{"id":2151622,"date":"2024-01-17T13:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-marine-veteran-enters-house-race-in-bid-to-make-history-and-flip-seat-red\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:31:30","slug":"virginia-marine-veteran-enters-house-race-in-bid-to-make-history-and-flip-seat-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-marine-veteran-enters-house-race-in-bid-to-make-history-and-flip-seat-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Marine veteran runs for House seat, aims to make history by flipping it red"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-marine-veteran-enters-house-race-in-bid-to-make-history-and-flip-seat-red%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2151622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Marine Corps \u200cVeteran Aims to Flip a Blue Seat in Congress<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A member of Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s (R-VA) administration is hoping to become the first female Marine Corps \u200bveteran to be elected to\u200b Congress, \u200band she is attempting to flip a coveted blue seat in the process.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Aliscia\u200c Andrews, Deputy Secretary \u200cof Homeland Security, Enters the Race<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Aliscia Andrews, the deputy secretary of homeland security for the \u2064Commonwealth of Virginia, announced her decision to\u2062 enter the race for \u2062the 10th Congressional District. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), who currently represents the district, said she would \u200bnot\u200c seek reelection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Andrews, a former intelligence analyst in the Marine Corps, believes her military experience has \u2064shaped her into a strong leader. She is determined to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-city-council-slashed-police-funding-now-its-members-want-more-cops-as-shootings-plague-city\/\" title=\"DC's City Council cut police funding, but now they seek more officers due to rising shootings.\">address \u2064pressing issues<\/a> such as national security, education, and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cost of living has skyrocketed,&#8221; Andrews emphasized in an interview with Fox News. &#8220;Families are \u2063facing\u2064 tough\u200b choices when it comes to their mortgages, groceries, and childcare. This affects us all,\u2063 and\u200b it&#8217;s not just some \u2063talking point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She firmly \u200dbelieves that her close connection with the district&#8217;s families \u200dmakes her the ideal candidate to represent them in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Andrews strongly\u200d criticizes the\u2064 federal response \u200dto the fentanyl crisis,\u200b wasteful spending in Washington, D.C., the border crisis, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows\/\" title=\"New study reveals kids' slower progress in reading and math post-pandemic.\">long-lasting impacts<\/a> of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews joins a competitive GOP primary race, with six other candidates already in\u200b the running. This marks her third bid for Congress, but her first since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 10th Congressional District has leaned towards the\u2063 left in recent years, with no Republican winning the seat since 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-best-supplements-for-mental-health\/\" title=\"Here Are the Best Supplements for Mental Health\">common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-closing-beaches-newsom-smugly-suggests-people-hit-the-sand-for-their-mental-health\/\" title=\"Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health\">mental health<\/a> issues<\/a> and how can \u2063they be effectively \u200dtreated and\u2064 managed?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mental health\u200c refers \u2062to \u2063a person&#8217;s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how individuals think, feel, and act. Mental health is\u200d important\u2063 at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.\u2064 Mental illnesses are common, but they are treatable and \u200bcan be managed effectively with\u200b proper care and support. Some common \u2063mental health issues include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. It is essential\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/euphoria-actors-cause-of-death-released\/\" title=\"Cause of death for 'Euphoria' actor revealed.\">prioritize mental health<\/a> and\u2062 seek professional help when needed to maintain overall well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Race for Virginia&#8217;s 10th Congressional District. As a Marine Corps veteran, Andrews aims to make history by becoming the first female Marine Corps veteran elected to Congress. Her campaign focuses on flipping a highly sought-after blue seat, bringing a fresh perspective to the table<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2151622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2151622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2151622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2151622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2151622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}