Rep Bob Good files to run for Congress in 2026

Rep. Bob Good: a legacy of strong views, strong reactions

A recount court last week confirmed that McGuire defeated Good by 370 votes, or 50.3% to 49.7%. 

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In the November election, McGuire, a former Navy SEAL first elected to the state legislature in 2017, faces Democrat Gloria Tinsley Witt. A retired employee of a nuclear reactor firm, Witt now runs a leadership coaching firm.

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The GOP primary pitted two hard-right Republicans against one another: Good, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and McGuire, with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement as a loyal supporter of his “Make America Great Again” platform and rhetoric.

The primary largely turned on loyalty to Trump.

Trump’s endorsement of McGuire and sharp attacks on Good boosted the state senator’s campaign and probably accounted for his narrow victory, political analysts said.

Good ran afoul of Trump by endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ short-lived bid for the presidency, but his endorsement of Trump after DeSantis dropped out did not bring reconciliation.

Good argued that McGuire was an opportunist and that Good was a true conservative. During the campaign, he stressed that allies of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy poured money into McGuire’s campaign, Good was one of eight hard right Republicans who voted to remove Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy after he had worked with Democrats in an effort to avert a government shutdown.

Now in his second term, Good defeated then-Rep. Denver Riggleman in a 2020 drive-through convention at Tree of Life Ministries, a church in Campbell County, the locality where Good had served on the Board of Supervisors. Riggleman had faced a backlash among some conservative activists in the district after he officiated in 2019 at a same-sex wedding for two men who had volunteered for his campaign.

Good was one of eight Republicans who voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last fall after McCarthy worked with Democrats to avoid a shutdown of the federal government.

The 5th District stretches west from Goochland, Powhatan, Louisa and western Hanover County to the foothills of the Blue Ridge in Albemarle County and south to the state line in Pittsylvania County. The district has proved reliably Republican, but McGuire will be its seventh representative since Barack Obama was elected president in 2008.

Democrat Tom Perriello defeated Rep. Virgil Goode, R-5th, in the 2008 election. Republican Robert Hurt then beat Perriello in 2010 and served three terms before retiring. Republican Tom Garrett won the seat in 2016, but stepped down after one term, leading to Riggleman’s election in 2018. Good ousted Riggleman in 2020, then lost to McGuire four years later.

5 things to know about Boar’s Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

How can listeria get into deli meat?

Listeria bacteria thrive in moist environments, including soil and water and decaying vegetation and are carried by some animals. The hardy germs are typically spread when food is harvested, processed, transported or stored in places that are contaminated with the bacteria. When the bacteria get into a food processing plant, they can be tough to eradicate.

Many of the people in the outbreak reported eating meats sliced at grocery store deli counters. During the investigation, listeria was detected in an unopened loaf of Boar’s Head liverwurst at a Maryland store; the Agriculture Department said further testing showed the same strain was causing illnesses in people.

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How does listeria make people sick?

People are sickened with listeria poisoning when they eat foods contaminated with the bacteria. Symptoms can be mild and include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. More serious illness can include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.

Listeria poisoning is tricky, because symptoms can start quickly, within a few hours or days after eating contaminated food. But they also can take weeks or up to three months to show up.

Those most vulnerable to getting sick include the very young, people older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems or who are pregnant.

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What should I do if I have the recalled deli meats?

Many of the products recalled by Boar’s Head are meats meant to be sliced at grocery store deli counters, though some prepackaged meats are included in the recall.

They include liverwurst, ham, beef salami, bologna and other products made at the company’s Jarratt, Virginia, plant. The recalled meats carry the plant’s number — EST.12612 or P-12612 — inside the USDA mark on the label. The meat was distributed to stores nationwide, as well as to the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama.

Consumers should not eat the recalled meats and should discard them or return them to the store for a refund.

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Does cooking kill listeria?

Listeria can survive and grow in food even when it’s refrigerated, but the bacteria can be killed by heating foods to “steaming hot,” or 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius), the CDC says. People who are most at risk for illness should avoid the products or heat them before eating.

Most deli meats, however, are eaten cold. Because listeria can survive under refrigeration, it’s important to clean and sanitize any surfaces, including refrigerator drawers and shelves, that may have come in contact with the products, the CDC says.

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Where it the Virginia plant?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the products were made at the Boar’s Head Provisions Inc. plant in Jarratt. 

The community is in Greensville and Sussex counties south of Richmond. 

The Sarasota, Florida-based company also operates a facility in Petersburg, which it purchased in 1999.

Other operations are in Brooklyn, New York; Forrest City, Arkansas; New Castle, Indiana; Edison, New Jersey; Holland, Michigan; and Columbus, Ohio. 

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