Former Pence adviser Olivia Troye runs for Congress as a Democrat

The former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, who left the White House in 2020 and became a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said she’s running for Congress as a Democrat.

Olivia Troye, a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence who left the White House in 2020 and became a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, announced Tuesday that she’s running for Congress as a Democrat.

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She is positioning herself as “a proud Democrat” and “MAGA’s top enemy,” according to her announcement, someone who has “faced countless death threats from MAGA.”

Troye will run in Virginia’s new 7th Congressional District, in anticipation that the state will pass a redrawn map to try to boost Democratic seats in the House. She faces a crowded primary field that includes Virginia's former first lady Dorothy McAuliffe and multiple state lawmakers.