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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

U.S. House · Virginia District 8

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Tony A. Sabio

Tony A. Sabio

Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 8

NationalRepublican

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.Current repTony A. SabioChallenger

Job fit

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Offices held

  • He was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1998, and was Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein under President Obama. 1
  • President Obama nominated Rep. Beyer to serve as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2009. 1

Tony A. Sabio

Offices held

  • then in the Secret Service 2
  • first in the U.S. military 2
  • later in the CIA. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

No stated positions on file yet.

Tony A. Sabio

  • Health care costs
    Sabio's platform includes an "American Health Freedom Plan" that expands healthcare choices through price transparency and expanded health savings accounts. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Sabio said he wants to "create a whole new job ecosystem away from the federal government" and help small businesses with automatic grants, low-interest loans and payroll-tax deferrals during shutdowns. 4
  • Crime & safety
    His campaign site states: "Public safety is not a partisan issue; it's a promise we make to every citizen... that promise starts with respecting and resourcing the people who protect us." 5

No public stance found on: Guns, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 6

Tony A. Sabio

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$100Klarge donors$1.4Mcompanies$263Kindustryassociations$118Klabor unions$89KOther kinds ofdonors$116K$2.2M raised
$100,2257Small individual donors
$1,445,7007Large individual donors

Tony A. Sabio

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$9K$22K raised
$3,4398Small individual donors
$8,7668Large individual donors

Checks

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 496 since 2021. 9

Tony A. Sabio

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography | U.S. Representative Don Beyer · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Tony · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. washingtonexaminer.com used in: Top issues
  4. youtube.com used in: Top issues
  5. arlnow.com used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  9. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-03-13 used in: Checks
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Candidate A

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

DemocratShown above

🚩 $2.2M raised, 67% from large donors, 27% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $573,250.00 (27% of $2,159,850.08 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $585,349.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 496 since 2021.

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Biography | U.S. Representative Don Beyer · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-03-13

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Shelly M. Arnoldi
Candidate B

Shelly M. Arnoldi

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Shelly Arnoldi for Virginia's 8th · checked 2026-10-19

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Tim S. Sharman
Candidate C

Tim S. Sharman

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Tim S. Sharman biography · checked 2026-10-19

2 Background: About Me (campaign page JavaScript) · checked 2026-10-19

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Tony A. Sabio
Candidate D

Tony A. Sabio

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $22K raised, 40% from large donors, 5% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $1,000.00 (5% of $21,917.19 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, leaving health care to the market, tougher sentences and more police.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Tony · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

4 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

5 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

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