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15%10%5%0%
12.6%
VA-06 Democratic nominee?
$51.9K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleJournalist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationVirginia
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BackgroundJournalist
Notable personal detailsBeth Macy is an American journalist and nonfiction author who spent about 25 years as a reporter at The Roanoke Times and later wrote bestselling books including Factory Man, Truevine, Dopesick, and Paper Girl. She is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. Her campaign emphasizes affordability, healthcare (including mental health and addiction treatment), education, and investment in rural communities.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on the wealthy and on capital gains, raising the Social Security tax cap so higher earners pay more, and cracking down on corporate profiteering; advocates using those resources to expand funding for health care, veterans, and rural investments to help working families.
Healthcare
The candidate supports affordable healthcare and expanding access to health and mental health services, and endorses restoring cuts to Medicaid and federally funded programs that support vulnerable populations. Her campaign frames lowering healthcare costs and expanding access as priorities for constituents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports restoring and expanding legal pathways to permanent status/citizenship, protecting asylum access and humane immigration proceedings, and limiting harmful ICE practices and family separations. Calls for investment in immigration courts and humane detention conditions while emphasizing immigrants’ role in the workforce and opposing large-scale deportations of non-criminal individuals.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Beth Macy is now the only candidate left in the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 6th Congressional District. That follows Ken Mitchell’s exit from the race and his endorsement of Macy. The reports do not give additional details on margins or other campaign developments.
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
VA-06 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Beth Macy for VA-06 Democratic nominee?
Ken Mitchell
Public figure
Ken Mitchell endorsed Beth Macy in the Virginia 6th District Democratic primary.
Pete Barlow
Public figure
Pete Barlow endorsed Beth Macy in the Sixth District congressional race.
Vivian Sanchez-Jones
Public endorsement
Vivian Sanchez-Jones endorsed Beth Macy for Congress.
Tim Kaine
Public figure
Tim Kaine endorsed Beth Macy in the 6th District Democratic primary.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.6M
$1.2M
$795.0K
$397.5K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.6M
$830.7K
$762.4K
$42.4K
Source: FEC