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What matters to veterans and military families ahead of the midterm elections?
A Military Family Advisory Network survey found nearly 58% of respondents cited grocery costs as a top concern, ahead of housing and car repairs.
- Military families in Southeastern Virginia are prioritizing economic issues over foreign policy before the midterms, with a Military Family Advisory Network survey finding nearly 58% of respondents identify grocery prices as a primary challenge.
- Since the last election, the Trump administration has launched a war with Iran and extended deployments aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln , yet many military families now prioritize domestic financial stability over these foreign policy developments.
- Retired Navy Rear Admiral Charles Rock, who advocates for Virginia-based military families, notes diverse financial burdens. "We're homeowners, we're parents, we're small-business owners," Rock said, emphasizing how mortgage and insurance payments weigh heavily on families.
- Rising costs for rent, utilities, and groceries hit those on fixed incomes particularly hard. Virginia-based veteran Clifford Monroe said the current cost of living situation makes little sense to those struggling daily.
- Andy Goodrich, a Navy veteran of more than 20 years, acknowledges the war in Iran but says it is not influencing his midterm vote. "I think looking at everything in the totality, gas prices are really not that bad," Goodrich said.
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What matters to veterans and military families ahead of the midterm elections?
Veterans and military families in southeastern Virginia are experiencing economic concerns, including rising grocery and housing costs, as they prepare to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
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