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Democrats are in a solid position to reclaim control of the House of Representatives this November, and could also take control of the Senate, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran told a crowd gathered in Falls Church last Saturday morning at Stacy’s Coffee Shop. Moran held three such town meetings in his 8 th Congressional District of Virginia on Saturday, departing Stacy’s after an hour and a half for similar events in Reston and Arlington. Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner and Vice Mayor Lindy Hockenberry were among those present at the Falls Church event. Moran reminded the crowd that the City of...

O'Donoghue, Iraq War Vet to Face Jim Moran in Virginia Tom O'Donoghue, an Iraq War veteran, will be the next GOP candidate to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) this fall. O'Donoghue, 41, an account executive at LexisNexis, defeated mortgage lender Mark Ellmore in Tuesday's Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District, which spans Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington and parts of Fairfax counties, including most of Reston. 'We had a great way of targeting people and a real clear message,' said O'Donoghue after the victory. WITH ALL 141 precincts reporting, O'Donoghue received 69 percent of the vote, or 3,058 votes....

Knowing the 8th Congressional District tends to vote overwhelmingly Democratic, neither Tom O'Donoghue, 41, or Mark Ellmore, 47, wants to be seen as a hardline Republican. "I don't have an elephant tattooed on my back end," O'Donoghue said. "I'm reaching out to labor organizations and African-Americans," Ellmore said. "I'm not interested in playing politics, I'm only interested in being the best I can be and spreading my message of hope and unity." The two candidates, both Alexandria residents, are vying for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D) in the fall. But first they will face each...