Socialist state lawmaker in Virginia loses reelection bid

By Kerry Picket

Published June 9, 2021 2:25pm ET

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Socialist state lawmaker in Virginia loses reelection bid — Virginia’s only socialist state lawmaker lost his reelection bid and says he’s glad to be leaving. Del. Lee Carter, representing Washington, D.C.’s exurbs in Northern Virginia, lost two races on Tuesday. He finished far behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe in his bid for governor and was defeated in his own renomination contest by Michelle […]

Virginia’s only socialist state lawmaker lost his reelection bid and says he’s glad to be leaving.

Del. Lee Carter, representing Washington, D.C.’s exurbs in Northern Virginia, lost two races on Tuesday. He finished far behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe in his bid for governor and was defeated in his own renomination contest by Michelle E. Lopes-Maldonado, a former attorney and small-business owner.

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