Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jonathan Emord, author and constitutional litigator[8]
- Eddie Garcia, army veteran[9]
- Scott Parkinson, former chief-of-staff to Ron DeSantis and non-profit executive[10]
Filed paperwork
- Chuck Smith, attorney, nominee for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2010, and candidate for Attorney General of Virginia in 2017 and 2021[11]
Publicly expressed interest
- Hung Cao, nonprofit founder, U.S. Navy veteran, and nominee for Virginia's 10th congressional district in 2022[12]
Potential
- Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022–present)[13]
Endorsements
Jonathan Emord
- Federal officials
- Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from TX-14 (1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013) (Libertarian)[14]
- Barry Goldwater Jr., former U.S. Representative from CA-20 (1969–1983)[14]
Scott Parkinson
- Organizations
- Individuals
- David Bossie, deputy campaign manager of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign[15]
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