Election connections

Four board of supervisor candidates in Campbell County have ties to Liberty Four members from the Liberty University community will be running for seats on the board of supervisors in Campbell County’s general election this year, which will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3. Incumbent Dr. James Borland (R), a Liberty staff member, is running against John Ferguson (I), a Liberty […]

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WILL HAMMER – 6th DISTRICT

Libertarian Party Will Hammer, running under the Libertarian Party, is looking to gain a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District in this year’s general election. Hammer was born in Staunton, Virginia, and grew up in the area. Hammer received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hampden-Sydney College. He also co-founded the Hampden-Sydney Classical Liberals, […]

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ROBERT HURT – 5th DISTRICT

Republican Party Robert Hurt, a Republican, is the incumbent U.S Representative of Virginia’s 5th congressional District in the House of Representatives. Hurt, 45, is seeking a third term after first being elected in 2011. Hurt was raised in Chatham, Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1991 and a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law […]

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KEN HILDEBRANDT – 5th DISTRICT

Green Party Dr. Ken Hildebrandt will represent the 5th district in the state of Virginia as he runs for the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 4. Hildebrandt worked in New Jersey as a former chiropractic physician for 13 years, but he left his practice when he felt called to enter the political realm to fight the “pain” his patients were […]

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BOB GOODLATTE – 6th DISTRICT

Republican Party Bob Goodlatte, a Republican, is the incumbent running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District. Goodlatte, 62, is seeking a 12th term after first being elected in 1992. Since then, Goodlatte has won each of the elections by a wide margin, according to rollcall.com, a publication focused on news from Capitol […]

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PAUL JONES – 5th DISTRICT

Libertarian Party Paul Jones was born and raised in western New York. He moved to Charlottesville while he was in high school and has since lived there for almost 50 years. After high school, Jones passed the College Level Examination Program, which gave him the equivalent of two years of college. He also took classes at the University of Virginia, […]

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