VA-10 Republican nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Air Force officer (Colonel, retired)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationVirginia
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BackgroundU.S. Air Force officer (Colonel, retired)
Notable personal detailsDavid T. Beckwith is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. He is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and has served in senior defense acquisition roles, including Deputy Assistant Secretary-level positions at the Pentagon. He is based in Loudoun County, Virginia and has run for federal office in multiple cycles.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Dave Beckwith favors keeping taxes low, simplifying the tax code, and reducing the federal regulatory burden. He also supports permanent tax relief measures such as preserving the SALT deduction, indexing capital gains to inflation, and imposing disciplined spending caps.
Healthcare
Dave Beckwith favors keeping Medicaid and Medicare while rejecting additional taxpayer-funded healthcare programs. He also says medical decisions should be left to individuals and doctors, with the federal government kept out of vaccination policy.
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Immigration & Border
Dave Beckwith supports completing the border wall, increasing border patrol and immigration enforcement resources, and ending what he describes as the Biden administration’s immigration policies. He also supports denying state and federal funds to sanctuary cities that do not comply with immigration laws.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Dave Beckwith supports overturning Roe v. Wade, opposes federal funding for abortion providers, and says abortion should be allowed only when a pregnancy continues to pose a grave risk to the woman’s life and the fetus is not viable. He also says he would oppose any effort to codify abortion rights into federal law.
Climate & Energy
Dave Beckwith supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, fewer government regulations, and reinvestment in nuclear power. His platform frames energy policy around lowering costs, expanding domestic production, and letting the market determine the energy mix.
Public Safety & Guns
Dave Beckwith says he will oppose legislation that infringes on the rights of law-abiding gun owners and will resist federal overreach into state and local firearms policy. He frames the Second Amendment as a fundamental right and says it is essential to the freedom and safety of Americans.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262022
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Cycle 2026
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