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qwlauren35

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Sun Aug 9, 2020, 11:21 PM Aug 2020

Anyone Paying Attention to Dr. Cameron Webb in VA-05?

He came up on my Facebook feed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/politics/cameron-webb-wins-virginia.html

Virginia Democrats Pick Cameron Webb for a Seat They Think They Can Win Back

If he were to win in the Republican-leaning district in November, Dr. Webb, 37, would become the first black physician to have a vote in Congress. He will face an opponent who has had trouble fund-raising.

Cameron Webb decisively won a four-way Democratic primary in Virginia on Tuesday, setting up a potentially competitive race in the state’s Fifth Congressional District, where the Republican incumbent was recently ousted in a drive-through convention.

If he wins in the Republican-leaning district in November, Dr. Webb, 37, will become the first black physician to serve as a voting member of Congress. With 100 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday night, he had amassed two-thirds of the vote.


Here is his website: https://www.drcameronwebb.com/
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Anyone Paying Attention to Dr. Cameron Webb in VA-05? (Original Post) qwlauren35 Aug 2020 OP
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