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EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Military Particular Forces Inexperienced Beret and fight veteran Derrick Anderson has acquired one other huge title endorsement in his bid to flip one of many nation’s best Home seats from the Democrats.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., a former Military Ranger, introduced Thursday he could be backing Anderson to symbolize Virginia’s seventh Congressional District presently held by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. — one of many GOP’s high 2024 targets to try to strengthen the celebration’s slim majority within the Home.
“Derrick Anderson is a Particular Forces Inexperienced Beret who will probably be a powerful conservative chief within the U.S. Home. His service to this nation demonstrates clearly that he’ll symbolize Virginia’s seventh District effectively and will probably be a powerful advocate for his house state. I’m happy to assist him,” Cotton informed Fox Information Digital in an announcement.
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Former Particular Forces soldier and Republican Virginia congressional candidate Derrick Anderson. (Derrick Anderson)
Anderson informed Fox he was “honored” to simply accept the endorsement, and that Cotton was “a powerful conservative fighter” who “will get the job performed.”
Final month, he acquired endorsements from Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., a former Navy SEAL, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an Military veteran, and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a former Inexperienced Beret.
Anderson, who served within the Military from 2006 to 2014 and deployed on six excursions of responsibility all through the Center East as a part of the International Conflict on Terror, launched his congressional marketing campaign in mid-September. He first ran for the seat in 2022, however narrowly misplaced the Republican major to former congressional candidate Yesli Vega.
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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is seen within the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos)
Spanberger, a former CIA operative, went on to defeat Vega within the normal election by slightly below 5%, securing her third time period. Nevertheless, based on Politico, Spanberger has mentioned she’s going to run for governor of Virginia in 2025 and can forego operating for a fourth time period in Congress subsequent yr.
Anderson is one in all 5 candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the district.
Former Particular Forces soldier and Republican Virginia congressional candidate Derrick Anderson. (Derrick Anderson)
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Republicans presently maintain a slim five-seat majority within the Home of Representatives and are hoping to construct on that subsequent yr, partly by capitalizing on the unpopularity of President Biden. The celebration gained management of the chamber following the 2022 midterm elections, however carried out effectively beneath expectations.
Brandon Gillespie is an affiliate editor at Fox Information. Observe him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
