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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Bob Good
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Tracey Good
|children=Three
|religion=[[Evangelical Christian]]<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/06/14/876760073/virginia-rep-riggleman-who-presided-over-same-sex-wedding-loses-republican-prima Virginia Rep. Riggleman, Who Officiated Same-Sex Wedding, Loses Republican Primary]</ref>
|alma_mater=[[Liberty University]]
|occupation=
}}
'''Bob Good''' is a former [[Liberty University]] employee and populist, anti-establishment [[Republican]] currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]].
==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district==
===Republican convention===
Good faced incumbent [[establishment]]-leaning Republican representative [[Denver Riggleman]], who was elected in the [[2018 Midterms]] with 53% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-5 Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District]</ref> This was after Riggleman had previously been censured by Virginia Republicans for "abandoning party principles"<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461647-gop-in-virginia-county-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-same-sex-wedding Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Riggleman, sparking sharp response]</ref> pushed for raising immigration levels,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/30/va-conservative-running-against-gop-establishment-reforming-legal-immigration-number-one-priority/ VA Conservative Running Against GOP Establishment: Reforming Legal Immigration ‘Number One Priority’]</ref> and officiated a same-sex "wedding".<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/872398675/a-gop-congressman-officiated-a-same-sex-wedding-now-he-faces-a-primary-challenge A GOP Congressman Officiated A Same-Sex Wedding. Now He Faces A Primary Challenge]</ref> Endorsed by Sen. [[Ted Cruz]],<ref>https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1283054076066963457</ref> Good won the convention in a surprise upset;<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-riggleman-virginia-primary-drive-thru-bob-good/ Virginia congressman loses GOP nod in drive-thru nominating convention]
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/14/rep-denver-riggleman-ousted-in-virginia-gop-convention-316589 Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention]
*[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/502634-gop-congressman-loses-primary-after-officiating-gay-wedding GOP congressman loses primary after officiating gay wedding]</ref> the over-confident Riggleman blamed his defeat on "voting irregularities and ballot stuffing", to which Good responded:
{{quotebox|That's what losers say.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/14/rep-denver-riggleman-blames-fraud-at-gop-convention-after-losing-nod-for-second-term/ Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term]</ref>}} Riggleman was previously accused by his House predecessor Tom Garrett of threatening him for supporting Good.<ref>[https://nationalfile.com/audio-former-congressman-claims-rep-denver-riggleman-threatened-him-after-endorsing-his-opponent/ AUDIO: Former Congressman Claims Rep. Denver Riggleman Threatened Him After Endorsing His Opponent]</ref>
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-[[House Majority Leader]] [[Eric Cantor]] in 2014 by [[Dave Brat]];<ref>[http://thebullelephant.com/the-dave-brat-effect-the-righteous-defeat-of-denver-riggleman/ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman]</ref> both Good and Brat had won in major upsets despite being heavily outspent by their incumbent opponents.\
After losing, Riggleman decided to contradict [[Donald Trump]] over [[QAnon]], joining [[Democrat]] [[Tom Malinowski]] in introducing a resolution to condemn the anti-[[pedophilia]] group.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-qanon-republican-party_n_5f3ffc55c5b6305f32571e99 Top House Republican Denounces QAnon, Contradicting Trump]
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/25/congressmen-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-qanon-401606 Reps. Malinowski and Riggleman introduce bipartisan resolution condemning QAnon]</ref>
===General election===
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.bobgoodforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Good Bob Good - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Good, Bob}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Populists]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]
|name=Bob Good
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Tracey Good
|children=Three
|religion=[[Evangelical Christian]]<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/06/14/876760073/virginia-rep-riggleman-who-presided-over-same-sex-wedding-loses-republican-prima Virginia Rep. Riggleman, Who Officiated Same-Sex Wedding, Loses Republican Primary]</ref>
|alma_mater=[[Liberty University]]
|occupation=
}}
'''Bob Good''' is a former [[Liberty University]] employee and populist, anti-establishment [[Republican]] currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]].
==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district==
===Republican convention===
Good faced incumbent [[establishment]]-leaning Republican representative [[Denver Riggleman]], who was elected in the [[2018 Midterms]] with 53% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-5 Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District]</ref> This was after Riggleman had previously been censured by Virginia Republicans for "abandoning party principles"<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/461647-gop-in-virginia-county-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-same-sex-wedding Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Riggleman, sparking sharp response]</ref> pushed for raising immigration levels,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/30/va-conservative-running-against-gop-establishment-reforming-legal-immigration-number-one-priority/ VA Conservative Running Against GOP Establishment: Reforming Legal Immigration ‘Number One Priority’]</ref> and officiated a same-sex "wedding".<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/872398675/a-gop-congressman-officiated-a-same-sex-wedding-now-he-faces-a-primary-challenge A GOP Congressman Officiated A Same-Sex Wedding. Now He Faces A Primary Challenge]</ref> Endorsed by Sen. [[Ted Cruz]],<ref>https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1283054076066963457</ref> Good won the convention in a surprise upset;<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-riggleman-virginia-primary-drive-thru-bob-good/ Virginia congressman loses GOP nod in drive-thru nominating convention]
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/14/rep-denver-riggleman-ousted-in-virginia-gop-convention-316589 Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention]
*[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/502634-gop-congressman-loses-primary-after-officiating-gay-wedding GOP congressman loses primary after officiating gay wedding]</ref> the over-confident Riggleman blamed his defeat on "voting irregularities and ballot stuffing", to which Good responded:
{{quotebox|That's what losers say.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/14/rep-denver-riggleman-blames-fraud-at-gop-convention-after-losing-nod-for-second-term/ Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term]</ref>}} Riggleman was previously accused by his House predecessor Tom Garrett of threatening him for supporting Good.<ref>[https://nationalfile.com/audio-former-congressman-claims-rep-denver-riggleman-threatened-him-after-endorsing-his-opponent/ AUDIO: Former Congressman Claims Rep. Denver Riggleman Threatened Him After Endorsing His Opponent]</ref>
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-[[House Majority Leader]] [[Eric Cantor]] in 2014 by [[Dave Brat]];<ref>[http://thebullelephant.com/the-dave-brat-effect-the-righteous-defeat-of-denver-riggleman/ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman]</ref> both Good and Brat had won in major upsets despite being heavily outspent by their incumbent opponents.\
After losing, Riggleman decided to contradict [[Donald Trump]] over [[QAnon]], joining [[Democrat]] [[Tom Malinowski]] in introducing a resolution to condemn the anti-[[pedophilia]] group.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-qanon-republican-party_n_5f3ffc55c5b6305f32571e99 Top House Republican Denounces QAnon, Contradicting Trump]
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/25/congressmen-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-qanon-401606 Reps. Malinowski and Riggleman introduce bipartisan resolution condemning QAnon]</ref>
===General election===
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.bobgoodforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Good Bob Good - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Good, Bob}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Populists]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]