Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
OLIVIA DIAZ
Updated 8:16 AM EDT, March 11, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon.
Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe — said Wednesday that she will run for Congress, putting a prominent name into the mix for a newly drawn district.
“We need a leader who has a record of delivering and can finally bring down costs for families, who will increase access to affordable healthcare, and who will never back down from holding Donald Trump and ICE accountable,” McAuliffe said in a statement.
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An attorney and mother of five, McAuliffe was Virginia’s first lady from 2014 to 2018. During that time, she pushed for childhood nutrition programs and helped tackle a backlog of untested rape kits in the state.
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