Virginia Democratic Senate nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleProject/program manager
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationVirginia
BackgroundProject/program manager
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Notable personal detailsJason Stephen Reynolds is a Democratic candidate who filed to run for U.S. Senate in Virginia in the 2026 cycle. His campaign described him as a progressive from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and not a career politician. He has said he previously served briefly in the U.S. Army as a SIGINT analyst and later worked in telecommunications/IT, including as a project/program manager.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports substantially increasing taxes on high-income individuals, raising corporate tax rates for large-profit corporations, closing common tax loopholes, and funding expanded social programs and safety-net spending. Proposes specific tax-rate increases targeted at millionaires and large corporations and links tax changes to strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other social supports.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare and proposes legislation to adopt a single-payer healthcare system while safeguarding and expanding Medicare and Medicaid. Emphasizes lowering costs, expanding primary care access in rural areas, and funding healthcare workforce training tied to service in underserved communities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expansive immigrant-friendly policies including a pathway to citizenship for long-term taxpaying immigrants, reductions in ICE enforcement funding and elimination of certain enforcement programs, and revocation of 287(g) authority. Advocates celebrating immigrants and opposing punitive immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports enshrining the right to reproductive healthcare and states that women should be able to make their own reproductive healthcare choices; proposes legislation to guarantee those rights.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive federal action to address climate change including rejoining the Paris Agreement, creating a large federally funded clean/renewable energy “moonshot” program, incentivizing states to transition away from fossil fuels, and immediately reducing U.S. fossil fuel consumption. Advocates major clean energy investment and policies to accelerate a shift from fossil fuels to clean energy sources.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports the right to own firearms while endorsing common-sense restrictions such as red flag laws, mandatory firearm training before purchase, and limits on magazine size for assault-style weapons.
News
Jason Reynolds is being mentioned in coverage of the broader Democratic push for the 2026 midterms, where the party has recently flipped more than two dozen seats and is trying to build on that momentum. The latest reports also show Democrats focusing on voting rights and election access, including opposition to stricter voter ID rules and efforts by Democratic-led states to keep federal agents away from polling places. More broadly, Democrats are targeting traditionally Republican states and leaning into issues like child care and affordability as key campaign themes.
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