PALMYRA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats in the 5th Congressional District have selected Lawrence Gaughan to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Hurt. Democrats hosted a convention Saturday at Fluvanna County High School in Palmyra to pick between Gaughan and Ben Hudson.
Gaughan in an actor who said he recently had a role playing a Secret Service agent in the HBO series “VEEP.” Hudson is a middle school teacher. Gaughan will face Hurt, a Republican who was first elected in 2010 and easily won re-election in 2012. He did not face a primary challenger. The 5th District stretches through central Virginia nearly the entire length of the state.
