The race to represent Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District features Republican candidate Yesli Vega vs. incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat. Republicans are aiming to take back control of the House of Representatives and Senate.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Holding a “Yesli Vega for Congress” sign for his lawn that he just picked up from one of the Virginia Republican’s campaign offices, Clinton Melson says he and his wife plan to vote for her because of their concerns about schools, inflation and defense.
Melson, who worked for the Defense Department before retiring, said he’s also supporting the GOP challenger rather than incumbent Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger because he thinks Republicans are traditionally better on defense ITA, -1.14% issues — and because the U.S. can’t stay on its current path with inflation “through the roof” and hurting retirees.
“As our Leans Democratic rating implies, we’d choose Spanberger if we had to pick a winner, but she’s not out of the woods yet. There are still about two months left until Election Day,” said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
“A lot of folks, myself included, spent lots of time meticulously making sure that we secured classified information, so that resonates a little more loudly in Stafford than it might in another community,” he said of the Mar-a-Lago search. Heinzer added that transportation issues, such as congestion on I-95, are crucial for the district, but achieving solutions is often challenging and requires a regional effort.
“We had to wait like 45 minutes to start a meeting, because so many people were coming up — wanting to sign up, wanting to get signs and things like that,” Mouring told MarketWatch. He also said: “People cannot believe that a former president was being treated that way.” Regarding the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe and the aftermath, the two-term congresswoman said West Virginia has become the second U.S. state to pass stringent abortion restrictions, so “Virginians can feel these bans coming closer to home, which is why I have voted with majorities in the U.S. House to codify a woman’s right to choose, defend access to contraception and ensure interstate travel for reproductive care.
She’s the daughter of Salvadoran immigrants who became a police officer, then a sheriff’s deputy, and currently serves on Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors. Rosalyn Cooperman, a political science professor and department chair at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said Vega is “a very compelling candidate, in many regards,” who has “captivated the attention of national Republicans” in part because of her background as a Latina and law-enforcement officer.
Vega might not get help as much help from other GOP organizations, as some may be drawn instead to the race in Virginia’s Second Congressional District, which is rated as a toss-up, Cooperman said.
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