A U.S. Army combat veteran is getting into the race to represent Virginia’s battleground 7th Congressional District, a seat that could be key to determining party control of the U.S. House next year
Derrick Anderson, a U.S. Army combat veteran and attorney, announced plans Monday to again seek the Republican nomination for a Virginia congressional seat that could be a key to determining party control of the U.S. House.
The former Green Beret pledged in a statement to run a “tireless, heartfelt, and genuine” campaign to represent the 7th District in the Fredericksburg area, where he grew up. “As your voice in Washington, I’ll stand up to the big spenders in both parties, get inflation under control and fight for a balanced budget,” Anderson said in a video announcement, casting himself as an outsider with a “fighting spirit.”Anderson previously sought his party’s nomination in the 2022 primary, finishing about 5 percentage points behind the winner,
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