Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional seat being vacated by a fellow Democratic lawmaker.
FILE - House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn D-Fairfax, prepares to gavel the House into session at the Capitol, Feb. 26, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Former Virginia House Speaker Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional. She discussed her decision with The Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, before filing official paperwork.
she was exploring a bid for governor, said she began to be approached at political events about the possibility of a run in the 10th District after Wexton announced last month she would not seek reelection in 2024.that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Wexton said at the time that she hoped to keep serving for years to come, but she then shared in September that she had received a modified diagnosis of a more severe form of the disease.
The open seat dynamic in the Loudoun County-centered 10th District — Filler-Corn said she lives just outside it — could set up a competitive race with implications for party control of the U.S. House.
Connor Joseph, a spokesperson for Spanberger, said she’s focused on 2023 and won’t be commenting on future elections at this time.
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