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Vice President Pence will be traveling to Richmond on GOP congressional hopesfuls. (Joshua Roberts / Reuters)
RICHMOND – Vice President Pence will talk about reform in Richmond on Saturday and try to give a boost to Rep. Dave Brat and distillery owner Denver Riggleman, two Republicans running in close congressional races.
Vancouver, day for Ryan McAdams, Republican Minister challenging Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) For a Richmond-area seat. McAdams announced that event this week.
Pence's plans with Brat and Riggleman will be announced Friday, but two people will be happy Thursday. They are not authorized to disclose the plans.
Pence endorsed Brat and headlined a fundraiser for him earlier this month. President Trump endorsed Brat on Thursday.
[Pence backs Brat — and vouches for Trump’s support — in Va.s tight 7th District]
Brat and Riggleman will meet Pence at Richmond International Airport. Pence's going to be open to the public, but it will be open to the media.
Pence will then head to the SunTrust Center for the afternoon rally with McAdams, which is free and open to the public. Tickets for a VIP reception range from $ 2,700 to $ 5,400 per couple.
Brat and Riggleman will be waiting for the McAdams events, but they will meet up with the vice president afterward for a roundtable discussion with local business people. The topic of that meeting will be tax reform. The meeting will be open to the public or media.
[Brat and Spanberger tangle in first — and probably only — debate]
Brat, seeking a third race with Democrat Abigail Spanberger, trained CIA operative and first-time candidate. They are vying for a seat in Virginia's 7th Congressional District, which covers the Richmond suburbs and rural areas stretching from Culpeper to Nottoway County.
Riggleman, a Air Force intelligence officer, faces Democrat Leslie Cockburn in the 5th District. The vast rural central Virginia district extends from the Washington exurbs to the North Carolina line.
Political Newcomers, Riggleman and Cockburn are competing for the seat being vacated by Rep. Thomas Garrett (R), who announced in the spring that he was struggling with alcoholism and would not seek reelection so he could focus on recovery.
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