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Yesli Vega is the winner of a Republican Primary Election in Virginia’s 7th District, defeating five other candidates to be the party’s nominee to face incumbent Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the November General Election.
“I am honored the voters of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District have chosen me to be the Republican nominee in the general election this fall. As the first conservative Hispanic to win a republican congressional primary in Virginia, this is a historic moment for Hispanics across Virginia and our nation. I want to thank my family, friends, volunteers, and all the voters who believe in our message of liberty, safety, and economic prosperity,” said Vega in a statement to the press.
Prince William County
May was a violent month in Prince William County when four people were shot and killed. Over the past few weeks, many people asked me, “When is the police chief going to comment on the recent violence.”
A panel of addiction experts called on the community to pay closer attention to the rise of opioid addiction.
On Thursday, June 2, a drug addiction panel organized by a congressional candidate, Gina Ciarcia, met at Grace Baptist Church on Spriggs Road in Woodbridge. James “Chips” Stewart, who worked under Presidents Ronald Regan and George H.W. Bush as the head of the National Institute of Justice, lost his 47-year-old son to opioid addiction.
