FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Special Forces Green Beret and candidate for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Derrick Anderson today received the endorsement of Virginia Delegate Hillary Pugh Kent. Pugh Kent represents parts of Caroline and King George counties, as well as a number of other areas outside the 7th Congressional District.

Pugh Kent said: “Virginia families need a voice in Washington. Derrick Anderson is the only representative we can count on to protect the values of the 7th District. Derrick will fight for us in Congress just as he has always done for our country. Join me in supporting Green Beret and local leader Derrick Anderson for Congress.”

Anderson said: “Hillary Pugh Kent is a fighter for Virginia jobs and our communities and I look forward to working with her. We have to protect folks in our home district from the failed agenda of Washington politicians who don’t understand us.”

 

Background on Anderson’s VA-07 bid:

Derrick Anderson is a native of Spotsylvania County, a graduate of Courtland High School, was in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, and received his J.D. from Georgetown Law. He is a former Special Forces “Green Beret” with 6 tours of duty overseas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and various countries throughout the Middle East.

WATCH: Anderson joined 60 Minutes to discuss the worst friendly fire incident in the Afghanistan War.

Anderson has been endorsed by a strong slate of Virginia leaders, including:

Attorney General Jason Miyares, Rep. Jen Kiggans, King George County Sheriff Chris Giles, former King George County Sheriff Steve Dempsey, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur, Greene County Sheriff Steven Smith, Greene County Supervisor Davis Lamb, Spotsylvania County Supervisors Jake Lane and Gerald Childress, and three members of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

Anderson is also supported by national leaders, including:

Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, Sen. Tom Cotton, and a number of other prominent elected officials and military veterans.

Learn more about Derrick’s campaign for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District by visiting DerrickAnderson.com.