Philip Harding announces run as Republican for Abigail Spanberger’s old congressional seat

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia — Entrepreneur Philip Harding announced on Tuesday night that he will be running in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District as a Republican. This is the seat Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) held for three consecutive terms.

The Republican congressional hopeful is pitching himself as a political outsider. He’s a Harvard-educated former associate pastor and founder of a global business network.