Repub­li­can seek­ing to replace Abi­gail Span­berg­er launch­es first gen­er­al elec­tion TV ad

EXCLUSIVE — Repub­li­can Der­rick Ander­son launched his first tele­vi­sion adver­tise­ment pro­mot­ing his can­di­da­cy in the gen­er­al elec­tion for Virginia’s 7th Con­gres­sion­al Dis­trict, empha­siz­ing the divi­sive nature of pol­i­tics and his mil­i­tary back­ground.
In the ad first shared with the Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er, Ander­son promis­es to be an “inde­pen­dent leader” for Vir­ginia in a swing dis­trict cur­rent­ly held by Rep. Abi­gail Span­berg­er (D‑VA). Span­berg­er is run­ning for gov­er­nor in 2025 and will not seek reelec­tion to her House seat that she’s held since 2018, with Repub­li­cans adding t …