Former President Trump endorsed Derrick Anderson, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, and Laurie Buckhout, a former Army colonel, in their bids to flip House seats from blue to red. (Getty Images, Derrick Anderson, Laurie Buckhout)
Anderson is running for the seat held by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who announced in November that she would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for governor of Virginia in 2025.
"Derrick Anderson has my Complete and Total Endorsement - HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN," Trump said.
In announcing his campaign in September, Anderson told Fox News Digital he could "no longer remain silent on the sidelines."
"I have spent my life serving this country overseas, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Watching President Biden and Washington Democrats squander 22 years of sacrifices made by our service members and their families was the final straw for me," Anderson said at the time.
Anderson served in the Army from 2006 to 2014 before his first run for Congress in 2022. That year, he narrowly lost the Republican primary to former congressional candidate Yesli Vega. Spanberger, a former CIA operative, defeated Vega in the general election by just under 5%, securing her third term after she was first elected in the 2018 midterms.
Anderson advanced to the general election after defeating five other Republicans in the state's June 18 primary. He will face off against Vindman, the Democratic Party's nominee, Nov. 5.
Laurie Buckhout, the GOP nominee in the race to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Don Davis (left) Nov. 5. (Getty Images, Laurie Buckhout campaign)
Davis later fired back at Buckhout's allegations during an interview with Fox News Digital.
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"Let me be clear. I want to thank Col. Buckhout for her service to our country. But I think she couldn't be more off on that whole comment because this is not about being beholden," the first-term lawmaker said. "I've heard about flipping the seat. But, for me, it's about fighting every day for families of eastern North Carolina."
Buckhout will face Davis, who ran unopposed, in the general election Nov. 5.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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