Democrats: LuAnn Bennett to announce campaign against Rep. Barbara Comstock, R, Virginia soon
Perhaps those from VA or the area can weigh in. I am glad a Democrat wil be in the race.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrats-luann-bennett-to-launch-campaign-against-barbara-comstock/2015/11/30/095c910e-97a9-11e5-b499-76cbec161973_story.html?postshare=9921448977804560&tid=ss_tw
Virginia Politics
Democrats: LuAnn Bennett to announce campaign against Barbara Comstock soon
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Barbara Comstock makes a victory speech after winning Virginia's 10th district seat for the US House in Ashburn, Virginia November 4, 2014. (Photo by J. Lawler Duggan/For The Washington Post) (J. Lawler Duggan/For The Washington Post)
By Rachel Weiner December 1 at 6:00 AM
Businesswoman LuAnn Bennett will soon launch a campaign against Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), northern Virginia Democrats say.
Democrats have been searching for months for a candidate to take on Comstock, who won her seat last fall. The freshman congresswoman represents a swing district in the exurbs of Washington that for decades was held by Republican Frank Wolf. Both parties believe that a presidential contest provides Democrats with their best chance at victory.
“It is forthcoming,” Patsy Brown, chairwoman of the 10th District Virginia Democrats, said of Bennett’s candidacy. She said she believed an announcement would come by the end of December.
In an e-mail to elected officials in the area sent Nov. 24, Dranesville District Democratic Committee Chairman Gregory Brandon said Bennettt would be announcing her candidacy within the next two weeks...................