Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs
VA-08 Democratic nominee?
$90.5K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationVirginia
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationWilliam & Mary – Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Notable personal detailsElizabeth Dempsey Beggs is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a U.S. Army veteran who has described serving as a tank commander, and has also described work in corporate leadership and advocacy related to foster care. She has campaigned under the name “Elizabeth for Virginia.”
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports restoring tax fairness by closing corporate loopholes, ending corporate tax giveaways, implementing a minimum tax on ultra-wealthy individuals, expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, and using public investment to strengthen communities and lower costs for families.
Healthcare
Supports treating healthcare as a right and pursuing major public expansions including working toward Medicaid for All within six years, plus policies to lower drug costs, expand mental health and maternal care, and strengthen Medicaid and coverage for foster and low-income families.
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Immigration & Border
Supports humane, constitutional, and practical immigration reform that makes legal immigration affordable and accessible, keeps families together, and focuses enforcement on public-safety threats rather than hardworking families; opposes unlawful actions by ICE.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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