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Stafford Republican Board of Supervisors members endorse Anderson

Published January 25, 2024 at 8:00AM

Anderson [Photo from Facebook]

In a significant development for upcoming Virginia’s 7th Congressional District race, Derrick Anderson, a Special Forces Green Beret and candidate, announced that his campaign had garnered endorsements from all three Republican members of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

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Yesli Vega endorses Navy SEAL veteran Cameron Hamilton

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 22, 2024 at 10:32PM | Updated January 22, 2024 at 11:18PM

Yesli Vega (center) pictured with Cameron Hamilton (right) and his family.

Yesli Vega will not seek the Republican nomination for the 7th District Congressional race.

Vega was the party nominee in 2022 for the seat now held by Abigail Spanberger. She told Potomac Local News that she endorsed Hamilton at the Prince William County Republican Committee meeting.

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Spanberger touts passage of National Defense Authorization Act

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 16, 2023 at 11:30AM

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Spanberger asks: Are you getting mail?

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 2, 2023 at 11:35AM

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“…more than 1,200 Virginians have shared stories — of essential medicines getting lost in the mail…”

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Yeung blasts leftist blog ‘Blue Virginia,’ joins McPike in sitting out 2024 congressional race

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 30, 2023 at 1:11PM | Updated November 30, 2023 at 2:59PM

Yueng / McPike

Two elected officials in our region – Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William, Stafford) and Stafford County Board of Supervisors Garrisonville District Supervisor Dr. Pamela Yueng (also serving as board chair this year) won’t seek higher office.

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Woodbridge Supervisor enters congressional race; Aims to represent Pr. Wm., Stafford, Spotsylvania

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 18, 2023 at 2:16PM | Updated November 19, 2023 at 9:57AM

Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin

Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin is running for Congress.

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Eugene Vindman, Army vet who drew Trump’s ire, seeks to replace Spanberger in Congress, representing Prince William, Stafford

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 16, 2023 at 6:24AM

Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman

Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, one of the twin Army officers targeted by former President Donald Trump for their roles in his impeachment scandal, is launching a Democratic congressional bid that could put him on the same ballot as the former commander-in-chief.

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Derrick Anderson announces he is running for Congress

By Amelia Breeden

Published September 21, 2023 at 9:08AM

Courtesy of Marie Proffit

Today, Derrick Anderson announced he is running for the Republican Nomination for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.

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After Spanberger win, Virginia ‘may be on the list of purple states in 2024’

By Potomac Local News

Published November 16, 2022 at 8:15AM

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D, VA-7) and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine (D).

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., stayed busy on Election Day, meeting voters at polling locations across Virginia’s 7th District in a closely watched race.

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Vega responds: ‘Trump joins the thousands of Virginians who support our campaign’

By Potomac Local News

Published October 31, 2022 at 1:22PM | Updated November 2, 2022 at 7:25AM

Vega greets a campaign supporter

President Donald Trump gave an unsolicited endorsement to Yesli Vega, prompting now a response from her campaign. Trump urged voters to elect Vega, a Republican from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Trump posted the endorsement onto his Truth social media platform and called her a “strong Republican voice against violent crime and all other things destroying our nation.

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