Republican veteran Tony Sabio is on a ‘mission’ to win Va.’s most Democratic US House seat

By: Andrew Kerley

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 1,136

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Tony Sabio — a security expert who served in the U.S. military, Secret Service and CIA — has an uphill objective this November: the Republican nominee is working to unseat a six-term Democratic incumbent and represent Virginia’s reliably blue 8th Congressional District.

Sabio is drawing on his extensive background in national security and geopolitics to challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Alexandria, in a region home to the Pentagon and …

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