Repub­li­can look­ing to replace Span­berg­er launch­es first TV push in race for Virginia’s 7th Dis­trict

EXCLUSIVE — Repub­li­can Der­rick Ander­son launched his first tele­vi­sion adver­tise­ment in his bid to flip Virginia‘s 7th Con­gres­sion­al Dis­trict, empha­siz­ing a con­trast to poli­cies of House Democ­rats and Pres­i­dent Joe Biden.
Ander­son, a Green Beret vet­er­an, is the first of the six Repub­li­cans in the pri­ma­ry for the dis­trict to launch a TV ad buy. He is vying to flip the seat cur­rent­ly held by Rep. Abi­gail Span­berg­er (D‑VA), who is not seek­ing reelec­tion to her seat and instead run­ning for gov­er­nor in 2025.
The adver­tise­ment pitch­es Anderson’s focus on fight­ing against crime and increas­ing bor­der secu­ri­ty, among oth­er mat­ters. It is being backed by a sig­nif­i­cant TV buy across the entire north­ern Vir­ginia dis­trict, accord­ing to the cam­paign.
“I’m run­ning to secure the bor­der, make our com­mu­ni­ties safer, make it more afford­able for reg­u­lar peo­ple to live and have a fam­i­ly, and reverse the …