Eileen Filler-Corn, a candidate for the seat in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, is leaning too hard into her pro-Israel views for some of the Democrats she led for years as the first Jewish speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Former House minority leader Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, leaves the Virginia Democratic Legislative Caucus at the Capitol on April 27, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Former Virginia House Speaker Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will …Eileen Filler-Corn, a candidate for the seat in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, is leaning too hard into her pro-views for some of the Democrats she led for years as the first Jewish speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Avram “Avi” Fechter, chairman of the Loudoun County Democrats, announced this week the local party was dismayed with the way she launched her campaign. The committee, in turn, voted to take a $1,000 donation Ms. Filler-Corn gave to their group and redirect it to the Red Cross Israel/ “We did not feel comfortable keeping this money given the timing and nature of Filler-Corn’s announcement,” Mr. Fechter said in a statement. “She is distracting from the immediate task of supporting our candidates on the ballot on November 7th and is seeking to leverage the horrible events of the past two weeks for her personal political gain.”
Mr. Fechter was alluding to Ms. Filler-Corn launching her campaign in an exclusive interview with Jewish Insider in which she touted her Jewish faith and her support for, has always been part of who I am,” Ms. Corn-Filler said in her interview with Jewish Insider. “I am a very proud American Jew. I’m proud of my connection toand the importance of having a strong Israel-U.S. relationship, but also the importance of standing up to terrorism and againstIn his earlier statement, Mr.
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