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Abigail Spanberger

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Former CIA Operations Officer running for Congress to represent Virginia's 7th District.

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-  Former President: Barack Obama
-  Former VP: Joe Biden
- Former Senator: John Warner

Abigail Spanberger only received the support from former elected officials.

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Abigail Spanberger for Congress: 'Vetted' | Campaign 2018

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Abigail Spanberger, Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia's 7th District, released this television ad on Sept. 11.

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David Brat

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- President: Donald Trump
- VP: Mike Pence
- Charlottesville’s Daily Progress
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Culpeper Star Exponent

David Brat received the support from many newspapers and editorials as well as the current President and Vice-President which may sway some swing voters towards David Brat.

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Abigail Spanberger's positions on popular issues

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Abigail Spanberger's positions on popular issues

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- Abortion: Supports legal Abortion
- Gun Control: Supports a new version of the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, wants to require background checks on private gun sales, and wants to ban bump stocks.
- Economy: Spanberger  calls the tax cuts irresponsible because of the permanent cuts for corporations, which she calls a handout, and significant additions to the national debt projected from the tax cuts. Her Ideology is consistently liberal and democratic. She falls very comfortably into her party. Her positions are in line with the democratic platform.

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Who made Donations to Abagail Sparanger?

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Who made Donations to Abagail Sparanger?

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-Capital Finnancial:$26,269
-Stanford university: $26,191
-AT&T inc.: $11,454
etc.
These corporations tend to share the same economical beliefs as Abagail.

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- Incumbent: No
- Political Office: No
- Biography: Her professional experience includes serving as a federal law enforcement officer for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and an operations officer for the CIA

Abigail's positions align with the Democratic party platform which show why she won the primary election

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Incumbent: Yes
Political Office: U.S. representative
Biography: He defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia's 7th Republican primary. As of the 2018 election, he is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

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Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) is running against Democrat Abigail Spanberger to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District.

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Raised: 5,894,232
Spent: 5,303,695

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David Brat's positions on popular issues

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David Brat's positions on popular issues

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- Abortion: Opposes Abortion Rights
- Economy: Brat adheres to supply-side economics and calls for low taxes
- Civil Rights: Opposes same sex marriage
- Gun Control: Opposes restricting guns

David's positions align with the Republican Party

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-Wells Fargo: $12,200
-House Freedom fund: $60,185
-Altria Group: $16,250
And many more, these groups tend to hold a more capitalist view on economics and taxes.

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Hillary Clinton wins Virginia with 49.8% of the votes against Donald Trump who got 44.4%.

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Virginia Presidential Race Results: Hillary Clinton Wins

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Virginia election results from the 2016 general election.

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Be a resident of Virginia (a person who has come to Virginia for temporary purposes and intends to return to another state is not considered a resident for voting purposes).

Be a U. S. Citizen.

Be 18 years old (any person who is 17 years old and will be eighteen years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election).

Not be registered and plan to vote in another state.

Not currently declared mentally incompetent by a court of law.

If convicted of a felony, your right to vote must have been restored.

For more info visit: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/

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Demographics of Virginia's 7th District by Race

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Demographics of Virginia's 7th District by Race

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(From the Census taken in 2010)

Race
Total population | 790,084
One race | 760,554
White | 551,853
Black or African American | 146,430
American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,661
Asian | 41,103
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 332
Some other race | 18,175

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Raised: $2,707,910
Spent: $1,897,920

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https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018
https://davebrat.com/
https://abigailspanberger.com/
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/
https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018#Noteworthy_endorsements

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This poll from the New York times shows that this will be a close election.

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Our poll shows a close race.

Our poll result is about what was expected. But remember: It's just one poll, and we talked to only 500 people. Each candidate's total could easily be five points different if we polled everyone in the district. And having a small sample is only one possible source of error.

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Midterm Election Poll: Virginia's 7th District, Brat vs. Spanberger

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This sprawling district stretches from the well-educated suburbs of Richmond to the countryside.

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Make sure you use the interactive graph that shows change of support in the people as we get closer to the election.

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Adjusted polls

R+6.9

CANTOR

R+0.1

Fundamentals

D+0.5

Experts

R+1.0

R+1.0

R+0.5

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Historical adjustment

#Similar districts and CANTOR

Our district similarity scores are based on demographic, geographic and political characteristics; if two districts have a score of 100, it means they are perfectly identical. These scores inform a system we use - CANTOR, or Congressional Algorithm using Neighboring Typologies to Optimize Regression - to infer what polling would say in unpolled or lightly polled districts, given what it says in similar districts.

Districts most similar to the Virginia 7th

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Polling avg.

#The "fundamentals"

The Classic and Deluxe versions of our model use several non-polling factors to forecast the vote share margin in each district.

Factor

Impact

Explanation

Incumbency

David Brat has been elected to 2 terms. Congress has only a 19.6% approval rating, reducing the incumbency advantage.

District partisanship

VA-7 is 12.6 percentage points more Republican-leaning than the country overall, based on how it has voted in recent presidential and state legislative elections. It voted for Trump in 2016 and Romney in 2012. Virginia has been considerably more Republican in state legislative elections than in presidential elections.

Incumbent's margin in last election

Brat won by 15.3 percentage points in 2016.

Generic ballot

Democrats lead by an average of 8.3 percentage points in polls of the generic congressional ballot.

Fundraising

As of Oct. 17, Abigail Spanberger had raised $5,071,000 in individual contributions (69% of all such contributions to the major-party candidates); Brat had raised $2,290,000 (31%).

Incumbent's voting record in Congress

Brat has voted with Republicans 88% of the time in roll-call votes in recent sessions of Congress. Candidates who vote with their party very frequently tend to underperform at the ballot booth, other factors held equal.

Challenger experience

Spanberger has never held elected office.

Scandals

Neither candidate is involved in a scandal.

Total

How this forecast works

Nate Silver explains the methodology behind our 2018 midterms forecast. Read more ...

#Latest polls

We've collected five polls for the Virginia 7th. We're adjusting poll results in three ways: Polls of registered voters or all adults are adjusted to a likely-voter basis; older polls are adjusted based on shifts in the generic congressional ballot since the poll was conducted; and polls are adjusted for house effects (the tendency for a firm's polls to lean toward Democrats or Republicans). Polls with larger sample sizes and those conducted by higher-quality polling agencies are given more weight, as are more recent polls.

Adjustments

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Time-line

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Adjusted margin

Normington, Petts & Associates
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FiveThirtyEight's predictions for the 2018 House elections in the Virginia 7th district

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For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

David Brat, U.S. representative

Incumbent: Yes

Political office: U.S. representative, Virginia's 7th Congressional District (2014-present)

Biography: Brat holds a Masters of Divinity degree and a Ph.D. in economics from American University. Before joining Congress, he served on the Joint Advisory Board of Economists. He has also taught economics at Randolph-Macon College. In 2014, he defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia's 7th Republican primary. As of the 2018 election, he is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

Key messages

Brat describes Spanberger's policy proposals as tax hikes, sanctuary cities, and bankrupting Medicare. He contrasts this with his proposals, described as lowering taxes, reducing government involvement in healthcare, and securing borders. Brat sought to connect Spanberger with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) during debates.

Abigail Spanberger, retired CIA officer

Incumbent: No

Political office: None

Biography: Spanberger earned her M.B.A. from a dual-degree German-American program between the GISMA business school and Purdue University. Her professional experience includes serving as a federal law enforcement officer for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and an operations officer for the CIA.

Joe Walton, former chair, County of Powhatan Board of Supervisors

Incumbent: No

Political office: County of Powhatan Board of Supervisors (2008-2011)

Biography: Walton received a B.S. in science and a Master of Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He served as vice-chair and chair of the Powhatan Board of Supervisors during his tenure. As of the 2018 election, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in public policy and administration at VCU and working as senior internal auditor of IT at VCU.

Key messages

Walton has described Spanberger as too liberal for the district and criticized Brat for not holding town halls for more than a year. Walton said he would make constituent services and accountability his first priorities in office.

Virginia's 7th Congressional District 2018

Note: A "0%" finding means the question was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Virginia's 7th Congressional District 2018, Brat v. Spanberger

Note: A "0%" finding means the question was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Abigail Spanberger
Democratic Party

$4,954,988

$3,351,278

$1,603,711

As of September 30, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Dave Brat

Abigail Spanberger

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HEALTHCARE
Obamacare has proven to be an economically disastrous law and an unconstitutional power grab by our federal government. The government cannot and should not be permitted to run and regulate nearly 20% of our nation's economy. We must restore the relationship between doctor and patient. We must restore the relationship between price and service in medicine or we will continue on the Road to Serfdom. I support a plan to defund the law and replace it with free-market solutions that lower costs, improve quality, and increase access to care.

FISCAL RESPONSIBLITY
Our national debt has skyrocketed, reaching over $21 trillion dollars. What our leaders in Washington fail to mention is the $127 trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities (see U.S. Debt Clock). This lack of leadership on both sides of the aisle threatens our nation's stability and long term growth and forces an undue burden on our children and grandchildren. We must balance the federal budget by reducing spending. I have introduced a balanced budget amendment which will force Congress to rein in the out-of-control federal spending and restore confidence in the American economy.

SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE
We must keep the federal government's promise to our seniors. As an economist, I know that our current financial path is unsustainable. By our federal government's own calculations, Medicare and Social Security will run out of money in less than 20 years. I have pledged to prevent cuts to Medicare and Social Security for seniors while working on reforms to ensure these programs stay solvent for years to come.

IMMIGRATION
When addressing the issue of immigration, we must start by securing our border. An open border is both a national security threat and an economic threat that our country cannot ignore. I reject any proposal that grants amnesty and undermines the fundamental rule of law. Adding millions of workers to the labor market will force wages to fall and jobs to be lost. I supported legislation that will secure our border, enforce our current laws, and restore an orderly and fair process to allow law-abiding individuals to work towards becoming citizens of this great nation. I also introduced legislation to address asylum reform to ensure families stay together at the border.

TERM LIMITS
I am a strong proponent of term limits for members of Congress. Career politicians and special moneyed interests have corrupted our democratic system. I pledge to support and submit legislation that enforces term limits. Ideally, congressional term limits would be for 12 years total, across both House and Senate. Thus, I pledge to term limit myself to 12 years in Congress.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
We must do all we can to end the scourge of human trafficking. As I have met with local law enforcement and health care professionals, I have learned more about how this modern day slavery is happening right here in the 7th District and what they are doing to fight it. In Congress, I worked with Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri to pass the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. The legislation gives law enforcement and prosecutors the tools to hold websites accountable for supporting the sale of sex trafficking victims. Since it passed, the Department of Justice has been able to shut down many sex trafficking websites. Banks have closed the accounts of internet traffickers. Experts believe online demand for commercials sex has been driven down substantially. And victims' shelters are reporting double the intake of self-referrals.

SECOND AMENDMENT
I will oppose any efforts to undermine or limit the constitutional right to bear arms.

I am a strong supporter of gun rights. The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right enshrined in the constitution for a reason - it provides the people with the ultimate guarantee of sovereignty. I will oppose any back door attempts to confiscate guns or create a national gun registry. All too frequently, the knee-jerk reaction to tragedies by the media and chattering class is to move to restrict our rights. In Congress, I will be a steady and firm supporter of our Second Amendment rights at all times - not just when it is convenient. Our founding documents make it clear that our inalienable rights come from God and that the job of the government is to ensure and protect those God-given rights. I intend to keep it that way.

UPHOLD HUMAN LIFE
Human life is sacred, as proclaimed by our founding documents, and I will always support laws that protect life. Our fundamental rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness precede the existence of government and come from God, the Author of Nature. These core constitutional rights have been usurped by the Judicial and Executive Branches and must be returned to the people and their representatives.

EDUCATION
As an economist and educator for 18 years, I understand the value of a good education. This is why I oppose top-down approaches by the federal government such as Common Core and No Child Left Behind. I will support efforts to place Virginia's teachers, parents, and local officials who best understand the needs of the community in control of our education system.

NATIONAL SECURITY/FOREIGN POLICY
Ronald Reagan said it best: "Peace through strength." A strong military is essential to the success of our nation. We must secure our borders, support the Armed Forces, both at home and abroad, and maintain a strong national defense in order to secure our country's future. This year, Congress passed legislation to give our troops the biggest pay raise they have received in almost a decade.

FEDERAL RESERVE
I support a full audit of the Federal Reserve System.

ENERGY
I support a broad-spectrum energy approach that relies on the free market. The private sector must be set free to invest in natural gas, wind, solar, oil, nuclear, and other forms of energy as we move forward. Ending our reliance on foreign oil and moving toward energy independence is vital to the future of America.

TENTH AMENDMENT
The federal government has grown far too large. Our Founders envisioned a nation in which the federal government's powers were explicitly listed and limited to protect our liberty. I fully support the Constitution and enforcing the Tenth Amendment and getting the government out of the way of economic growth. I will work to bring power back to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS
The federal government's abuse of our freedoms has spun out of control. Whether it is the NSA violating our Fourth Amendment Rights by collecting phone records, the IRS violating our First Amendment rights by targeting conservative organizations, or President Obama violating our Fifth Amendment rights with the indefinite detention of American citizens, our freedoms have been under attack and they must be restored.

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HEALTHCARE
I will work to ensure that every person has quality, affordable healthcare. No one should have to choose between putting food on the table and getting the care, medication, or life-saving treatments they need. No one should lose or be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, and no one fighting a serious illness should face the fear of lifetime coverage caps. We can improve our healthcare system, while lowering costs, ensuring greater coverage, and achieving better outcomes, but it will take tremendous political will and a commitment to creatively looking at the options. Assaults against the ACA, such as the removal of the individual mandate, are causing rising premiums and losses of coverage across our district and country. I support measures that would strengthen the framework of the ACA such as reinstating the individual mandate, which mitigates risk, and moving the enrollment deadline to align with tax day. To increase coverage nationwide, I support pursuing universal coverage through a public option, specifically the proposed Medicare-X Choice Act currently before the U.S. Senate.

I support Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP and the vital resources they provide to our seniors and most vulnerable citizens and children. I also support protecting women's access to reproductive healthcare, including federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other providers that ensure essential healthcare to women and men.

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Thousands of Americans die each year due to violence, suicide, or accidents involving firearms, and our lawmakers' unwillingness to address this problem leaves our citizens and our children vulnerable. I am a former federal law enforcement officer, I used to carry a gun every day, and I support responsible gun ownership, but the ever-increasing number of Americans who die each day requires that we take action.

Addressing gun violence and protecting lives should not be a political issue; it is a public safety issue. I support background checks for all firearm purchases, regardless of where or from whom the purchases are made. States that require background checks for all purchases have fewer suicides by gun, fewer law enforcement officers shot and killed, and fewer women killed by an intimate partner. Ninety four percent of Americans support background checks for all firearms purchases, as well as the Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police.

I support common sense gun policy, such as HR 2598, the Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017. The implementation of Gun Violence Restraining Orders allow family, friends, and law enforcement to help people facing crisis who, with a firearm in their possession, might be a risk to themselves or others. I support ensuring that states have the ability to provide current information to the NICs database to ensure informed background checks, and I support funding the research of gun violence. I also support the proposed HR 5087, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018.

Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Members of Congress must have the courage to address this problem and implement policies that will help keep our children and communities safe.

PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
For decades, working families have paid into the Social Security and Medicare programs with the understanding that they were paying for retirement security later in life. I oppose any attempts to privatize these systems or to cut benefits. I am committed to ensuring their viability, and I will work to protect Social Security and Medicare so we can meet our obligations to seniors, now and into the future.

JOBS AND ECONOMY
Advancements in technology have radically restructured the global economy. While these changes bring many benefits, they have also altered the employment landscape for many Americans. We must take steps to acknowledge and understand how this impacts individuals, salaries, and the economic growth across our country, so that we can plan accordingly and ensure that our workforce training meets the needs of the changing economy. Our strength as a nation comes from the idea that anyone with a good idea can make it happen - the recent craft brewing renaissance we've experienced throughout central Virginia is just one example. This is why I support policies that empower small businesses (the backbone of our economy) to innovate and pursue bold entrepreneurial ventures. I also recognize that, despite living in an era of historic corporate profitability, people are working harder and harder, but their incomes are not keeping up with their expenses. Congress has had more than enough time to reinforce the middle class by prioritizing the people and small businesses that keep our economy strong; I will make them a priority.

I also support organized labor, as unions have historically been a driver of economic stability within America's middle class. This has been true for my own family, as my grandfather, a member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, was able to raise his four children as a young widower because of the stability his union employment provided. As we see a changing landscape of employment opportunities, union apprenticeship programs remain an invaluable asset as they train the next generation of skilled workers.

EDUCATION
As a proud graduate of Henrico County Public Schools and as a mother of children who attend public schools, I believe deeply in the value of public education. I will advocate for and work to strengthen our public education system. I support building more skills/career training and apprenticeship programs for Americans whose path to employment does not include a four-year degree. For those who attend two and four-year colleges, we should ensure that they are not saddled with debt when they graduate and enter the workforce. I will be a tireless advocate for our nation's students from the day they enter school to the day they graduate.

TAX REFORM AND THE BUDGET
We need comprehensive tax reform, but what Congress just passed is not it. We need tax reform that makes our tax system simpler and more fair, and strengthens our middle class. Congress must also work across party lines to address our nation's debt and deficit issues. We can't keep adding hundreds of billions of dollars to our debt each year. We must find common sense solutions to cut wasteful spending without penalizing hard-working families, seniors, or future generations. When considering budgetary issues, I will put the needs of the middle class first and fight to end corporate giveaways that send profits and jobs overseas.

NATIONAL SECURITY
I worked to keep our country safe as an officer in the CIA's clandestine service, and I will continue to work in support of our national security as a member of Congress. Our elected leaders should understand and acknowledge the interconnected nature of our national security, our foreign policy, and our economic prosperity. We must also continue to value and support our military, diplomats, intelligence officers, and civil servants, as they work together to serve our country and protect our nation.

CIVIL RIGHTS AND EQUALITY
I believe every person should be treated with dignity and have equal rights under the law. No person in a free and fair society should make less money, be denied government services, pay more for healthcare, lose a job or housing opportunities, or face discrimination in the community or workplace because of their gender, race, creed, national origin, disability, whom they love, or anything else that defines them. I support protecting women's access to reproductive healthcare and federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other providers that ensure essential healthcare to women and men. I will work to protect marriage equality and LGBTQ rights. I also support the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. I support the rights of individuals with disabilities and will work to protect the civil rights protects afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

We must pursue criminal justice reform. We are five percent of the world's population, but have 25 percent of the world's prisoners. We need criminal justice reform to ensure that our justice system is fairly sentencing offenders regardless of race or economic status, and that we're addressing issues related to addiction in our jails and prisons. I also support bolstering reentry efforts, which reduce recidivism and ensure that those who have paid their debt to society have the knowledge and resources necessary to become employed and engaged community members.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND GERRYMANDERING
The Citizens United ruling is one of the most destructive decisions ever handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. It ushered in an era of unchecked and unaccounted for political spending, and our nation has paid a dear price for it. I support campaign finance reform and efforts to reduce the influence of money in politics. I support efforts to bring greater transparency to campaign finance, overturn Citizens United, and block illegal foreign funds from influencing our elections. As we've increasingly dealt with the effects of special interests in campaign finance, it's important that all elected officials take a stand against letting a small group of funders influence our elections. And because my commitment to campaign finance reform starts now, with my campaign, I will not accept any corporate PAC donations. I am proud that our campaign has earned the support of End Citizens United, a national organization committed to fighting for campaign finance reform.

As a Virginian, I've seen the negative effects of gerrymandering. We need fairly-drawn, non-partisan districts to ensure the health of our representative democracy.

ENVIRONMENT
As a kid, I cherished the time I spent outdoors, trekking through the woods or picnicking in parks with my family. As an adult, I know how lucky we are to have Virginia's mountains, rivers, and beaches. It is our responsibility to protect these resources for our children and generations to come by investing in alternative and renewable energy sources and decreasing air and water pollution. Energy independence is good for the environment and good for the economy - solar energy job growth climbed 65% from 2015-16 in Virginia, making the Commonwealth one of the fastest growing solar job markets in the nation. We must do everything we can to seize this opportunity. Climate change is real, and we're already seeing the effects right here in Virginia with rising sea levels, higher average temperatures, and stronger hurricanes. An investment in clean, renewable energy is an investment in our ecosystem, our health, and our economy. These efforts require significant coordination, as well as a shared baseline of facts, and I will stand up to attacks against science.

TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET
Access to broadband internet provides economic and educational opportunities, and I support efforts to bring broadband access to everyone here in the 7th and in underserved communities across the country. I also support net neutrality. Legislation protecting net neutrality is vital to ensuring that the internet remains a conduit for free speech and a free market, and that it's available to those who rely on the internet to create opportunities or grow their business, whether they're working from home in Louisa or managing a farm in Culpeper. It is an essential service to small businesses, educators, and everyday citizens alike, and it must become and remain equally accessible to all users.

FIGHTING FOR VETERANS
Unemployment, homelessness, and suicide rates among our nation's veterans are unacceptably high, and I will work to ensure that we, as a country, make the process of transitioning from active duty to civilian life a positive one for our veterans. I will work to ensure veterans' continued access to quality healthcare through our VA system, and I will work to strengthen existing efforts to improve our veterans' transitions to the civilian workforce through credentialing, education, and job training programs.

DRUG AND ADDICTION CRISIS
Last year, drug overdoses remained the #1 cause of unnatural death in Virginia for the 4th straight year. The opioid crisis is having a serious impact on our communities and our economy, and we need to start thinking of new ways to address the problem. We must stop treating drug addiction as a crime. Substance use disorders are a health issue, and those suffering from them are in dire need of treatment. We must treat this epidemic by studying the problem and all possible solutions. Adding to our already overcrowded jails and prisons is not the solution, and will not provide those battling addiction with a path to recovery. I support addressing prescribing practices, advocating for recovery programs, and working with law enforcement and our jails to ensure better outcomes.

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-Abigail Spanberger's campaign website (2018)

David Brat

Abigail Spanberger

U.S. House, Virginia District 7 General Election, 2016

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

David Brat Incumbent

57.5%

218,057

Total Votes 379,163

Source: Virginia Department of Elections

U.S. House, Virginia District 7 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Eric Cantor incumbent

59.2%

138,209

Total Votes 233,402

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County

Trump margin of victory in 2016

Obama margin of victory in 2012

Obama margin of victory in 2008

Demographic data for Virginia

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Congressional delegation, Virginia 2000-2016

Demographic data for Virginia

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Congressional delegation, Virginia 2000-2016

1. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

4. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/virginia/7/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-va07-3.html

https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2018

Contributions:
https://www.opensecrets.org/races/contributors?cycle=2018&id=VA07&spec=N

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