VA-07 Republican Candidate Faces Backlash for Using Fake Family in Campaign Photo

Sep 27, 2024, 08:12 PM

Derrick Anderson, a Republican congressional candidate in Virginia's Seventh District (VA-07), is facing scrutiny for using a friend's wife and daughters in a campaign photo to present himself as a family man. The campaign posted the holiday card-style photo in publicly available b-roll, intended for independent expenditure groups to use in their advertising. The New York Times captioned the photo, noting that it was not Anderson's real family. The incident has raised questions about Anderson's authenticity and honesty, with critics arguing that the residents of VA-7 deserve honest representation.