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Robert Orrock	R	HD-054	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Kenneth Plum	D	HD-036	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marcia Price	D	HD-095	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Margaret Ransone	R	HD-099	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Sam Rasoul	D	HD-011	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Reid	D	HD-032	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roxann Robinson	R	HD-027	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Danica Roem	D	HD-013	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Runion	R	HD-025	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Don Scott	D	HD-080	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phillip Scott	R	HD-088	60%	.	+	+	+	-	-
Briana Sewell	D	HD-051	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Irene Shin	D	HD-086	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Sickles	D	HD-043	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Simon	D	HD-053	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shelly Simonds	D	HD-094	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suhas Subramanyam	D	HD-087	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Richard Sullivan	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kim Taylor	R	HD-063	25%	-	+	.	.	-	-
Luke Torian	D	HD-052	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kathy Tran	D	HD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Schuyler VanValkenburg	D	HD-072	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
H. Otto Wachsmann	R	HD-075	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Wendell Walker	R	HD-023	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
William Wampler	R	HD-004	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Jeion Ward	D	HD-092	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lee Ware	R	HD-065	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Vivian Watts	D	HD-039	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Webert	R	HD-018	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
Bill Wiley	R	HD-029	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Rodney Willett	D	HD-073	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wren Williams	R	HD-009	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Angelia Williams Graves	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Wilt	R	HD-026	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Thomas Wright	R	HD-061	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Scott Wyatt	R	HD-097	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	60%
Democrat	0%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution