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July 7, 2017

The Washington Post – Photo caption: Alison Kiehl Friedman is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.). (Courtesy of the Friedman campaign) – By Jenna Portnoy – Virginia Politics – July 6 at 7:37 PM –

Two Democrats vying for their party’s nomination to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) in 2018 have raised a combined $700,000 this quarter, their campaigns said, an early indication that the race could be among the nation’s most expensive.

Alison Kiehl Friedman, an anti-human-trafficking activist, raised more than $400,000 in four weeks, and Lindsey Davis Stover, a veterans affairs expert, raised more than $300,000 in about 10 weeks, their campaigns said.

Both worked in federal agencies during the Obama administration. They declined to release their full finance reports ahead of the July 15 disclosure deadline.

(Photo caption: Lindsey Davis Stover of McLean will compete for the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.). (Courtesy of the Lindsey Davis Stover campaign)

The two women are among seven candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Comstock, who represents a swing district where Democrats believe they can harness President Trump’s unpopularity to win a House seat.

Although Trump lost the district by 10 points in November, Comstock beat her Democratic challenger by 6 points to win a second term.

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