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Virginia’s former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
Dorothy McAuliffe joins a crowded Democratic primary for Virginia's 7th District, which voters will decide next month and is drawn to favor Democrats, officials say.
- Wednesday, Dorothy McAuliffe announced she will run for Congress in Virginia's newly drawn 7th Congressional District.
- Drawing on her record, McAuliffe said, 'After years in and around public service- including as Virginia’s First Lady leading the No Kid Hungry Virginia campaign that delivered millions of school breakfasts, and as a U.S. State Department official advancing global partnerships- and after watching the challenges our communities face grow more urgent by the day, I knew it was time to step up,' wrote McAuliffe.'
- A crowded Democratic primary includes Dan Helmer, J.P. Cooney, and Elizabeth Guzman is weighing a run, with the race shaped by a key constitutional vote.
- The map vote on April 21 will shape candidate strategies, as voters decide on a constitutional amendment to approve the proposed map intended to favor Democrats.
- With suburban voters near Washington, D.C., McAuliffe said she considered a 2017 congressional challenge before declining to run, and the district would stretch from Arlington to western Augusta County.
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Dorothy McAuliffe launches bid for Congress in anticipated 7th District
Dorothy McAuliffe, a former Virginia first lady and State Department official, announced Wednesday that she is running for Congress in Virginia’s anticipated 7th Congressional District. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)Dorothy McAuliffe, a former Virginia first lady and State Department official, announced Wednesday that she is running for Congress in Virginia’s anticipated 7th congressional District, joining a growing …
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