VA 7th - Dave Brat's *likely* opponent in 2018 ... Abigail Spanberger
I got this information from a fast rising Dem operative my wife and I worked with on the 2012 Sen Kaine campaign. He described her simply as "impressive".
Remember - the Virginia 7th was re-gerrymandered in 2010 so Cantor could absorb the RED RED/ Teabagger areas and protect other Congressional candidates. THAT worked out well.
Grew up in the Short Pump suburb of Richmond - a "from here"
JR Tucker high school - considered the low end of western Henrico high schools
University of Virginia
She worked first with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, investigating money laundering. Then she worked for many years in Washington, D.C., California, and Europe as a CIA Operations Officer, where she says she would collect intelligence on foreign relations and submit reports for our policy makers.
Former CIA officer enters race for Brat's Congressional seat
"My top priorities would be economic security, and how that relates to education. My goal will be to have the constituents in the 7th District have job prospects and have a job that allows them to put food on the table for them and their families. But that starts with making sure they have the education necessary that when they graduate high school or technical school or university, they can have those jobs," Spanberger explained.
http://www.nbc12.com/story/35849824/former-cia-officer-enters-race-for-brats-congressional-seat
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