The congresswoman, a former CIA officer, unseated Dave Brat in 2018 with help from suburban women voters disaffected by the Trump White House. ADMcGuire joins Andrew Knaggs, a former defense official in the Trump administration, and Tina Ramirez, who leads a nonprofit organization, in seeking the nomination. He said he thinks Spanberger votes too often with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “It’s a conservative district and Abigail Spanberger votes 95, 98 percent with Nancy Pelosi and AOC,” he said. Born and raised in Henrico, McGuire lives in Goochland in the congressional district, which includes his House of Delegates district.

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 17:42 UTC