Aaron Rouse will run for Virginia Senate seat held by Jen Kiggans
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Former pro football player and Virginia Beach Councilman Aaron Rouse announced he will run for a Virginia Senate seat in the 7th District, which is currently held by U.S. Rep.-elect Jen Kiggans.
He made the announcement at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach Monday morning with several other officials at his side, including Virginia Sen. Mamie Locke and U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria.
Rouse's announcement comes after Kiggans, who at the moment represents the 7th District, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She is expected to resign before taking office on Jan. 3, 2023.
“I’m not going anywhere. I’m still here in the City of Virginia Beach, I am still looking forward to having greater impact at the state level ensuring that we provide more resources here to the local level,” Rouse said.
“So much is at stake in this upcoming election, from a woman’s fundamental right to choose, which I will fiercely defend, to the efforts that will set us back on voting rights, to addressing climate change, protecting the Chesapeake Bay and waterways, to criminal justice reform.”
Rouse previously announced he would run for the Virginia Senate's newly-drawn 22nd District in the 2023 elections, but Kiggans' vacating of her seat will trigger a special election in the 7th District, under the pre-redistricting lines, much sooner.
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