James Osyf
@JamesOsyf
Veteran. Submariner. Dog dad. Running to flip VA-02 blue and fight for working families.
My name is James Osyf. I’m a Navy veteran. I've lived the Silent Service, but this moment demands something different. Today, I’m announcing my campaign to flip VA-02 – because we can no longer afford to be silent.
Jen Kiggans just left DC for summer vacation early–along with the rest of the House GOP. She found the time to cut our healthcare and close our hospitals, but ran away when her constituents demanded the truth and needed her most. Backwards priorities. I'm running to defeat her.
Notably missing – it will strip healthcare from 20,000+ of our neighbors in VA-02, force hospitals that we rely on to close, mean more kids go hungry, and increase our energy bills. Try again.
The Big Beautiful Bill secures our border, increases funding for our national defense, promotes economic growth, and will achieve energy dominance!
The "rescissions" package that the House passed (and my opponent voted for) guts everything from NPR to efforts to stop HIV/AIDS. But more than anything, it slashes trust that government can actually deliver. That's something we can never buy back.
Meet Jen Kiggans. In 2022, she flipped VA-02. When she arrived in DC, she abandoned our district – and rubber-stamped the worst of Donald Trump's agenda. I'm running to defeat her.
In the district that could decide control of the House – we can't afford more of the same. And silence won't serve this moment. We need leaders who aren't just against what's happening right now – but actually offering something better. That's exactly why I'm running.
Virginia’s Second Congressional District is one of the nation’s top toss-up seats. Last year, it was decided by 722 votes at the top of the ticket. I just launched my campaign to flip it.
When I served under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, I stayed silent – not because I wasn’t proud, but because I had a duty to my country. The mission came first. But silence won’t meet this moment. Today I’m launching my campaign to flip VA-02 – one of the closest seats in the country.…
Last week, Rep. Jen Kiggans voted to cut healthcare for thousands of her constituents. Our community. I can't stand by and watch our elected officials abandon our people. Today I’m launching my campaign to defeat her.
In 2017 and 2018, @vademocrats wrote the playbook for how to win hard seats – then govern like we mean it. In 2025 and 2026, the stakes have never been higher. I'm hopeful and energized to see Democrats already showing up and organizing.
