Eugene Vindman
Eugene Vindman (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Virginia's 7th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Vindman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Eugene Vindman served in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 2022. Vindman earned a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, Binghamton, in 1997, a master's degree from Central Michigan University in 2005, and a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2009. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Incumbent Eugene Vindman is running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Eugene Vindman defeated Derrick Anderson in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eugene Vindman (D) | 51.2 | 203,336 | |
| Derrick Anderson (R) | 48.5 | 192,847 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,116 | ||
| Total votes: 397,299 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Ennis (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eugene Vindman | 49.3 | 17,263 | |
| Elizabeth Guzman | 15.1 | 5,283 | ||
| Briana Sewell | 13.4 | 4,706 | ||
| Andrea Bailey | 12.5 | 4,381 | ||
| Margaret Franklin | 5.8 | 2,034 | ||
| Carl Bedell | 2.1 | 738 | ||
| Clifford Heinzer | 1.8 | 621 | ||
| Total votes: 35,026 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohamed Bourakba (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Derrick Anderson | 45.2 | 16,338 | |
| Cameron Hamilton | 37.2 | 13,448 | ||
| Jonathon Myers | 12.9 | 4,660 | ||
| John Prabhudoss | 2.0 | 729 | ||
| Maria Martin | 1.7 | 625 | ||
| Terris Todd | 1.0 | 373 | ||
| Total votes: 36,173 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Sacks (R)
- Shaliek Tarpley (R)
Endorsements
Vindman received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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I am a father, a husband, an immigrant, an international humanitarian law expert, and a former Colonel in the U.S. Army.
I was born in Soviet Ukraine, and when I was just four years old I came to America as a refugee with my two brothers, grandmother, and recently widowed father. My family immigrated to this country with only $759, but through perseverance, a good union job, and faith in the American dream, we were able to build a life for ourselves.
In 2019, after serving our country for 22 years in the Army, I was on the National Security Council as the Senior Ethics Attorney when I blew the whistle on the infamous phone call in which President Trump attempted to extort President Zelensky of Ukraine, Trump threatened to withhold critical aid if Ukraine didn't investigate President Biden’s family.
This phone call and the investigation that followed resulted in Trump’s first impeachment. Trump retaliated against me for my role; his vindictiveness cost me my career. Now, I’m running to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, preserve democracy, protect our freedoms, and be an advocate for our community on Capitol Hill.
I live in Prince William County with my wife Cindy and our daughter Madi, who is in the 8th grade in Prince William County Public Schools. Our son Max is in his Sophomore year at William & Mary College.
- I am running to protect our democracy and freedoms against extremism;
- I’m on a new mission to serve our country; and
- ensure the Seventh District has high-quality public schools, world-class infrastructure, and provides opportunities for all.
I am passionate about protecting our Democracy and freedoms in all of its forms.
This means building safeguards into our voting systems so that our Democracy cannot be held hostage by MAGA extremism.
Passing laws that build an economy that allows everyone to prosper, and restores a collective faith in the American Dream.
Protect reproductive freedom by stopping any attempts to enact a national abortion ban, and pass legislation to restore abortion access so that no matter what state they live in, women can make their own healthcare decisions.
I believe the most important value that an elected official must have is integrity. To represent the needs, wants, and values of your constituents is a solemn duty, and must be the paramount concern of an elected official when making a decision. If an elected official can’t be relied on to do what they promise, stand up to corrupt interests, or push through challenges no matter the personal cost – then they don’t deserve to represent their community.
When I was 15 years old I worked as a cashier at my neighborhood grocery store. Even though I was just there for the summer, I was welcomed as a member of the employee’s Union and was eligible for Union benefits. I learned a lot in that job, but one of the most important lessons it taught me was the importance, and the power, of organized labor.
I believe the continued attacks on the foundations of our Democracy are the greatest threat to the United States over the next decade. My family fled from a bigoted, autocratic government. We saw firsthand what happens when a government turns on its people – we cannot allow that to happen here.
In the Army it didn’t matter if the soldier sitting next to me was a Democrat or a Republican, we were there to get the mission done. If I’m elected to serve I will bring this same mindset to Congress. I will never compromise my values, nor will I shy away from a fight that must be had – but when it comes to finding common sense solutions to common problems I will work with any colleague, no matter their party, to deliver for the American people.
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Campaign website
Vindman’s campaign website stated the following:
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National Issues PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS This past election in 2023 demonstrated that Virginians will not stand for their reproductive freedoms being taken away. I cannot imagine my daughter growing up in a world where women have fewer rights than the one that my wife and I grew up in. The bottom line is Donald Trump appointed justices to the Supreme Court who overturned Roe V. Wade, and if he is elected president a national ban could be enacted. We need someone with experience standing up to Trump to protect abortion rights in VA. In Congress, I will stand up to MAGA Republicans and protect a woman’s right to an abortion. These MAGA Republicans won’t just stop with just abortion. They’ve already promised to ban forms of birth control and fertility like IVF – and they want access to women’s private medical records to do it. PRESERVING DEMOCRACY When my brother and I blew the whistle on President Trump after he attempted to extort President Zelenskyy in Ukraine into investigating his political rival, we knew we were sacrificing our military career but we knew it was the right thing to do. Preserving Democracy in the face of Authoritarian leadership whether at home or abroad. Whether it’s Donald Trump using the office of the presidency for political retaliation or Vladimir Putin’s illegal war that he’s waging in Ukraine, I will always stand for the people and stand for Democracy. PASSING GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION From Virginia Tech to Virginia Beach, Virginia has experienced terrible mass shootings. It’s crucial that our kids feel safe in their schools, and that we can go into our places of worship and not feel susceptible to gun violence. As a father I know this firsthand – when my son was in High School he had to go into lockdown because of a gun found at his school, like any parent my mind immediately went to the worst-case scenario. Thankfully no child was harmed that day, but we find too often that isn't the case. That’s why it’s time to pass universal background checks; close the gun show loophole; institute red flag laws nationally; and require training, certification, licensing, and safe storage requirements nationally. As a Veteran, I learned to use, and respect my weapon – that is why I know weapons of war have no place on our streets. We can come together to pass common-sense legislation that will keep our communities and children safe. LGBT RIGHTS I am proud to be an ally for LGBT rights. Part of our nation’s creed is commitment to equality for all under the law. If we are not protecting those among us who have historically been most vulnerable, we are not being true to fundamental values. I am committed to ensuring that all Americans are treated with dignity and respect. ADDRESSING IMMIGRATION My father came to America with less than $800 bucks in his pocket and was able to create a good life for myself and my brothers. We achieved the success we know today thanks to him. I believe that immigration has always been a strength for this nation and my story is a good example of this. For too long politicians in Washington have passed the buck, and that stops now. We need fair, safe and strong immigration reforms. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE This issue is deeply personal to me not just because of my heritage but because of my life’s work to protect our own national security. Our nation must do much more to support Ukraine in Russia’s illegal war, and we must also continue to denounce the human rights atrocities that are being committed by the Russians. This support means financial and military resources. If we let up, Putin wins. It’s that simple. Russia must be defeated to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity and re-establish a rules-based order which will dissuade other autocrats from attacking their weaker neighbors. Ultimately, this is about keeping U.S. armed forces from having to be boots on the ground in Europe, Asia or elsewhere down the road. People Powered Campaign As one of the couple of candidates in northern Virginia in this election who has not taken Corporate PAC money, my grassroots funded campaign continues its strong momentum to Election Day victory. My campaign is first and foremost people powered and I'm proud to have also sworn off funding from utilities companies including Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power as well as others such as big oil and coal. We need to put our democracy back in the hands of people. Local Issues AGRICULTURE In Northern and Central Virginia Agriculture is a critical issue. Farmers throughout the region are not only pivotal to our local economies but they also keep our communities fed. Agriculture is also important in the non-rural, urban and exurban portion of VA-07, where local residents rely on nutritional assistance stewarded by their member of congress. Therefore, I will be a consistent advocate in Congress for family farms that produce crops and maintain livestock, and I will work with local officials on conservation and open space preservation. EXPANDING ACCESS TO RURAL BROADBAND In our modern society, individual and community access to broadband is an absolute necessity. It is critical that our federal representation steps in, learns from individual communities what their needs are, and then delivers for them in Washington through continued investment in infrastructure. It’s about tackling the digital divide and ensuring our rural communities can participate in our 21st century economy. COMBATTING BOOK BANS From Spotsylvania to Madison and King George, Virginia families are dealing with the rising threat of MAGA extremists on school boards who are actively banning books on the holocaust and slavery to satisfy a false flag political agenda with an authoritarian bent. As the next Congressman from this area, I will work tirelessly with localities to ensure that my time in office is a threat to extremism everywhere. INNOVATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY For more than a hundred years America has been at the forefront of technological change. These emerging fields bring fantastic opportunities but without proper regulation can bring significant risk. We need an approach that allows American innovation to flourish but protects consumers and business and makes clear what the rules are. These technologies also have significant implications for national security. Policy Makers need to be cognizant of these implications. BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO TECHNOLOGIES The idea of the blockchain solves a really important problem in the digital and physical economy- trust. An immutable public ledger has already shown itself to be a valuable technology in areas ranging from shipping around the world all the way down to a new way of doing finance. GENERATIVE AI AI has the potential to fuel our economic growth for the coming decades but also presents a host of potential downsides from classroom cheating all the way up to job loss and significant economic and political disruption. Like any technology it can be used for good or bad objectives. It is important that Congress and regulators create an environment that allows for innovation to flourish while also having clear rules for the road and ensuring strong consumer protections to prevent this technology from being abused. [3] |
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| —Eugene Vindman’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 3, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Eugene V.," accessed December 19, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Eugene Vindman’s campaign website, “Eugene Vindman on the Issues,” accessed June 14, 2024
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