If you’re fed up with Congressman Rob Wittman’s abysmal record as CD1’s representative, you’ll be glad to learn there’s a group determined to hold him accountable: Wittman Watch.
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In Their Own Words – Bi-Partisan Collaboration
Our final question for the candidates is about reaching across the aisle to deliver legislation that has an impact – we wanted to learn which local issues they felt would most benefit from collaboration with the Republican members of Congress.
In Their Own Words – Endorsements
Here at Neighbors For Change, we don’t endorse candidates prior to Primary Elections. We believe in providing voters with information so they can make informed decisions. But many organizations, political and non-political offer candidate endorsements early on to candidates who they believe best represent their interests. We asked this question because so many powerful Democrats and the DCCC endorsed candidate Shannon Taylor immediately following her campaign announcement.
In Their Own Words – Congressional Authority Over War Powers
Many citizens have expressed anger and anxiety that our Legislative branch is not acting as a check/balance to the Trump Administration, particularly with regard to the unauthorized war in Iran.
If you were a member of congress right now, how would you work to reclaim Congressional authority over war powers? What steps would you take to protect your constituents from the fallout of Trump’s attack on Iran?
In Their Own Words – What Keeps Me Going
In this post, we asked candidates to share what keeps them going: Running for office is a grind in a normal election cycle, but this one brings extra challenges with the chaos unleashed by the Trump administration; a multi candidate primary, the redistricting referendum and court decisions.
In Their Own Words – What Truly Differentiates Me
Redistricting passed and we’re waiting on the courts for a final decision. In Week 3, we asked candidates to share what truly differentiates them and their responses are grouped by the new district in which they plan to run pending the court decision.
In Their Own Words – Legislative Agenda
There are eight candidates registered to run for Congress in CD1, hoping to be the nominee to take on incumbent Congressman Rob Wittman. Week two of our series “In their Own Words…” focuses on legislative goals, plans to achieve them and committee assignments the candidates are interested in.
In Their Own Words – CD 1 Candidates
There are eight candidates registered to run for Congress in CD1, hoping to be the nominee to take on incumbent Congressman Rob Wittman. Rather than waiting for the dust to settle on redistricting, Neighbors For Change invited all eight candidates to submit written answers to questions we believe will help differentiate them for our readers.
How Do Candidates Get On The Ballot?
The 2026 midterms are approaching fast, and multiple candidates are running in the Democratic primaries for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District (VA1) and the U.S. Senate. That makes this a good time to review how candidates get on the ballot as well as actions voters can take to help candidates run for office.
Who’s Running Against Wittman in CD1?
There’s been a lot of churn with candidates for the Democratic nomination in CD1 with several candidates joining the race and others ending their campaigns. Here’s an update on the Democrats hoping to unseat Rob Wittman next November:
Meet the Democratic Candidates Hoping to Unseat Wittman in 2026
Updated Nov. 13th: Sean Sublette has suspended his campaign. Jason Knapp filed to enter the race on Oct 6th, but there is no information on his website about his candidacy at this time.
6/14/25 “No Kings Richmond” Protest
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the… Read More