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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Bob Good
|image=BobGoodVA.jpg
|birth_date=September 11, 1965
|birth_place=[[Pennsylvania]]
|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=
}}

'''Robert “Bob” Good''', born September 11, 1965 (age {{age|1965|9|11}}), is a former [[Liberty University]] employee and [[populist]], anti-establishment [[Republican]] who successfully ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]].

Bob Good opposed [[Donald Trump]] as the [[Republican]] nominee in the [[2024 presidential election]].  Rep. Good also criticized [[conservative]] Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] (R-GA) for her motion to vacate the chair of Speaker [[Mike Johnson]] in spring 2024.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2024/04/19/1245557540/house-aid-bills-ukraine-israel-funding-democrats-johnson</ref>

With 96% of the ballots counted on June 19, 2024, Rep. Good trailed John McGuire in the [[Virginia]] primary.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/virginia-house-results</ref>

In 2020, Rep. Good was smeared by ''[[The Hill]]'' in August 2020 as a "[[far-right]] candidate".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512818-loomer-win-creates-bigger-problem-for-house-gop Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP]</ref>

==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 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.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 overconfident Riggleman without clear evidence blamed his defeat on "voting irregularities and ballot stuffing", to which Good responded:
{{quotebox-float|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 the [[2014 Midterms]] 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 their respective primaries 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===
Good faced [[Democrat]] Cameron Webb in the general election, who won his party's primary with two-thirds of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-virginia-house-district-5-democrat-primary-election.html Virginia Democratic Primary Election Results: Fifth Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> Webb has justified calls to [[defund the police]].<ref>[https://www.nrcc.org/2020/06/24/webb-supports-defunding-the-police/ Webb supports defunding the police]</ref>

Despite predictions of a tossup and possible flip towards the [[Democrats]], Good won the general election in a victory for [[movement conservatives]].<ref>Rankin, Sarah and Suderman, Alan (November 3, 2020). [https://apnews.com/article/bob-good-wins-virginia-republican-house-592f448cc70ed6946444a6939834319c Bob Good wins, keeping US House seat in Virginia Republican]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved December 30, 2020.</ref>

==Controversies==
Good has been criticized for calling the [[coronavirus pandemic]] as a "phony pandemic" after Democrat blockades of access to [[hydroxychloroquine]] have led to countless deaths.<ref>Fearnow, Benjamin (December 12, 2020). [https://www.newsweek.com/this-phony-pandemic-gop-congressman-elect-praises-maskless-trump-supporters-rally-1554365 'This Is a Phony Pandemic': GOP Congressman-Elect Praises Maskless Trump Supporters at Rally]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved December 30, 2020. ('''Warning:''' Tweet within article contains foul language)</ref> [[Lamestream media]] headlines have inaccurately portrayed him as supposedly denying the virus when he had said that it was a "serious virus", as Good largely differed with referring to the [[COVID-19]] outbreak as a pandemic.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.bobgoodforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Good Bob Good - Ballotpedia]

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