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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-11
James R. Walkinshaw
Top priorities
- Protecting federal workers from politicization through a Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus
- Extending health care premium tax credits and lowering costs
- Addressing housing affordability and opposing tariffs that raise prices
Per the campaign site.
About James R. Walkinshaw
Walkinshaw previously served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and spent more than a decade as chief of staff to former Congressman Gerry Connolly, per the campaign site. Walkinshaw holds a degree from New York University and lives in Fairfax with a wife and son, per the campaign site.
Arthur G. Purves
Top priorities
- Reducing federal spending through policy changes rather than program cuts
- Stricter immigration vetting
- School choice and competition in public education
Per the campaign site.
About Arthur G. Purves
Arthur Purves is a retired computer programmer with a 40-year career who has led the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance for nearly three decades, per his campaign site. He lives in Vienna and is the Republican nominee for Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
Dianne L. Blais
Top priorities
- Redirecting military spending toward domestic needs
- Supporting a Medicare for All health care system
- Raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations and increasing the minimum wage
Per the campaign site.
About Dianne L. Blais
Blais has been a member of the Green Party since 2014, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Blais serves as convener of the Jane Addams branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, per the campaign site.
About this race
Virginia's 11th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Virginia primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.