WASHINGTON—The Sept. 9 special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District is set to narrow the House GOP majority.
Currently, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can afford to lose three Republicans on party-line votes.
Virginia Special Election Expected to Narrow House GOP Majority
Before he died, Rep. Gerry Connolly endorsed James Walkinshaw to be his successor.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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