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==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district== | ==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district== | ||
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| − | 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 the [[globalist]]-favored agenda of 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: | + | 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 the [[globalist]]-favored agenda of 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.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://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/14/rep-denver-riggleman-ousted-in-virginia-gop-convention-316589 Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention] | ||
Revision as of 20:21, October 10, 2020
| Bob Good | |
| Political party | Republican |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Tracey Good |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Liberty University |
| Religion | Evangelical Christian[1] |
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 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.[2] This was after Riggleman had previously been censured by Virginia Republicans for "abandoning party principles",[3] pushed for the globalist-favored agenda of raising immigration levels,[4] and officiated a same-sex "wedding".[5] Endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz,[6] Good won the convention in a surprise upset;[7] the over-confident Riggleman blamed his defeat on "voting irregularities and ballot stuffing", to which Good responded:
That's what losers say.[8]
Riggleman was previously accused by his House predecessor Tom Garrett of threatening him for supporting Good.[9]
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in 2014 by Dave Brat;[10] 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.[11]
General election
References
- ↑ Virginia Rep. Riggleman, Who Officiated Same-Sex Wedding, Loses Republican Primary
- ↑ Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District
- ↑ Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Riggleman, sparking sharp response
- ↑ VA Conservative Running Against GOP Establishment: Reforming Legal Immigration ‘Number One Priority’
- ↑ A GOP Congressman Officiated A Same-Sex Wedding. Now He Faces A Primary Challenge
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1283054076066963457
- ↑ Multiple references:
- ↑ Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term
- ↑ AUDIO: Former Congressman Claims Rep. Denver Riggleman Threatened Him After Endorsing His Opponent
- ↑ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman
- ↑ Two references: