Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic representative from Virginia's 7th district, is advocating for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address delays in processing claims due to the influx of cases related to the Honoring Our PACT law. This law expanded health care benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service. Spanberger has requested information on the specific challenges that caused the delays, a plan outlining how the VA will correct this problem, and recommendations on how Congress can help the VA provide veterans with the benefits they have earned. In addition to her work with the VA, Spanberger is also working to ensure that all citizens in Manassas Park, VA have access to fair and equitable voting rights. The voter lists in Manassas Park are organized by numbered electoral districts and reflect the new boundaries of the electoral districts (starting with 201).
Spanberger is the first woman, the first person of color and only the second Democrat to hold this seat in Virginia's history. Danica Roem, a lifelong resident of Manassas Park and Democratic candidate for Virginia's 30th Senate District, is also working to address issues of food insecurity and poverty in her community. This district includes western Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. Roem is committed to improving service delivery to citizens by striving to meet established core values. Prince William County (Virginia) borders Charles County (Maryland), Fairfax County (Virginia), Fauquier County (Virginia), Loudoun County (Virginia), Stafford County (Virginia), the city of Manassas (Virginia) and the city of Manassas Park (Virginia). The largest universities in Prince William County, Virginia, by number of degrees awarded are the Manassas Aviation Maintenance Institute (61 and 54.5%) and Paul Mitchell the School-Woodbridge (51 and 45.5%).
After leaving federal service, Paul became an active volunteer for the Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee. Abigail Spanberger and Danica Roem are both committed to addressing issues of food insecurity and poverty in Manassas Park, VA. Through their advocacy efforts with the VA and their commitment to providing equitable voting rights, they are working hard to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need.
