Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district

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Source: NBC News/AP

March 11, 2026, 8:48 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press


RICHMOND, Va. — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former Virginia 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.

Virginia voters are weighing a constitutional amendment that would create a new congressional map on April 21. If the map is approved, McAuliffe would campaign to represent the sprawling 7th Congressional District, which stretches from Arlington to western Augusta County. Most of the district’s voters would live just outside Washington, D.C., and it’s one of four new districts that are intended to favor Democrats.

“I look forward to traveling this district — from Arlington to Augusta and Prince William to Powhatan — and sharing that vision for this community that I’ve long called home,” she said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/virginia-dorothy-mcauliffe-congress-new-district-election-rcna262916

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1. Just anecdotal, but it's not clear the referendum will pass.

Early voting has started. I�m in NoVA and many voters here know to vote �yes.� But Rs are spending tons of $ elsewhere to try to get people who haven�t been following the issue to vote �no�, and a friend of mine has heard people saying they think the redistricting is �unfair.� So we have to get out the vote.

I voted today and signed up to write postcards to voters within the next week.