WASHINGTON 鈥� U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican, has beaten back a challenge from Democrat Vangie Williams in the 1st Congressional District.
Last month in separate interviews with 海角社区app鈥檚 Max Smith, both candidates cited transportation and broadband internet as critical issues for the district, which ranges from around Gainesville and Manassas through Stafford County to Yorktown.
Wittman pointed to his record, including recognition for Native American tribes, a law requiring the U.S. Navy have 355 ships, and a focus on career and technical education.
鈥淚 have been very effective in getting legislation passed that helps the district, both economically and in other realms of improving people鈥檚 quality of life, so my effort is to continue to work on behalf of the folks in the 1st聽District, who each and every day I put first,鈥� Wittman said.
Williams, a strategic planner for a government contractor, said, 鈥淢y whole reason for getting into the race was because my congressman was not there to listen to me. He was not there to help me. I want to make sure I鈥檓 there for every constituent in this district.鈥� She also supported Medicare Now, something she described as along the lines of the Medicare-for-all principle many Democrats ran on this fall.
海角社区app鈥� Max Smith contributed to this report.
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