Today, Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson announced that she plans to run for Congress in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District in 2022.

Lawson has served on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors since first being elected in a 2014 special election to replace Supervisor Wally Covington, who resigned to accept a judgeship. She had previously run against Covington in 2011 and narrowly lost. Her tenure representing the Brentsville District on the board has been marked by controversy. In late 2017, Lawson was faced public scrutiny for homophobic comments she made to a teenager with two mothers. In December of 2020, Lawson found herself in hot water again after walking out of an unconscious bias training session during a meeting. Lawson has opposed proclaiming June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month every year that it has been proposed. During a meeting in June 2020, Lawson asked Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin who W.E.B. DuBois was.

Originally from Iowa, Lawson has lived in Prince William County for over 25 years.

“Next year, we need to take back Congress from Pelosi and The Squad. I’m a proven conservative with a record of success,” Lawson stated in a recent Facebook post. “I’m ready to take on Jennifer Wexton and win back the 10th.”

Lawson expressed that she has been a consistent champion of lower taxation and limited government. Lawson concluded her post by sharing her newly established campaign website. 

Lawson is set to join a crowded Republican Primary field alongside four other candidates: Loudoun County School Board member John Beatty; Monica Carpio; Paul Lott; and Clay Percle. The candidate who wins the primary will face off against incumbent Democratic Representative Jennifer Wexton in the November 2022 midterm election. Wexton was first elected in 2018, unseating former Representative Barbara Comstock, and recently won reelection in 2020 with over 56% of the vote.

At the time of this article’s publication, the 10th Congressional District includes parts of Fairfax County, all of Loudoun County, and portions of Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park. However, the lines are expected to be redrawn before the 2022 midterm elections.