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Compare public commitments with documented outcomes. Choose an office and open the sources behind each entry.

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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

Governor · 2025

Abigail Spanberger

Democrat

Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.

Associated Press on PBS · 2025 election

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★16.7%

1 of 6 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
6
Fulfilled
1
With progress
5
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
0

6 of 6 commitments

Local affordable housing

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Allow all localities to create affordable housing programs.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Affordable Virginia campaign plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

HB 867 and SB 74 were signed on April 8, 2026, granting all localities that authority. The pledge tracks legal authority, not homes built.

Governor’s office · laws signed April 8, 2026

Affordable housing approvals

Partially fulfilled

What they pledged

Streamline review and permitting for housing projects on properties identified for redevelopment.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Affordable Virginia campaign plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

HB 594 streamlined approvals for certain affordable housing developments. The measure covers a subset of projects, not all redevelopment permits.

Governor’s office · laws signed April 8, 2026

Eviction prevention

Approved · not implemented

What they pledged

Expand the Virginia Eviction Reduction pilot to reach more vulnerable residents.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Affordable Virginia campaign plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

Spanberger signed SB 628 to expand the pilot. The signature establishes the legal expansion, and the number of additional people helped is not yet verified.

Governor’s office · laws signed March 31, 2026

Medicaid pharmacy benefits

In progress

What they pledged

Implement a single state-managed pharmacy benefits manager for Medicaid.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Affordable Virginia campaign plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

The enacted budget requires the state to solicit a single manager by January 1, 2027, and award a contract by July 1, 2027. That sets an implementation path; it does not establish that the manager is operating.

Virginia budget · Item 295

Prior authorization

Approved · not implemented

What they pledged

Limit prior authorization processes that delay medical care.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Affordable Virginia campaign plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

On May 13, 2026, Spanberger signed legislation reforming prior authorization. Its impact on patient delays remains to be verified.

Governor’s office · health affordability laws

Family and medical leave

In progress

What they pledged

Establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Campaign economic plan

What has been verified

The law sets January 1, 2028, as the deadline to establish the program and December 1, 2028, to begin accepting claims and paying benefits.

Virginia Code · program timeline
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
· Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Abigail Spanberger · 2025
Documented early record

Abigail Spanberger’s first 100 days

Virginia’s governor reported signing the Affordable Virginia legislative package and announcing business investments during her first 100 days in office.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond

Abigail Spanberger · 2025 · Transcript available

What they said on election night

Spanberger identified lowering costs, keeping communities safe and strengthening Virginia’s economy as priorities. She committed to listening to and working with residents who did not vote for her.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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