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Wendy Gooditis suspends her bid for Congress
Gooditis ended her congressional bid and urged voters to back a proposed district map and Subramanyam.
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FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · VA-6 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · VA-6 (D)
Wendy Gooditis
Wendy Gooditis withdrew from the 2026 Democratic primary for Virginia’s 6th district.
- Party
- Democrat
- Ran for
- U.S. House · VA-6 (2026)
- Result
- Withdrew
- Raised
- $53K
- Age
- 66
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- RAISED
- $53K
- AGE
- 66
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Wendy Gooditis at a glance
NET READER RATING
+13
▲ 9 GOOD LOOK16 VOTES7 BAD LOOK ▼
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NETWendy Gooditis’s career and background
- BORN
- January 1, 1960
- OCCUPATION
- Real estate agent and educator
- EDUCATION
- Rutgers University · Shenandoah University
- PREVIOUS OFFICE
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates
2026 election: Virginia’s 6th District
PAST RESULTS
No earlier House or Senate results on record (ChamberLight’s results start in 2018).2026 VA-6 HOUSE RACE →Wendy Gooditis’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $53K
- CASH ON HAND
- $0
- SPENT
- $53K
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $52K · 98.1%
- PACs
- $1K · 1.9%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →TOP DONORS
Rice, EdwardNot Employed · RETIRED$7K
Rogoff, AliceNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Volk, LaurieSelf Employed · ATTORNEY$4K
Taintor, Mavis BNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Reuling, TressaDepartment Of Justice · TRIAL ATTORNEY$4K
Mackay Smith, W.ENot Employed · RETIRED$2K
Merrill, TereseNot Employed · RETIRED$2K
Spriggs, CurtisHcltech · BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST$2K
Smart, MaryNot Employed · RETIRED$1K
Keenan, BruceSelf Employed · OPTOMETRIST$1K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$41K
Advertising$8K
Refunds$4K
Administrative$9
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Wendy Gooditis suspends her bid for Congress
Gooditis ended her congressional bid and urged voters to back a proposed district map and Subramanyam.
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