Virginia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Abigail Spanberger has seemingly touted the endorsement of “Republican” Denver Riggleman in her campaign, despite the fact that the former Virginia congressman left the GOP years ago, backed then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024, assisted the Hunter Biden legal team, and even defended the infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter.
Spanberger released a September campaign ad titled “Republicans” — which featured endorsements from Riggleman and former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock, also a former Virginia congresswoman and frequent Trump critic — but, contrary to the implication by Spanberger’s campaign, Riggleman has not been a Republican for years.
Riggleman, who lost his GOP primary in 2020 and served only one term in Congress, left the Republican Party by 2022 and perhaps in 2021. After his short stint in the House, Riggleman went on to be a technical adviser for the Democrat-led January 6 congressional select committee and then helped President Joe Biden’s son cast doubt on the authenticity of his infamous laptop.
