Abigail Spanberger, Virginia

Abigail Spanberger is a Democratic former U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 7th Congressional District (2019–2025) and a candidate for governor of Virginia in 2025. A University of Virginia graduate with an MBA from Purdue’s Krannert School, she served as a CIA operations officer collecting intelligence on nuclear proliferation and terrorism before entering politics. In Congress she served on the Agriculture and Foreign Affairs committees and was one of the most prominent centrist Democrats in the House, focusing on lowering prescription drug costs, veterans’ services, and bipartisan governance.