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Joshua Ertle is one of 18 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Ertle is running with no party affiliation in the general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file for Ertle. The same categories are also blank for every other listed candidate in the district contest.
The VA-7 race
Virginia’s 7th District election is a U.S. House contest. The candidate field currently includes nine Democrats, seven Republicans, one independent and one candidate with no party affiliation.
The election is identified as a general election rather than a party primary. The records do not list fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand amounts for any candidate, and no candidate has documented policy positions on file.
Candidates listed in the contest
Each candidate has the same set of biographical, financial and policy details on file:
- Alaha Ms. Ahrar is listed as an independent. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Adele Mcclure is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Joseph Patrick Cooney is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Douglas Ollivant is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Tara Anne Durant is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Matthew G. Rainforth is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Joshua Ertle is listed with no party affiliation. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Jacob Roginsky is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- John Gray is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Saddam Salim is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Elizabeth Guzman is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Joseph Schiarizzi is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Philip A. Harding is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Jonathan Peter Schmeelk is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Dan Helmer is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Rick Smithers is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Darius Mayfield is listed as a Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
- Dorothy Mcauliffe is listed as a Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
Ertle’s affiliation and positions
It identifies how Ertle is categorized in the race; it does not establish a position on legislation or public policy.
There are no documented positions on file for Ertle on federal spending, taxes, immigration, health care, abortion, firearms, foreign policy or other issues that may arise in a congressional campaign. The record also contains no biographical details from which to describe Ertle’s work, education, public service or community background.
Campaign finance and election date
No amounts are on file for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for Ertle. Those three finance categories are also unreported for every other candidate listed in the VA-7 field.
The scheduled general election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Updates to candidate listings, campaign finance figures and documented positions will determine whether voters receive more official detail about Ertle and the other candidates before that date.
