Wittman Watch

The Midterm Elections Are Coming—Here’s How to Help

August 17, 2026
By: Heather Massey

Ready to volunteer for the 2026 midterm elections? There are many ways to get involved between now and Election Day on November 3. We have a solid shot at flipping CD1 by electing candidate Shannon Taylor, and Senator Mark Warner is up for re-election, so let’s get to work!
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Spotlight: Wittman Watch

May 30, 2026
By: Heather Massey

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.

“I want a better society for my kids. I’m passionate about healthcare. I’m a physician, my wife is in public health and the way healthcare is going right now is very frightening and I just want a candidate who is willing to go against what is happening on the national level. The vaccination piece is definitely scary, I think it’s really important to stay up to date with those things, the pandemic changed so much about how people trust the healthcare system, and while there are a lot of ways the healthcare system needs to improve, leadership from the top down needs to be solid and it’s just not solid right now”.

“I’m mostly concerned about the SNAP funding. Because in my profession, I know some people through Virginia Cooperative Extension who were doing nutrition education for SNAP beneficiaries, all of those programs were cut as kind of a ripple effect from the (Big, Beautiful) bill, but they lost those programs, which is important to me – nutrition information. I’m concerned about out healthcare, I’m concerned about what’s happening with immigration right now and for me personally, I’m soon going on Medicare, and I’m concerned with what’s happening with that. Things are so divisive, you can’t even really talk about issues in a calm way”.

“I am passionate about gun safety regulation. I am passionate about enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Those are two big ones for me. And also intelligent AI regulation and data center/environmental regulations. I have concern about the kind of Wild West style lack of regulation of artificial intelligence. I think we need to take a systematic thoughtful approach so that we targeted AI rather than just an uncontrolled profit for a few big companies”.

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