Virginia — 7th congressional district

23 candidates have filed

Everyone below has an active candidate registration with the Federal Election Commission for this seat. That is not the ballot. Most of these names will not survive a primary, ballot access is decided state by state, and people qualify for a ballot without an FEC filing and file with the FEC without ever qualifying.

Some of the registrations below are marked as not yet having reported raising or spending $5,000. That is the threshold at which the FEC calls someone a statutory candidate, and it is about money and nothing else — a campaign announced last month sits below it until its first report is due. It is noted because their money sections are empty for that reason and not because they raised nothing.

The money under each name is receipts into that candidate's own campaign committee for the 2025–2026 cycle, as the FEC reports them. It is not every dollar spent to elect them: leadership PACs, party committees and independent expenditures all sit outside it, and in a contested seat the outside money can exceed everything shown here. Money is not a position. Nobody's place on the Democratic–Republican scale comes from it — that is counted from roll-call votes and nothing else.

• Eugene Simon Vindman

  Democratic

  Currently holds this seat · first filed 2023-11-16 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Eugene Simon Vindman's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  No overall position. Only 2 values have 4 or more votes from Eugene Simon Vindman, and an overall position is only drawn from at least 3. Each value below is still drawn.

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  • Clean air, water and public land

    9 of 9 votes
    Stronger limits on pollution and development9 of 9 with DemocratsFewer federal restrictions on land and industry

  • War powers

    9 of 9 votes
    Requiring Congress to authorise military force9 of 9 with DemocratsLeaving the deployment decision with the President

  • Climate and clean energy

    2 of 2 votes
    Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions faster1 of 2 with DemocratsCheaper energy now and fewer federal mandates

    Only 2 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Consumer financial protection

    2 of 2 votes
    Stronger federal protection for borrowers2 of 2 with DemocratsLighter regulation of banks and lenders

    Only 2 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Immigration

    2 of 2 votes
    More legal protection and processing capacity1 of 2 with DemocratsStricter enforcement and less federal benefit access

    Only 2 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Workers, wages and care

    1 of 1 vote
    Stronger bargaining rights and higher wage floors1 of 1 with DemocratsMore employer flexibility and lower labour costs

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  $12M raised by Eugene Simon Vindman's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors52.5%$6.5M
  • Large individual donors38.4%$4.7M
  • PACs6.6%$818k
  • Party committees<0.1%$3k
  • Self-funded<0.1%$716
  • Transfers in1.7%$205k
  • Other and unclassified0.8%$95k

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  Who gave to them

• Adele McClure

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-02 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Adele McClure has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $80k raised by Adele McClure's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors14.2%$11k
  • Large individual donors74.0%$59k
  • PACs4.4%$4k
  • Other and unclassified7.5%$6k

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• Alex Thymmons

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-10-03 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Alex Thymmons has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Dan Helmer

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-02-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Dan Helmer has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $849k raised by Dan Helmer's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors12.6%$107k
  • Large individual donors81.4%$691k
  • PACs6.0%$51k

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• Dorothy McAuliffe

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-03-11 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Dorothy McAuliffe has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $1.3M raised by Dorothy McAuliffe's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.7%$22k
  • Large individual donors96.7%$1.2M
  • PACs1.0%$13k
  • Self-funded0.6%$7k
  • Other and unclassified<0.1%$16

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  Who gave to them

• Elizabeth Guzman

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2023-11-30 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Elizabeth Guzman has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $72k raised by Elizabeth Guzman's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors66.3%$48k
  • Large individual donors32.4%$23k
  • PACs1.4%$1k

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  Who gave to them

• Jonathan Peter Schmeelk

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-03-24 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Jonathan Peter Schmeelk has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Joseph Patrick Cooney

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-02-11 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Joseph Patrick Cooney has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $642k raised by Joseph Patrick Cooney's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors21.0%$135k
  • Large individual donors78.9%$506k
  • Other and unclassified0.1%$911

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• Joseph Schiarizzi

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-04 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Joseph Schiarizzi has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $204k raised by Joseph Schiarizzi's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.8%$4k
  • Large individual donors15.8%$32k
  • Self-funded82.5%$168k

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  Who gave to them

• Matthew G. Rainforth

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-02-28 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Matthew G. Rainforth has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Olivia Troye

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-13 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Olivia Troye has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Saddam Salim

  Democratic

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-03 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Saddam Salim has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $25k raised by Saddam Salim's campaign through June 11, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors34.4%$9k
  • Large individual donors65.6%$16k

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• Alaha Ahrar

  Independent

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-07-13 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Alaha Ahrar has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Randall Terry

  Independent

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-18 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Randall Terry has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Joshua Ertle

  No Party Affiliation

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-07-07 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Joshua Ertle has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Darius Mayfield

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-04-04 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Darius Mayfield has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $35k raised by Darius Mayfield's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors7.2%$3k
  • Large individual donors42.4%$15k
  • PACs14.4%$5k
  • Self-funded36.0%$13k

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  Where their money came from

• Douglas Ollivant

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-10-01 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Douglas Ollivant has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $251k raised by Douglas Ollivant's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors11.6%$29k
  • Large individual donors85.5%$215k
  • PACs2.9%$7k
  • Other and unclassified<0.1%$0

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  Who gave to them

• Jacob Roginsky

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-11-25 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Jacob Roginsky has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• John Gray

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-04-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. John Gray has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $238k raised by John Gray's campaign through August 31, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors40.5%$96k
  • Large individual donors17.3%$41k
  • Self-funded42.2%$100k

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• Philip A. Harding

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-04-30 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Philip A. Harding has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $126k raised by Philip A. Harding's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors4.5%$6k
  • Large individual donors85.2%$107k
  • Self-funded10.2%$13k

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• Rick Smithers

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-06-02 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Rick Smithers has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Tara Anne Durant

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2025-07-01 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Tara Anne Durant has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $392k raised by Tara Anne Durant's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors4.6%$18k
  • Large individual donors86.3%$339k
  • PACs2.4%$10k
  • Transfers in6.1%$24k
  • Other and unclassified0.6%$2k

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• Waverly E. Washington

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2026-01-08 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Waverly E. Washington has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $52k raised by Waverly E. Washington's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors37.3%$19k
  • Large individual donors27.1%$14k
  • PACs13.5%$7k
  • Self-funded22.2%$12k

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