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Dan Helmer

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Dan Helmer

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VA-07 Democratic nominee?

$88.6K

AUG 5, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleState Representative

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderMale

LocationVirginia

BackgroundVirginia House of Delegates member

EducationUnited States Military Academy (BSc, 2003)

Notable personal detailsDaniel Isaac Helmer is a Democratic politician and U.S. Army veteran serving in the Virginia House of Delegates (District 10) since 2020. A United States Military Academy (West Point) graduate, he later earned an MPhil at the University of Oxford. He has served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve and has worked as a management consultant.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Dan Helmer supports targeted tax relief measures (for example, income-tax subtractions for certain veterans) and emphasizes policies to boost economic growth, lower costs for families, and protect workers’ rights; he does not present a clearly articulated broad federal/state tax-rate platform on his campaign site.

Healthcare

Supports expanding the Affordable Care Act and adding a public option (an expansion of Medicare) to increase access and affordability; has backed state-level measures increasing price transparency for hospitals.

Immigration & Border

Supports limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and has made immigrant rights a legislative priority; advocates policies that protect immigrants from certain enforcement actions while pursuing reform-oriented approaches. Public statements and legislative actions emphasize restricting local law-enforcement cooperation with ICE and safeguarding immigrant communities.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care and has advocated for codifying reproductive rights in law; has sponsored/co-patroned legislation and campaigned on defending reproductive freedom.

Climate & Energy

Supports a transition to clean energy and has backed legislation and votes to expand renewable energy in Virginia, including authorization of offshore wind capacity and renewable tax credits. Campaign materials list support for 100% clean energy as a priority.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports comprehensive gun safety measures including an assault‑weapons (‘‘assault firearm’’) ban, universal/background check expansions, limits on high‑capacity magazines, and extreme‑risk (red flag) laws. Has sponsored legislation (HB217) to ban certain semi‑automatic ‘‘assault firearms’’ and has listed closing loopholes and passing red flag measures among priorities.

Polls

Change Research

6%4%2%0%

D. Helmer

Date (Start - End)	Spread	Share
Change ResearchFeb 26, 2026	–	4.0%

Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne

Latest report: Cycle 2026

Total raisedCash on hand

$642.3K

$481.7K

$321.2K

$160.6K

2026

Latest

Year

Total raised

Cash on hand

Total spent

Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$642.3K

$573.2K

$69.1K

$4.6K

Source: FEC

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