Mike Pruitt

Why I'm running

I’m running for Congress because our country is at a turning point. The gap between working people and the billionaire class is the widest it's been in a century. Our district is hurting, and people know it, whether they feel it in their heart or in their aching back. From Danville to Charlottesville and everywhere in between, working people aren't helpless—they're mad. They're mad their paycheck looks the same it did a decade ago. They're mad that the RiteAid where they get their prescriptions filled is closing. They're mad their son can't afford to build a home next door like he'd always planned. That's a fire that I understand, because it burns in me too. I know what it feels like to chase something better, and, as someone who has devoted my career to public service, I know what it takes to fight for it. Our campaign is building a future where Virginia’s working families don’t just get by—they thrive.