I’m running for Congress and I wanted you to be one of the first to know.

You may already know that Congressman Bob Goodlatte announced he will not seek re-election in 2018 which means Virginia’s 6 th Congressional District will be an open seat target for the Democrats.

Like you, I’m fed up with the dysfunction gripping Washington. For far too long Washington insiders have ignored families like ours. Again and again they have proved they are out of touch and tone deaf to our struggles. 

I’ve never been afraid to take a stand and fight for the people I serve, and I’m hoping to continue that service in Congress.

I was raised here, started my small business here, and now I am raising my family here. I love this Commonwealth, and I treasure our part of Virginia and its people. We have something very special, and I am determined to keep it that way.  

Yet it sometimes seems like the world has gone mad. 

Our health care system is teetering on the edge of collapse, thanks to ObamaCare. We are spending our children and grandchildren into debt, and our foreign enemies are on the march (armed with weapons of mass destruction).

We have football players who refuse to stand for our National Anthem and a national media that has dropped any pretense to fairness and objectivity while abortion mills are funded with taxpayer dollars. The list goes on and on.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. The change can start here and now. We can say “no more” to the elites in Washington who care more about themselves and their status than people like us. 

We will lead by example.

I’m proud of being a principled, conservative fighter who has stood up to leaders in both parties when they are wrong, because the people I serve come first.

As House Chairman of the Conservative Caucus, I have fought to clean up the bureaucratic waste and political cronyism that grips our system.  I’ve received the American Conservative Union’s (ACU) "Conservative Excellence Award" and every year, I’ve earned a 100% Virginia Family Foundation rating and an A+ from the NRA.

Simply put, I back up what I say with the way I vote. 

Now more than ever we need principled, conservative, fighters in Washington who are ready and willing to shake up the status quo. I’m ready to answer the call because families back here deserve nothing less.

I hope I can earn your support in the weeks and months ahead, because together, I know we can make a difference and send Washington a message that we will no longer be ignored.

Sincerely,
Ben Cline


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