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 2024
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)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Virginia Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
House of Delegates
1. Ranked-choice Voting
SB428 Ranked-choice Voting (Passed 54 to 44 on 3/6/2024). Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elections for any local or constitutional office, beyond just county boards and city councils.
2. Market Interference
HB1301 Market Interference (Passed 88 to 8 on 3/4/2024). Amends the Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act to broaden the definition of "consumer transaction" to include business-related goods and services.
3. Speed-monitoring Devices
SB336 Speed-monitoring Devices (Passed 73 to 26 on 2/28/2024). Allows state and local law enforcement to install photo speed-monitoring devices at high-risk intersection.
4. Right to Contraception
HB609 Right to Contraception (Passed 55 to 44 on 2/28/2024). Establishes the "right" to access contraception, including contraceptive drugs, devices, and sterilization procedures.
5. Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement
SB69 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement (Passed 53 to 47 on 2/28/2024). Expands eligibility for law-enforcement positions to individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.
6. Tax Increase and Education
SB14 Tax Increase and Education (Passed 68 to 28 on 2/26/2024). Allows any county or city to impose an additional local sales tax of up to 1% to fund school construction or renovation.
| Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Anthony | D | HD-092 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathan Arnold | R | HD-006 | 80% | + | . | + | + | + | - |
| Alex Askew | D | HD-095 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Austin | R | HD-019 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Jason Ballard | R | HD-012 | 60% | + | - | + | . | + | - |
| Amanda Batten | R | HD-096 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Bloxom | R | HD-100 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Bulova | D | HD-037 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Katrina Callsen | D | HD-054 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellen Campbell | R | HD-024 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Betsy Carr | D | HD-069 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Cherry | R | HD-066 | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
| Nadarius Clark | D | HD-079 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laura Jane Cohen | D | HD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joshua Cole | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kelly Convirs-Fowler | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Cordoza | R | HD-091 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Rae Cousins | D | HD-079 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carrie Coyner | R | HD-062 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Will Davis | R | HD-039 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Karrie Delaney | D | HD-067 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Earley | R | HD-073 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Baxter Ennis | R | HD-089 | 80% | + | - | + | + | + | . |
| Michael Feggans | D | HD-097 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | R | HD-082 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Hyland Fowler | R | HD-055 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Nicholas Freitas | R | HD-030 | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
| Debra Gardner | D | HD-076 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Garrett | R | HD-056 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Todd Gilbert | R | HD-015 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Jackie Glass | D | HD-089 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chad Green | R | HD-069 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Tim Griffin | R | HD-053 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| C.E. Hayes | D | HD-077 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dan Helmer | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rozia Henson | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phil Hernandez | D | HD-094 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charniele Herring | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geary Higgins | R | HD-030 | 80% | + | . | - | + | + | + |
| Keith Hodges | R | HD-098 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Patrick Hope | D | HD-047 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Jones | D | HD-077 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | D | HD-007 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Kilgore | R | HD-001 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Barry Knight | R | HD-081 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Paul Krizek | D | HD-044 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amy Laufer | D | HD-055 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Leftwich | R | HD-078 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Destiny LeVere Bolling | D | HD-080 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michelle Maldonado | D | HD-050 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alfonso Lopez | D | HD-049 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Lovejoy | R | HD-022 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Daniel Marshall | R | HD-014 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Marty Martinez | D | HD-029 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adele McClure | D | HD-002 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph McNamara | R | HD-008 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Delores McQuinn | D | HD-070 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Milde | R | HD-064 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| James Morefield | R | HD-003 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Candi Mundon King | D | HD-002 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Israel O'Quinn | R | HD-005 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Delores Oates | R | HD-031 | 100% | + | . | + | + | + | . |
| Chris Obenshain | R | HD-041 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Robert Orrock | R | HD-054 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| David Owen | R | HD-057 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
| Eric Phillips | R | HD-048 | 60% | + | . | - | + | + | - |
| Marcia Price | D | HD-095 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | R | HD-067 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Sam Rasoul | D | HD-011 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
| Atoosa Reaser | D | HD-027 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Reid | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Runion | R | HD-025 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Don Scott | D | HD-080 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phillip Scott | R | HD-088 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Holly Seibold | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kannan Srinivasan | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Sullivan | D | HD-048 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kim Taylor | R | HD-063 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
| Joshua Thomas | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luke Torian | D | HD-052 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathy Tran | D | HD-042 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Otto Wachsmann | R | HD-075 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Wendell Walker | R | HD-023 | 80% | + | - | + | + | + | . |
| Jeion Ward | D | HD-092 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lee Ware | R | HD-065 | 50% | + | - | - | + | + | - |
| Vivian Watts | D | HD-039 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Webert | R | HD-018 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Bill Wiley | R | HD-029 | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| Rodney Willett | D | HD-073 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wren Williams | R | HD-009 | 60% | . | - | - | + | + | + |
| Tony Wilt | R | HD-026 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Thomas Wright | R | HD-061 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Scott Wyatt | R | HD-097 | 83% | + | - | + | + | + | + |
| Eric Zehr | R | HD-051 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0.3% |
| Republican | 69.1% |